geua

Swahili

Verb

-geua (infinitive kugeua)

1. to change, to switch

Conjugation

Conjugation of -geua
Positive present -nageua Subjunctive -geue Negative -geui Imperative singular geua
Infinitives
Positive kugeua Negative kutogeua
Imperatives
Singular geua Plural geueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hugeua Positive past positive subject concord + -ligeua Negative past negative subject concord + -kugeua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nageua) Singular Plural 1st person ninageua/nageua tunageua 2nd person unageua mnageua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anageua wanageua other classes positive subject concord + -nageua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -geui) Singular Plural 1st person sigeui hatugeui 2nd person hugeui hamgeui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hageui hawageui other classes negative subject concord + -geui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tageua Negative future negative subject concord + -tageua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -geue) Singular Plural 1st person nigeue tugeue 2nd person ugeue mgeue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ageue wageue other classes positive subject concord + -geue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sigeue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngegeua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singegeua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaligeua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaligeua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ageua) Singular Plural 1st person nageua twageua 2nd person wageua mwageua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ageua wageua m-mi(III/IV) wageua yageua ji-ma(V/VI) lageua yageua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chageua vyageua n(IX/X) yageua zageua u(XI) wageua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwageua pa(XVI) pageua mu(XVIII) mwageua
Perfect positive subject concord + -megeua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshageua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jageua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kigeua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipogeua Consecutive kageua / positive subject concord + -kageua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kageue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nigeua -tugeua 2nd person -kugeua -wageua/-kugeueni/-wageueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mgeua -wageua m-mi(III/IV) -ugeua -igeua ji-ma(V/VI) -ligeua -yageua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kigeua -vigeua n(IX/X) -igeua -zigeua u(XI) -ugeua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kugeua pa(XVI) -pageua mu(XVIII) -mugeua Reflexive -jigeua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -geua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -geuaye -geuao m-mi(III/IV) -geuao -geuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -geualo -geuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -geuacho -geuavyo n(IX/X) -geuayo -geuazo u(XI) -geuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -geuako pa(XVI) -geuapo mu(XVIII) -geuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -geua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yegeua -ogeua m-mi(III/IV) -ogeua -yogeua ji-ma(V/VI) -logeua -yogeua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chogeua -vyogeua n(IX/X) -yogeua -zogeua u(XI) -ogeua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kogeua pa(XVI) -pogeua mu(XVIII) -mogeua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -geuza
  • Stative: -geuka