amshwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-amshwa (infinitive kuamshwa)

1. Passive form of -amsha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -amshwa
Positive present -naamshwa Subjunctive -amshwe Negative -amshwi Imperative singular amshwa
Infinitives
Positive kuamshwa Negative kutoamshwa
Imperatives
Singular amshwa Plural amshweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huamshwa Positive past positive subject concord + -liamshwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuamshwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naamshwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaamshwa/naamshwa tunaamshwa 2nd person unaamshwa mnaamshwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaamshwa wanaamshwa other classes positive subject concord + -naamshwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -amshwi) Singular Plural 1st person siamshwi hatuamshwi 2nd person huamshwi hamwamshwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haamshwi hawaamshwi other classes negative subject concord + -amshwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taamshwa Negative future negative subject concord + -taamshwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -amshwe) Singular Plural 1st person niamshwe tuamshwe 2nd person uamshwe mwamshwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamshwe waamshwe other classes positive subject concord + -amshwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siamshwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeamshwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeamshwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliamshwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliamshwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aamshwa) Singular Plural 1st person naamshwa twaamshwa 2nd person waamshwa mwaamshwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamshwa waamshwa m-mi(III/IV) waamshwa yaamshwa ji-ma(V/VI) laamshwa yaamshwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaamshwa vyaamshwa n(IX/X) yaamshwa zaamshwa u(XI) waamshwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaamshwa pa(XVI) paamshwa mu(XVIII) mwaamshwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meamshwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaamshwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaamshwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiamshwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoamshwa Consecutive kaamshwa / positive subject concord + -kaamshwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaamshwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niamshwa -tuamshwa 2nd person -kuamshwa -waamshwa/-kuamshweni/-waamshweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwamshwa -waamshwa m-mi(III/IV) -uamshwa -iamshwa ji-ma(V/VI) -liamshwa -yaamshwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiamshwa -viamshwa n(IX/X) -iamshwa -ziamshwa u(XI) -uamshwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuamshwa pa(XVI) -paamshwa mu(XVIII) -muamshwa Reflexive -jiamshwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -amshwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -amshwaye -amshwao m-mi(III/IV) -amshwao -amshwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -amshwalo -amshwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -amshwacho -amshwavyo n(IX/X) -amshwayo -amshwazo u(XI) -amshwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -amshwako pa(XVI) -amshwapo mu(XVIII) -amshwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -amshwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeamshwa -oamshwa m-mi(III/IV) -oamshwa -yoamshwa ji-ma(V/VI) -loamshwa -yoamshwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choamshwa -vyoamshwa n(IX/X) -yoamshwa -zoamshwa u(XI) -oamshwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koamshwa pa(XVI) -poamshwa mu(XVIII) -moamshwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.