fichuliwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fichuliwa (infinitive kufichuliwa)

1. Passive form of -fichua: to be revealed, to be exposed (esp. of a secret)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fichuliwa
Positive present -nafichuliwa Subjunctive -fichuliwe Negative -fichuliwi Imperative singular fichuliwa
Infinitives
Positive kufichuliwa Negative kutofichuliwa
Imperatives
Singular fichuliwa Plural fichuliweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufichuliwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lifichuliwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kufichuliwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafichuliwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninafichuliwa/nafichuliwa tunafichuliwa 2nd person unafichuliwa mnafichuliwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafichuliwa wanafichuliwa other classes positive subject concord + -nafichuliwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fichuliwi) Singular Plural 1st person sifichuliwi hatufichuliwi 2nd person hufichuliwi hamfichuliwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafichuliwi hawafichuliwi other classes negative subject concord + -fichuliwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafichuliwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tafichuliwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fichuliwe) Singular Plural 1st person nifichuliwe tufichuliwe 2nd person ufichuliwe mfichuliwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afichuliwe wafichuliwe other classes positive subject concord + -fichuliwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifichuliwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefichuliwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefichuliwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifichuliwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifichuliwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afichuliwa) Singular Plural 1st person nafichuliwa twafichuliwa 2nd person wafichuliwa mwafichuliwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afichuliwa wafichuliwa m-mi(III/IV) wafichuliwa yafichuliwa ji-ma(V/VI) lafichuliwa yafichuliwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafichuliwa vyafichuliwa n(IX/X) yafichuliwa zafichuliwa u(XI) wafichuliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafichuliwa pa(XVI) pafichuliwa mu(XVIII) mwafichuliwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefichuliwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafichuliwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafichuliwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifichuliwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofichuliwa Consecutive kafichuliwa / positive subject concord + -kafichuliwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafichuliwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifichuliwa -tufichuliwa 2nd person -kufichuliwa -wafichuliwa/-kufichuliweni/-wafichuliweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfichuliwa -wafichuliwa m-mi(III/IV) -ufichuliwa -ifichuliwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lifichuliwa -yafichuliwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifichuliwa -vifichuliwa n(IX/X) -ifichuliwa -zifichuliwa u(XI) -ufichuliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufichuliwa pa(XVI) -pafichuliwa mu(XVIII) -mufichuliwa Reflexive -jifichuliwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fichuliwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fichuliwaye -fichuliwao m-mi(III/IV) -fichuliwao -fichuliwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fichuliwalo -fichuliwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fichuliwacho -fichuliwavyo n(IX/X) -fichuliwayo -fichuliwazo u(XI) -fichuliwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fichuliwako pa(XVI) -fichuliwapo mu(XVIII) -fichuliwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fichuliwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefichuliwa -ofichuliwa m-mi(III/IV) -ofichuliwa -yofichuliwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lofichuliwa -yofichuliwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofichuliwa -vyofichuliwa n(IX/X) -yofichuliwa -zofichuliwa u(XI) -ofichuliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofichuliwa pa(XVI) -pofichuliwa mu(XVIII) -mofichuliwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.