-tokwa (infinitive kutokwa)
- Passive form of -toka
Conjugation of -tokwa
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Positive present
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-natokwa
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Subjunctive
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-tokwe
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Negative
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-tokwi
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Imperative singular
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tokwa
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hutokwa
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litokwa
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutokwa
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -natokwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninatokwa/natokwa
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tunatokwa
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2nd person
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unatokwa
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mnatokwa
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatokwa
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wanatokwa
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -natokwa
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -tokwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sitokwi
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hatutokwi
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2nd person
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hutokwi
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hamtokwi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatokwi
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hawatokwi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -tokwi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatokwa
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatokwa
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tokwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nitokwe
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tutokwe
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2nd person
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utokwe
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mtokwe
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atokwe
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watokwe
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -tokwe
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitokwe
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetokwa
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetokwa
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitokwa
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitokwa
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metokwa
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatokwa
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatokwa
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitokwa
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotokwa
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Consecutive
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katokwa / positive subject concord + -katokwa
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katokwe
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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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Borrowed from Hokkien 豆乾/豆干 (tāu-koaⁿ, “dried tofu”).
tokwa (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜃ᜔ᜏ)
- tofu; bean curd
- fried tofu dish