kuwadia

Swahili

Etymology 1

Verb

-kuwadia (infinitive kukuwadia)

1. Alternative form of -gawadia

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kuwadia
Positive present -nakuwadia Subjunctive -kuwadie Negative -kuwadii Imperative singular kuwadia
Infinitives
Positive kukuwadia Negative kutokuwadia
Imperatives
Singular kuwadia Plural kuwadieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukuwadia Positive past positive subject concord + -likuwadia Negative past negative subject concord + -kukuwadia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakuwadia) Singular Plural 1st person ninakuwadia/nakuwadia tunakuwadia 2nd person unakuwadia mnakuwadia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakuwadia wanakuwadia other classes positive subject concord + -nakuwadia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kuwadii) Singular Plural 1st person sikuwadii hatukuwadii 2nd person hukuwadii hamkuwadii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakuwadii hawakuwadii other classes negative subject concord + -kuwadii
Positive future positive subject concord + -takuwadia Negative future negative subject concord + -takuwadia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kuwadie) Singular Plural 1st person nikuwadie tukuwadie 2nd person ukuwadie mkuwadie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akuwadie wakuwadie other classes positive subject concord + -kuwadie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikuwadie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekuwadia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekuwadia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikuwadia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikuwadia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akuwadia) Singular Plural 1st person nakuwadia twakuwadia 2nd person wakuwadia mwakuwadia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akuwadia wakuwadia m-mi(III/IV) wakuwadia yakuwadia ji-ma(V/VI) lakuwadia yakuwadia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakuwadia vyakuwadia n(IX/X) yakuwadia zakuwadia u(XI) wakuwadia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakuwadia pa(XVI) pakuwadia mu(XVIII) mwakuwadia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekuwadia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakuwadia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakuwadia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikuwadia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokuwadia Consecutive kakuwadia / positive subject concord + -kakuwadia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakuwadie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikuwadia -tukuwadia 2nd person -kukuwadia -wakuwadia/-kukuwadieni/-wakuwadieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkuwadia -wakuwadia m-mi(III/IV) -ukuwadia -ikuwadia ji-ma(V/VI) -likuwadia -yakuwadia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikuwadia -vikuwadia n(IX/X) -ikuwadia -zikuwadia u(XI) -ukuwadia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukuwadia pa(XVI) -pakuwadia mu(XVIII) -mukuwadia Reflexive -jikuwadia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kuwadia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kuwadiaye -kuwadiao m-mi(III/IV) -kuwadiao -kuwadiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kuwadialo -kuwadiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kuwadiacho -kuwadiavyo n(IX/X) -kuwadiayo -kuwadiazo u(XI) -kuwadiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuwadiako pa(XVI) -kuwadiapo mu(XVIII) -kuwadiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kuwadia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekuwadia -okuwadia m-mi(III/IV) -okuwadia -yokuwadia ji-ma(V/VI) -lokuwadia -yokuwadia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokuwadia -vyokuwadia n(IX/X) -yokuwadia -zokuwadia u(XI) -okuwadia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokuwadia pa(XVI) -pokuwadia mu(XVIII) -mokuwadia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kuwadia (verbal noun of the ku class)

1. infinitive of -wadia