Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-wezekana (infinitive kuwezekana)
- Reciprocal form of -wezeka: to be possible
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -wezekana
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| Positive present
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-nawezekana
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| Subjunctive
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-wezekane
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| Negative
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-wezekani
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| Imperative singular
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wezekana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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wezekana
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| Plural
|
wezekaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huwezekana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liwezekana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuwezekana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawezekana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninawezekana/nawezekana
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tunawezekana
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| 2nd person
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unawezekana
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mnawezekana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anawezekana
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wanawezekana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nawezekana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -wezekani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siwezekani
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hatuwezekani
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| 2nd person
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huwezekani
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hamuwezekani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hawezekani
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hawawezekani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -wezekani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tawezekana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tawezekana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wezekane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niwezekane
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tuwezekane
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| 2nd person
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uwezekane
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muwezekane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awezekane
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wawezekane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -wezekane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siwezekane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngewezekana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singewezekana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliwezekana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliwezekana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awezekana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nawezekana
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twawezekana
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| 2nd person
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wawezekana
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mwawezekana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awezekana
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wawezekana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wawezekana
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yawezekana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lawezekana
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yawezekana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chawezekana
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vyawezekana
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| n(IX/X)
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yawezekana
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zawezekana
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| u(XI)
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wawezekana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwawezekana
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| pa(XVI)
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pawezekana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwawezekana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mewezekana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshawezekana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jawezekana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiwezekana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipowezekana
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| Consecutive
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kawezekana / positive subject concord + -kawezekana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kawezekane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -wezekana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-wezekanaye
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-wezekanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-wezekanao
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-wezekanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-wezekanalo
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-wezekanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-wezekanacho
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-wezekanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-wezekanayo
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-wezekanazo
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| u(XI)
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-wezekanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-wezekanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-wezekanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-wezekanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -wezekana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yewezekana
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-owezekana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-owezekana
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-yowezekana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lowezekana
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-yowezekana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chowezekana
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-vyowezekana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yowezekana
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-zowezekana
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| u(XI)
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-owezekana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kowezekana
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| pa(XVI)
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-powezekana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mowezekana
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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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Derived terms