kinaiwa

Swahili

Verb

-kinaiwa (infinitive kukinaiwa)

1. Passive form of -kinai

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kinaiwa
Positive present -nakinaiwa Subjunctive -kinaiwe Negative -kinaiwi Imperative singular kinaiwa
Infinitives
Positive kukinaiwa Negative kutokinaiwa
Imperatives
Singular kinaiwa Plural kinaiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukinaiwa Positive past positive subject concord + -likinaiwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kukinaiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakinaiwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninakinaiwa/nakinaiwa tunakinaiwa 2nd person unakinaiwa mnakinaiwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakinaiwa wanakinaiwa other classes positive subject concord + -nakinaiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kinaiwi) Singular Plural 1st person sikinaiwi hatukinaiwi 2nd person hukinaiwi hamkinaiwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakinaiwi hawakinaiwi other classes negative subject concord + -kinaiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takinaiwa Negative future negative subject concord + -takinaiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kinaiwe) Singular Plural 1st person nikinaiwe tukinaiwe 2nd person ukinaiwe mkinaiwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akinaiwe wakinaiwe other classes positive subject concord + -kinaiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikinaiwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekinaiwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekinaiwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikinaiwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikinaiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akinaiwa) Singular Plural 1st person nakinaiwa twakinaiwa 2nd person wakinaiwa mwakinaiwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akinaiwa wakinaiwa m-mi(III/IV) wakinaiwa yakinaiwa ji-ma(V/VI) lakinaiwa yakinaiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakinaiwa vyakinaiwa n(IX/X) yakinaiwa zakinaiwa u(XI) wakinaiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakinaiwa pa(XVI) pakinaiwa mu(XVIII) mwakinaiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekinaiwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakinaiwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakinaiwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikinaiwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokinaiwa Consecutive kakinaiwa / positive subject concord + -kakinaiwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakinaiwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikinaiwa -tukinaiwa 2nd person -kukinaiwa -wakinaiwa/-kukinaiweni/-wakinaiweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkinaiwa -wakinaiwa m-mi(III/IV) -ukinaiwa -ikinaiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -likinaiwa -yakinaiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikinaiwa -vikinaiwa n(IX/X) -ikinaiwa -zikinaiwa u(XI) -ukinaiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukinaiwa pa(XVI) -pakinaiwa mu(XVIII) -mukinaiwa Reflexive -jikinaiwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kinaiwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kinaiwaye -kinaiwao m-mi(III/IV) -kinaiwao -kinaiwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kinaiwalo -kinaiwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinaiwacho -kinaiwavyo n(IX/X) -kinaiwayo -kinaiwazo u(XI) -kinaiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kinaiwako pa(XVI) -kinaiwapo mu(XVIII) -kinaiwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kinaiwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekinaiwa -okinaiwa m-mi(III/IV) -okinaiwa -yokinaiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lokinaiwa -yokinaiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokinaiwa -vyokinaiwa n(IX/X) -yokinaiwa -zokinaiwa u(XI) -okinaiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokinaiwa pa(XVI) -pokinaiwa mu(XVIII) -mokinaiwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.