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avya

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-avya (infinitive kuavya)

  1. to abort (stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -avya
Positive present -naavya
Subjunctive -avye
Negative -avyi
Imperative singular avya
Infinitives
Positive kuavya
Negative kutoavya
Imperatives
Singular avya
Plural avyeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huavya
Positive past positive subject concord + -liavya
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuavya
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naavya)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaavya/naavya tunaavya
2nd person unaavya mnaavya
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaavya wanaavya
other classes positive subject concord + -naavya
Negative present (negative subject concord + -avyi)
Singular Plural
1st person siavyi hatuavyi
2nd person huavyi hamwavyi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haavyi hawaavyi
other classes negative subject concord + -avyi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taavya
Negative future negative subject concord + -taavya
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -avye)
Singular Plural
1st person niavye tuavye
2nd person uavye mwavye
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aavye waavye
other classes positive subject concord + -avye
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siavye
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeavya
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeavya
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliavya
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliavya
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aavya)
Singular Plural
1st person naavya twaavya
2nd person waavya mwaavya
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aavya waavya
m-mi(III/IV) waavya yaavya
ji-ma(V/VI) laavya yaavya
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaavya vyaavya
n(IX/X) yaavya zaavya
u(XI) waavya see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaavya
pa(XVI) paavya
mu(XVIII) mwaavya
Perfect positive subject concord + -meavya
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaavya
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaavya
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiavya
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoavya
Consecutive kaavya / positive subject concord + -kaavya
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaavye
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niavya -tuavya
2nd person -kuavya -waavya/-kuavyeni/-waavyeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwavya -waavya
m-mi(III/IV) -uavya -iavya
ji-ma(V/VI) -liavya -yaavya
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiavya -viavya
n(IX/X) -iavya -ziavya
u(XI) -uavya see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuavya
pa(XVI) -paavya
mu(XVIII) -muavya
Reflexive -jiavya
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -avya- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -avyaye -avyao
m-mi(III/IV) -avyao -avyayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -avyalo -avyayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -avyacho -avyavyo
n(IX/X) -avyayo -avyazo
u(XI) -avyao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -avyako
pa(XVI) -avyapo
mu(XVIII) -avyamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -avya)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeavya -oavya
m-mi(III/IV) -oavya -yoavya
ji-ma(V/VI) -loavya -yoavya
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choavya -vyoavya
n(IX/X) -yoavya -zoavya
u(XI) -oavya see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koavya
pa(XVI) -poavya
mu(XVIII) -moavya
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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