lowana

Swahili

Verb

-lowana (infinitive kulowana)

1. Reciprocal form of -lowa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lowana
Positive present -nalowana Subjunctive -lowane Negative -lowani Imperative singular lowana
Infinitives
Positive kulowana Negative kutolowana
Imperatives
Singular lowana Plural lowaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulowana Positive past positive subject concord + -lilowana Negative past negative subject concord + -kulowana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalowana) Singular Plural 1st person ninalowana/nalowana tunalowana 2nd person unalowana mnalowana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analowana wanalowana other classes positive subject concord + -nalowana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lowani) Singular Plural 1st person silowani hatulowani 2nd person hulowani hamlowani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) halowani hawalowani other classes negative subject concord + -lowani
Positive future positive subject concord + -talowana Negative future negative subject concord + -talowana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lowane) Singular Plural 1st person nilowane tulowane 2nd person ulowane mlowane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alowane walowane other classes positive subject concord + -lowane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silowane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelowana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelowana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilowana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilowana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alowana) Singular Plural 1st person nalowana twalowana 2nd person walowana mwalowana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alowana walowana m-mi(III/IV) walowana yalowana ji-ma(V/VI) lalowana yalowana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalowana vyalowana n(IX/X) yalowana zalowana u(XI) walowana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwalowana pa(XVI) palowana mu(XVIII) mwalowana
Perfect positive subject concord + -melowana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalowana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalowana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kilowana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolowana Consecutive kalowana / positive subject concord + -kalowana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalowane
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nilowana -tulowana 2nd person -kulowana -walowana/-kulowaneni/-walowaneni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlowana -walowana m-mi(III/IV) -ulowana -ilowana ji-ma(V/VI) -lilowana -yalowana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilowana -vilowana n(IX/X) -ilowana -zilowana u(XI) -ulowana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kulowana pa(XVI) -palowana mu(XVIII) -mulowana Reflexive -jilowana
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lowana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -lowanaye -lowanao m-mi(III/IV) -lowanao -lowanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -lowanalo -lowanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lowanacho -lowanavyo n(IX/X) -lowanayo -lowanazo u(XI) -lowanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -lowanako pa(XVI) -lowanapo mu(XVIII) -lowanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lowana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelowana -olowana m-mi(III/IV) -olowana -yolowana ji-ma(V/VI) -lolowana -yolowana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholowana -vyolowana n(IX/X) -yolowana -zolowana u(XI) -olowana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kolowana pa(XVI) -polowana mu(XVIII) -molowana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.