kataliwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kataliwa (infinitive kukataliwa)

1. Passive form of -kataa: to get refused, to get denied, to get rejected

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kataliwa
Positive present -nakataliwa Subjunctive -kataliwe Negative -kataliwi Imperative singular kataliwa
Infinitives
Positive kukataliwa Negative kutokataliwa
Imperatives
Singular kataliwa Plural kataliweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukataliwa Positive past positive subject concord + -likataliwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kukataliwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakataliwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninakataliwa/nakataliwa tunakataliwa 2nd person unakataliwa mnakataliwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakataliwa wanakataliwa other classes positive subject concord + -nakataliwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kataliwi) Singular Plural 1st person sikataliwi hatukataliwi 2nd person hukataliwi hamkataliwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakataliwi hawakataliwi other classes negative subject concord + -kataliwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takataliwa Negative future negative subject concord + -takataliwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kataliwe) Singular Plural 1st person nikataliwe tukataliwe 2nd person ukataliwe mkataliwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akataliwe wakataliwe other classes positive subject concord + -kataliwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikataliwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekataliwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekataliwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikataliwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikataliwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akataliwa) Singular Plural 1st person nakataliwa twakataliwa 2nd person wakataliwa mwakataliwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akataliwa wakataliwa m-mi(III/IV) wakataliwa yakataliwa ji-ma(V/VI) lakataliwa yakataliwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakataliwa vyakataliwa n(IX/X) yakataliwa zakataliwa u(XI) wakataliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakataliwa pa(XVI) pakataliwa mu(XVIII) mwakataliwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekataliwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakataliwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakataliwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikataliwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokataliwa Consecutive kakataliwa / positive subject concord + -kakataliwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakataliwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikataliwa -tukataliwa 2nd person -kukataliwa -wakataliwa/-kukataliweni/-wakataliweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkataliwa -wakataliwa m-mi(III/IV) -ukataliwa -ikataliwa ji-ma(V/VI) -likataliwa -yakataliwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikataliwa -vikataliwa n(IX/X) -ikataliwa -zikataliwa u(XI) -ukataliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukataliwa pa(XVI) -pakataliwa mu(XVIII) -mukataliwa Reflexive -jikataliwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kataliwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kataliwaye -kataliwao m-mi(III/IV) -kataliwao -kataliwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kataliwalo -kataliwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kataliwacho -kataliwavyo n(IX/X) -kataliwayo -kataliwazo u(XI) -kataliwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kataliwako pa(XVI) -kataliwapo mu(XVIII) -kataliwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kataliwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekataliwa -okataliwa m-mi(III/IV) -okataliwa -yokataliwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lokataliwa -yokataliwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokataliwa -vyokataliwa n(IX/X) -yokataliwa -zokataliwa u(XI) -okataliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokataliwa pa(XVI) -pokataliwa mu(XVIII) -mokataliwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.