lowea

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-lowea (infinitive kulowea)

1. to settle

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lowea
Positive present -nalowea Subjunctive -lowee Negative -lowei Imperative singular lowea
Infinitives
Positive kulowea Negative kutolowea
Imperatives
Singular lowea Plural loweeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulowea Positive past positive subject concord + -lilowea Negative past negative subject concord + -kulowea
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalowea) Singular Plural 1st person ninalowea/nalowea tunalowea 2nd person unalowea mnalowea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analowea wanalowea other classes positive subject concord + -nalowea
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lowei) Singular Plural 1st person silowei hatulowei 2nd person hulowei hamlowei 3rd person m-wa(I/II) halowei hawalowei other classes negative subject concord + -lowei
Positive future positive subject concord + -talowea Negative future negative subject concord + -talowea
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lowee) Singular Plural 1st person nilowee tulowee 2nd person ulowee mlowee 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alowee walowee other classes positive subject concord + -lowee
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silowee Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelowea Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelowea Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilowea Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilowea
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alowea) Singular Plural 1st person nalowea twalowea 2nd person walowea mwalowea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alowea walowea m-mi(III/IV) walowea yalowea ji-ma(V/VI) lalowea yalowea ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalowea vyalowea n(IX/X) yalowea zalowea u(XI) walowea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwalowea pa(XVI) palowea mu(XVIII) mwalowea
Perfect positive subject concord + -melowea "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalowea "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalowea "If/When" positive subject concord + -kilowea "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolowea Consecutive kalowea / positive subject concord + -kalowea Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalowee
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nilowea -tulowea 2nd person -kulowea -walowea/-kuloweeni/-waloweeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlowea -walowea m-mi(III/IV) -ulowea -ilowea ji-ma(V/VI) -lilowea -yalowea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilowea -vilowea n(IX/X) -ilowea -zilowea u(XI) -ulowea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kulowea pa(XVI) -palowea mu(XVIII) -mulowea Reflexive -jilowea
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lowea- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -loweaye -loweao m-mi(III/IV) -loweao -loweayo ji-ma(V/VI) -lowealo -loweayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -loweacho -loweavyo n(IX/X) -loweayo -loweazo u(XI) -loweao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -loweako pa(XVI) -loweapo mu(XVIII) -loweamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lowea) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelowea -olowea m-mi(III/IV) -olowea -yolowea ji-ma(V/VI) -lolowea -yolowea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholowea -vyolowea n(IX/X) -yolowea -zolowea u(XI) -olowea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kolowea pa(XVI) -polowea mu(XVIII) -molowea
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mlowezi (“settler”)