bweka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-bweka (infinitive kubweka)

1. to bark

Conjugation

Conjugation of -bweka
Positive present -nabweka Subjunctive -bweke Negative -bweki Imperative singular bweka
Infinitives
Positive kubweka Negative kutobweka
Imperatives
Singular bweka Plural bwekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubweka Positive past positive subject concord + -libweka Negative past negative subject concord + -kubweka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabweka) Singular Plural 1st person ninabweka/nabweka tunabweka 2nd person unabweka mnabweka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabweka wanabweka other classes positive subject concord + -nabweka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bweki) Singular Plural 1st person sibweki hatubweki 2nd person hubweki hambweki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habweki hawabweki other classes negative subject concord + -bweki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabweka Negative future negative subject concord + -tabweka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bweke) Singular Plural 1st person nibweke tubweke 2nd person ubweke mbweke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abweke wabweke other classes positive subject concord + -bweke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibweke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebweka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebweka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibweka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibweka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abweka) Singular Plural 1st person nabweka twabweka 2nd person wabweka mwabweka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abweka wabweka m-mi(III/IV) wabweka yabweka ji-ma(V/VI) labweka yabweka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabweka vyabweka n(IX/X) yabweka zabweka u(XI) wabweka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabweka pa(XVI) pabweka mu(XVIII) mwabweka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebweka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabweka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabweka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibweka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobweka Consecutive kabweka / positive subject concord + -kabweka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabweke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibweka -tubweka 2nd person -kubweka -wabweka/-kubwekeni/-wabwekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbweka -wabweka m-mi(III/IV) -ubweka -ibweka ji-ma(V/VI) -libweka -yabweka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibweka -vibweka n(IX/X) -ibweka -zibweka u(XI) -ubweka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubweka pa(XVI) -pabweka mu(XVIII) -mubweka Reflexive -jibweka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bweka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -bwekaye -bwekao m-mi(III/IV) -bwekao -bwekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -bwekalo -bwekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bwekacho -bwekavyo n(IX/X) -bwekayo -bwekazo u(XI) -bwekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -bwekako pa(XVI) -bwekapo mu(XVIII) -bwekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bweka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebweka -obweka m-mi(III/IV) -obweka -yobweka ji-ma(V/VI) -lobweka -yobweka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobweka -vyobweka n(IX/X) -yobweka -zobweka u(XI) -obweka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobweka pa(XVI) -pobweka mu(XVIII) -mobweka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.