Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-wezana (infinitive kuwezana)
- Reciprocal form of -weza
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -wezana
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| Positive present
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-nawezana
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| Subjunctive
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-wezane
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| Negative
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-wezani
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| Imperative singular
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wezana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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wezana
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| Plural
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wezaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huwezana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liwezana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuwezana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawezana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninawezana/nawezana
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tunawezana
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| 2nd person
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unawezana
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mnawezana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anawezana
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wanawezana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nawezana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -wezani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siwezani
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hatuwezani
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| 2nd person
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huwezani
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hamuwezani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hawezani
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hawawezani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -wezani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tawezana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tawezana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wezane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niwezane
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tuwezane
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| 2nd person
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uwezane
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muwezane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awezane
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wawezane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -wezane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siwezane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngewezana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singewezana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliwezana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliwezana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awezana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nawezana
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twawezana
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| 2nd person
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wawezana
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mwawezana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awezana
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wawezana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wawezana
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yawezana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lawezana
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yawezana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chawezana
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vyawezana
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| n(IX/X)
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yawezana
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zawezana
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| u(XI)
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wawezana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwawezana
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| pa(XVI)
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pawezana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwawezana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mewezana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshawezana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jawezana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiwezana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipowezana
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| Consecutive
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kawezana / positive subject concord + -kawezana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kawezane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -wezana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-wezanaye
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-wezanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-wezanao
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-wezanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-wezanalo
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-wezanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-wezanacho
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-wezanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-wezanayo
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-wezanazo
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| u(XI)
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-wezanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-wezanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-wezanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-wezanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -wezana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yewezana
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-owezana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-owezana
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-yowezana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lowezana
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-yowezana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chowezana
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-vyowezana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yowezana
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-zowezana
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| u(XI)
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-owezana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kowezana
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| pa(XVI)
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-powezana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mowezana
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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