maanishwa

Swahili

Verb

-maanishwa (infinitive kumaanishwa)

1. Passive form of -maanisha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -maanishwa
Positive present -namaanishwa Subjunctive -maanishwe Negative -maanishwi Imperative singular maanishwa
Infinitives
Positive kumaanishwa Negative kutomaanishwa
Imperatives
Singular maanishwa Plural maanishweni
Tensed forms
Habitual humaanishwa Positive past positive subject concord + -limaanishwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kumaanishwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -namaanishwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninamaanishwa/namaanishwa tunamaanishwa 2nd person unamaanishwa mnamaanishwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anamaanishwa wanamaanishwa other classes positive subject concord + -namaanishwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -maanishwi) Singular Plural 1st person simaanishwi hatumaanishwi 2nd person humaanishwi hammaanishwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hamaanishwi hawamaanishwi other classes negative subject concord + -maanishwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tamaanishwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tamaanishwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -maanishwe) Singular Plural 1st person nimaanishwe tumaanishwe 2nd person umaanishwe mmaanishwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) amaanishwe wamaanishwe other classes positive subject concord + -maanishwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -simaanishwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngemaanishwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singemaanishwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalimaanishwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalimaanishwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -amaanishwa) Singular Plural 1st person namaanishwa twamaanishwa 2nd person wamaanishwa mwamaanishwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) amaanishwa wamaanishwa m-mi(III/IV) wamaanishwa yamaanishwa ji-ma(V/VI) lamaanishwa yamaanishwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chamaanishwa vyamaanishwa n(IX/X) yamaanishwa zamaanishwa u(XI) wamaanishwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwamaanishwa pa(XVI) pamaanishwa mu(XVIII) mwamaanishwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -memaanishwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshamaanishwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jamaanishwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kimaanishwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipomaanishwa Consecutive kamaanishwa / positive subject concord + -kamaanishwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kamaanishwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nimaanishwa -tumaanishwa 2nd person -kumaanishwa -wamaanishwa/-kumaanishweni/-wamaanishweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mmaanishwa -wamaanishwa m-mi(III/IV) -umaanishwa -imaanishwa ji-ma(V/VI) -limaanishwa -yamaanishwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kimaanishwa -vimaanishwa n(IX/X) -imaanishwa -zimaanishwa u(XI) -umaanishwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kumaanishwa pa(XVI) -pamaanishwa mu(XVIII) -mumaanishwa Reflexive -jimaanishwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -maanishwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -maanishwaye -maanishwao m-mi(III/IV) -maanishwao -maanishwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -maanishwalo -maanishwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -maanishwacho -maanishwavyo n(IX/X) -maanishwayo -maanishwazo u(XI) -maanishwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -maanishwako pa(XVI) -maanishwapo mu(XVIII) -maanishwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -maanishwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yemaanishwa -omaanishwa m-mi(III/IV) -omaanishwa -yomaanishwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lomaanishwa -yomaanishwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chomaanishwa -vyomaanishwa n(IX/X) -yomaanishwa -zomaanishwa u(XI) -omaanishwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -komaanishwa pa(XVI) -pomaanishwa mu(XVIII) -momaanishwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.