nywea

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nywea (infinitive kunywea)

1. Applicative form of -nywa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nywea
Positive present -nanywea Subjunctive -nywee Negative -nywei Imperative singular nywea
Infinitives
Positive kunywea Negative kutonywea
Imperatives
Singular nywea Plural nyweeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunywea Positive past positive subject concord + -linywea Negative past negative subject concord + -kunywea
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanywea) Singular Plural 1st person ninanywea/nanywea tunanywea 2nd person unanywea mnanywea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananywea wananywea other classes positive subject concord + -nanywea
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nywei) Singular Plural 1st person sinywei hatunywei 2nd person hunywei hamnywei 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanywei hawanywei other classes negative subject concord + -nywei
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanywea Negative future negative subject concord + -tanywea
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nywee) Singular Plural 1st person ninywee tunywee 2nd person unywee mnywee 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anywee wanywee other classes positive subject concord + -nywee
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinywee Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenywea Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenywea Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinywea Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinywea
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anywea) Singular Plural 1st person nanywea twanywea 2nd person wanywea mwanywea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anywea wanywea m-mi(III/IV) wanywea yanywea ji-ma(V/VI) lanywea yanywea ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanywea vyanywea n(IX/X) yanywea zanywea u(XI) wanywea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanywea pa(XVI) panywea mu(XVIII) mwanywea
Perfect positive subject concord + -menywea "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanywea "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janywea "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinywea "If not" positive subject concord + -siponywea Consecutive kanywea / positive subject concord + -kanywea Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanywee
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninywea -tunywea 2nd person -kunywea -wanywea/-kunyweeni/-wanyweeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnywea -wanywea m-mi(III/IV) -unywea -inywea ji-ma(V/VI) -linywea -yanywea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinywea -vinywea n(IX/X) -inywea -zinywea u(XI) -unywea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunywea pa(XVI) -panywea mu(XVIII) -munywea Reflexive -jinywea
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nywea- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nyweaye -nyweao m-mi(III/IV) -nyweao -nyweayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nywealo -nyweayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nyweacho -nyweavyo n(IX/X) -nyweayo -nyweazo u(XI) -nyweao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nyweako pa(XVI) -nyweapo mu(XVIII) -nyweamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nywea) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenywea -onywea m-mi(III/IV) -onywea -yonywea ji-ma(V/VI) -lonywea -yonywea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonywea -vyonywea n(IX/X) -yonywea -zonywea u(XI) -onywea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konywea pa(XVI) -ponywea mu(XVIII) -monywea
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.