nyweka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nyweka (infinitive kunyweka)

1. Stative form of -nywa: to be drinkable

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nyweka
Positive present -nanyweka Subjunctive -nyweke Negative -nyweki Imperative singular nyweka
Infinitives
Positive kunyweka Negative kutonyweka
Imperatives
Singular nyweka Plural nywekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunyweka Positive past positive subject concord + -linyweka Negative past negative subject concord + -kunyweka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyweka) Singular Plural 1st person ninanyweka/nanyweka tunanyweka 2nd person unanyweka mnanyweka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananyweka wananyweka other classes positive subject concord + -nanyweka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyweki) Singular Plural 1st person sinyweki hatunyweki 2nd person hunyweki hamnyweki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanyweki hawanyweki other classes negative subject concord + -nyweki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanyweka Negative future negative subject concord + -tanyweka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyweke) Singular Plural 1st person ninyweke tunyweke 2nd person unyweke mnyweke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyweke wanyweke other classes positive subject concord + -nyweke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinyweke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenyweka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenyweka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinyweka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinyweka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anyweka) Singular Plural 1st person nanyweka twanyweka 2nd person wanyweka mwanyweka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyweka wanyweka m-mi(III/IV) wanyweka yanyweka ji-ma(V/VI) lanyweka yanyweka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanyweka vyanyweka n(IX/X) yanyweka zanyweka u(XI) wanyweka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanyweka pa(XVI) panyweka mu(XVIII) mwanyweka
Perfect positive subject concord + -menyweka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanyweka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janyweka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinyweka "If not" positive subject concord + -siponyweka Consecutive kanyweka / positive subject concord + -kanyweka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanyweke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninyweka -tunyweka 2nd person -kunyweka -wanyweka/-kunywekeni/-wanywekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnyweka -wanyweka m-mi(III/IV) -unyweka -inyweka ji-ma(V/VI) -linyweka -yanyweka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinyweka -vinyweka n(IX/X) -inyweka -zinyweka u(XI) -unyweka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunyweka pa(XVI) -panyweka mu(XVIII) -munyweka Reflexive -jinyweka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nyweka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nywekaye -nywekao m-mi(III/IV) -nywekao -nywekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nywekalo -nywekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nywekacho -nywekavyo n(IX/X) -nywekayo -nywekazo u(XI) -nywekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nywekako pa(XVI) -nywekapo mu(XVIII) -nywekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nyweka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenyweka -onyweka m-mi(III/IV) -onyweka -yonyweka ji-ma(V/VI) -lonyweka -yonyweka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonyweka -vyonyweka n(IX/X) -yonyweka -zonyweka u(XI) -onyweka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konyweka pa(XVI) -ponyweka mu(XVIII) -monyweka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.