bakwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-bakwa (infinitive kubakwa)

1. Passive form of -baka

Conjugation

Conjugation of -bakwa
Positive present -nabakwa Subjunctive -bakwe Negative -bakwi Imperative singular bakwa
Infinitives
Positive kubakwa Negative kutobakwa
Imperatives
Singular bakwa Plural bakweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubakwa Positive past positive subject concord + -libakwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kubakwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabakwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninabakwa/nabakwa tunabakwa 2nd person unabakwa mnabakwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabakwa wanabakwa other classes positive subject concord + -nabakwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bakwi) Singular Plural 1st person sibakwi hatubakwi 2nd person hubakwi hambakwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habakwi hawabakwi other classes negative subject concord + -bakwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabakwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tabakwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bakwe) Singular Plural 1st person nibakwe tubakwe 2nd person ubakwe mbakwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abakwe wabakwe other classes positive subject concord + -bakwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibakwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebakwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebakwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibakwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibakwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abakwa) Singular Plural 1st person nabakwa twabakwa 2nd person wabakwa mwabakwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abakwa wabakwa m-mi(III/IV) wabakwa yabakwa ji-ma(V/VI) labakwa yabakwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabakwa vyabakwa n(IX/X) yabakwa zabakwa u(XI) wabakwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabakwa pa(XVI) pabakwa mu(XVIII) mwabakwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebakwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabakwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabakwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibakwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobakwa Consecutive kabakwa / positive subject concord + -kabakwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabakwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibakwa -tubakwa 2nd person -kubakwa -wabakwa/-kubakweni/-wabakweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbakwa -wabakwa m-mi(III/IV) -ubakwa -ibakwa ji-ma(V/VI) -libakwa -yabakwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibakwa -vibakwa n(IX/X) -ibakwa -zibakwa u(XI) -ubakwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubakwa pa(XVI) -pabakwa mu(XVIII) -mubakwa Reflexive -jibakwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bakwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -bakwaye -bakwao m-mi(III/IV) -bakwao -bakwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -bakwalo -bakwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bakwacho -bakwavyo n(IX/X) -bakwayo -bakwazo u(XI) -bakwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -bakwako pa(XVI) -bakwapo mu(XVIII) -bakwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bakwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebakwa -obakwa m-mi(III/IV) -obakwa -yobakwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lobakwa -yobakwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobakwa -vyobakwa n(IX/X) -yobakwa -zobakwa u(XI) -obakwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobakwa pa(XVI) -pobakwa mu(XVIII) -mobakwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.