itwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-itwa (infinitive kuitwa)

1. Passive form of -ita: to be called or named

Conjugation

Conjugation of -itwa
Positive present -naitwa Subjunctive -itwe Negative -itwi Imperative singular itwa
Infinitives
Positive kuitwa Negative kutoitwa
Imperatives
Singular itwa Plural itweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huitwa Positive past positive subject concord + -liitwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuitwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naitwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaitwa/naitwa tunaitwa 2nd person unaitwa mnaitwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaitwa wanaitwa other classes positive subject concord + -naitwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -itwi) Singular Plural 1st person siitwi hatuitwi 2nd person huitwi hamwitwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haitwi hawaitwi other classes negative subject concord + -itwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taitwa Negative future negative subject concord + -taitwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -itwe) Singular Plural 1st person niitwe tuitwe 2nd person uitwe mwitwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aitwe waitwe other classes positive subject concord + -itwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siitwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeitwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeitwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliitwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliitwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aitwa) Singular Plural 1st person naitwa twaitwa 2nd person waitwa mwaitwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aitwa waitwa m-mi(III/IV) waitwa yaitwa ji-ma(V/VI) laitwa yaitwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaitwa vyaitwa n(IX/X) yaitwa zaitwa u(XI) waitwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaitwa pa(XVI) paitwa mu(XVIII) mwaitwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meitwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaitwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaitwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiitwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoitwa Consecutive kaitwa / positive subject concord + -kaitwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaitwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niitwa -tuitwa 2nd person -kuitwa -waitwa/-kuitweni/-waitweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwitwa -waitwa m-mi(III/IV) -uitwa -iitwa ji-ma(V/VI) -liitwa -yaitwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiitwa -viitwa n(IX/X) -iitwa -ziitwa u(XI) -uitwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuitwa pa(XVI) -paitwa mu(XVIII) -muitwa Reflexive -jiitwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -itwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -itwaye -itwao m-mi(III/IV) -itwao -itwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -itwalo -itwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -itwacho -itwavyo n(IX/X) -itwayo -itwazo u(XI) -itwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -itwako pa(XVI) -itwapo mu(XVIII) -itwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -itwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeitwa -oitwa m-mi(III/IV) -oitwa -yoitwa ji-ma(V/VI) -loitwa -yoitwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choitwa -vyoitwa n(IX/X) -yoitwa -zoitwa u(XI) -oitwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koitwa pa(XVI) -poitwa mu(XVIII) -moitwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.