nywewa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nywewa (infinitive kunywewa)

1. Passive form of -nywa
2. to be drinkable

   Synonym: -nyweka

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nywewa
Positive present -nanywewa Subjunctive -nywewe Negative -nywewi Imperative singular nywewa
Infinitives
Positive kunywewa Negative kutonywewa
Imperatives
Singular nywewa Plural nyweweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunywewa Positive past positive subject concord + -linywewa Negative past negative subject concord + -kunywewa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanywewa) Singular Plural 1st person ninanywewa/nanywewa tunanywewa 2nd person unanywewa mnanywewa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananywewa wananywewa other classes positive subject concord + -nanywewa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nywewi) Singular Plural 1st person sinywewi hatunywewi 2nd person hunywewi hamnywewi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanywewi hawanywewi other classes negative subject concord + -nywewi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanywewa Negative future negative subject concord + -tanywewa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nywewe) Singular Plural 1st person ninywewe tunywewe 2nd person unywewe mnywewe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anywewe wanywewe other classes positive subject concord + -nywewe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinywewe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenywewa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenywewa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinywewa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinywewa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anywewa) Singular Plural 1st person nanywewa twanywewa 2nd person wanywewa mwanywewa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anywewa wanywewa m-mi(III/IV) wanywewa yanywewa ji-ma(V/VI) lanywewa yanywewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanywewa vyanywewa n(IX/X) yanywewa zanywewa u(XI) wanywewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanywewa pa(XVI) panywewa mu(XVIII) mwanywewa
Perfect positive subject concord + -menywewa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanywewa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janywewa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinywewa "If not" positive subject concord + -siponywewa Consecutive kanywewa / positive subject concord + -kanywewa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanywewe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninywewa -tunywewa 2nd person -kunywewa -wanywewa/-kunyweweni/-wanyweweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnywewa -wanywewa m-mi(III/IV) -unywewa -inywewa ji-ma(V/VI) -linywewa -yanywewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinywewa -vinywewa n(IX/X) -inywewa -zinywewa u(XI) -unywewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunywewa pa(XVI) -panywewa mu(XVIII) -munywewa Reflexive -jinywewa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nywewa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nywewaye -nywewao m-mi(III/IV) -nywewao -nywewayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nywewalo -nywewayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nywewacho -nywewavyo n(IX/X) -nywewayo -nywewazo u(XI) -nywewao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nywewako pa(XVI) -nywewapo mu(XVIII) -nywewamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nywewa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenywewa -onywewa m-mi(III/IV) -onywewa -yonywewa ji-ma(V/VI) -lonywewa -yonywewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonywewa -vyonywewa n(IX/X) -yonywewa -zonywewa u(XI) -onywewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konywewa pa(XVI) -ponywewa mu(XVIII) -monywewa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.