mwagilia

Swahili

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From -mwaga but what form?”)

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-mwagilia (infinitive kumwagilia)

1. to irrigate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -mwagilia
Positive present -namwagilia Subjunctive -mwagilie Negative -mwagilii Imperative singular mwagilia
Infinitives
Positive kumwagilia Negative kutomwagilia
Imperatives
Singular mwagilia Plural mwagilieni
Tensed forms
Habitual humwagilia Positive past positive subject concord + -limwagilia Negative past negative subject concord + -kumwagilia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -namwagilia) Singular Plural 1st person ninamwagilia/namwagilia tunamwagilia 2nd person unamwagilia mnamwagilia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anamwagilia wanamwagilia other classes positive subject concord + -namwagilia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -mwagilii) Singular Plural 1st person simwagilii hatumwagilii 2nd person humwagilii hammwagilii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hamwagilii hawamwagilii other classes negative subject concord + -mwagilii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tamwagilia Negative future negative subject concord + -tamwagilia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -mwagilie) Singular Plural 1st person nimwagilie tumwagilie 2nd person umwagilie mmwagilie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) amwagilie wamwagilie other classes positive subject concord + -mwagilie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -simwagilie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngemwagilia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singemwagilia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalimwagilia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalimwagilia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -amwagilia) Singular Plural 1st person namwagilia twamwagilia 2nd person wamwagilia mwamwagilia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) amwagilia wamwagilia m-mi(III/IV) wamwagilia yamwagilia ji-ma(V/VI) lamwagilia yamwagilia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chamwagilia vyamwagilia n(IX/X) yamwagilia zamwagilia u(XI) wamwagilia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwamwagilia pa(XVI) pamwagilia mu(XVIII) mwamwagilia
Perfect positive subject concord + -memwagilia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshamwagilia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jamwagilia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kimwagilia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipomwagilia Consecutive kamwagilia / positive subject concord + -kamwagilia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kamwagilie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nimwagilia -tumwagilia 2nd person -kumwagilia -wamwagilia/-kumwagilieni/-wamwagilieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mmwagilia -wamwagilia m-mi(III/IV) -umwagilia -imwagilia ji-ma(V/VI) -limwagilia -yamwagilia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kimwagilia -vimwagilia n(IX/X) -imwagilia -zimwagilia u(XI) -umwagilia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kumwagilia pa(XVI) -pamwagilia mu(XVIII) -mumwagilia Reflexive -jimwagilia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -mwagilia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -mwagiliaye -mwagiliao m-mi(III/IV) -mwagiliao -mwagiliayo ji-ma(V/VI) -mwagilialo -mwagiliayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -mwagiliacho -mwagiliavyo n(IX/X) -mwagiliayo -mwagiliazo u(XI) -mwagiliao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -mwagiliako pa(XVI) -mwagiliapo mu(XVIII) -mwagiliamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -mwagilia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yemwagilia -omwagilia m-mi(III/IV) -omwagilia -yomwagilia ji-ma(V/VI) -lomwagilia -yomwagilia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chomwagilia -vyomwagilia n(IX/X) -yomwagilia -zomwagilia u(XI) -omwagilia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -komwagilia pa(XVI) -pomwagilia mu(XVIII) -momwagilia
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:
  • umwagliaji (“irrigation”)