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ng'atwa

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-ng'atwa (infinitive kung'atwa)

  1. Passive form of -ng'ata: to be bitten

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -ng'atwa
Positive present -nang'atwa
Subjunctive -ng'atwe
Negative -ng'atwi
Imperative singular ng'atwa
Infinitives
Positive kung'atwa
Negative kutong'atwa
Imperatives
Singular ng'atwa
Plural ng'atweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hung'atwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -ling'atwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kung'atwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nang'atwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninang'atwa/nang'atwa tunang'atwa
2nd person unang'atwa mnang'atwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anang'atwa wanang'atwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nang'atwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ng'atwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sing'atwi hatung'atwi
2nd person hung'atwi hamng'atwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hang'atwi hawang'atwi
other classes negative subject concord + -ng'atwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tang'atwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tang'atwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ng'atwe)
Singular Plural
1st person ning'atwe tung'atwe
2nd person ung'atwe mng'atwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ang'atwe wang'atwe
other classes positive subject concord + -ng'atwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sing'atwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeng'atwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeng'atwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaling'atwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaling'atwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ang'atwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nang'atwa twang'atwa
2nd person wang'atwa mwang'atwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ang'atwa wang'atwa
m-mi(III/IV) wang'atwa yang'atwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lang'atwa yang'atwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chang'atwa vyang'atwa
n(IX/X) yang'atwa zang'atwa
u(XI) wang'atwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwang'atwa
pa(XVI) pang'atwa
mu(XVIII) mwang'atwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meng'atwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshang'atwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jang'atwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -king'atwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipong'atwa
Consecutive kang'atwa / positive subject concord + -kang'atwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kang'atwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -ning'atwa -tung'atwa
2nd person -kung'atwa -wang'atwa/-kung'atweni/-wang'atweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mng'atwa -wang'atwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ung'atwa -ing'atwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -ling'atwa -yang'atwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -king'atwa -ving'atwa
n(IX/X) -ing'atwa -zing'atwa
u(XI) -ung'atwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kung'atwa
pa(XVI) -pang'atwa
mu(XVIII) -mung'atwa
Reflexive -jing'atwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ng'atwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ng'atwaye -ng'atwao
m-mi(III/IV) -ng'atwao -ng'atwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ng'atwalo -ng'atwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ng'atwacho -ng'atwavyo
n(IX/X) -ng'atwayo -ng'atwazo
u(XI) -ng'atwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ng'atwako
pa(XVI) -ng'atwapo
mu(XVIII) -ng'atwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ng'atwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeng'atwa -ong'atwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ong'atwa -yong'atwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -long'atwa -yong'atwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chong'atwa -vyong'atwa
n(IX/X) -yong'atwa -zong'atwa
u(XI) -ong'atwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kong'atwa
pa(XVI) -pong'atwa
mu(XVIII) -mong'atwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.