kaushwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kaushwa (infinitive kukaushwa)

1. Passive form of -kausha: dried

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kaushwa
Positive present -nakaushwa Subjunctive -kaushwe Negative -kaushwi Imperative singular kaushwa
Infinitives
Positive kukaushwa Negative kutokaushwa
Imperatives
Singular kaushwa Plural kaushweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukaushwa Positive past positive subject concord + -likaushwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kukaushwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakaushwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninakaushwa/nakaushwa tunakaushwa 2nd person unakaushwa mnakaushwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakaushwa wanakaushwa other classes positive subject concord + -nakaushwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kaushwi) Singular Plural 1st person sikaushwi hatukaushwi 2nd person hukaushwi hamkaushwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakaushwi hawakaushwi other classes negative subject concord + -kaushwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takaushwa Negative future negative subject concord + -takaushwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kaushwe) Singular Plural 1st person nikaushwe tukaushwe 2nd person ukaushwe mkaushwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akaushwe wakaushwe other classes positive subject concord + -kaushwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikaushwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekaushwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekaushwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikaushwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikaushwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akaushwa) Singular Plural 1st person nakaushwa twakaushwa 2nd person wakaushwa mwakaushwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akaushwa wakaushwa m-mi(III/IV) wakaushwa yakaushwa ji-ma(V/VI) lakaushwa yakaushwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakaushwa vyakaushwa n(IX/X) yakaushwa zakaushwa u(XI) wakaushwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakaushwa pa(XVI) pakaushwa mu(XVIII) mwakaushwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekaushwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakaushwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakaushwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikaushwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokaushwa Consecutive kakaushwa / positive subject concord + -kakaushwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakaushwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikaushwa -tukaushwa 2nd person -kukaushwa -wakaushwa/-kukaushweni/-wakaushweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkaushwa -wakaushwa m-mi(III/IV) -ukaushwa -ikaushwa ji-ma(V/VI) -likaushwa -yakaushwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikaushwa -vikaushwa n(IX/X) -ikaushwa -zikaushwa u(XI) -ukaushwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukaushwa pa(XVI) -pakaushwa mu(XVIII) -mukaushwa Reflexive -jikaushwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kaushwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kaushwaye -kaushwao m-mi(III/IV) -kaushwao -kaushwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kaushwalo -kaushwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kaushwacho -kaushwavyo n(IX/X) -kaushwayo -kaushwazo u(XI) -kaushwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kaushwako pa(XVI) -kaushwapo mu(XVIII) -kaushwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kaushwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekaushwa -okaushwa m-mi(III/IV) -okaushwa -yokaushwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lokaushwa -yokaushwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokaushwa -vyokaushwa n(IX/X) -yokaushwa -zokaushwa u(XI) -okaushwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokaushwa pa(XVI) -pokaushwa mu(XVIII) -mokaushwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.