okolewa

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

-okolewa (infinitive kuokolewa)

1. Passive form of -okoa: to be rescued, to be preserved

Conjugation

Conjugation of -okolewa
Positive present -naokolewa Subjunctive -okolewe Negative -okolewi Imperative singular okolewa
Infinitives
Positive kuokolewa Negative kutookolewa
Imperatives
Singular okolewa Plural okoleweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huokolewa Positive past positive subject concord + -liokolewa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuokolewa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naokolewa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaokolewa/naokolewa tunaokolewa 2nd person unaokolewa mnaokolewa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaokolewa wanaokolewa other classes positive subject concord + -naokolewa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -okolewi) Singular Plural 1st person siokolewi hatuokolewi 2nd person huokolewi hamwokolewi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haokolewi hawaokolewi other classes negative subject concord + -okolewi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taokolewa Negative future negative subject concord + -taokolewa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -okolewe) Singular Plural 1st person niokolewe tuokolewe 2nd person uokolewe mwokolewe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aokolewe waokolewe other classes positive subject concord + -okolewe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siokolewe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeokolewa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeokolewa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliokolewa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliokolewa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aokolewa) Singular Plural 1st person naokolewa twaokolewa 2nd person waokolewa mwaokolewa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aokolewa waokolewa m-mi(III/IV) waokolewa yaokolewa ji-ma(V/VI) laokolewa yaokolewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaokolewa vyaokolewa n(IX/X) yaokolewa zaokolewa u(XI) waokolewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaokolewa pa(XVI) paokolewa mu(XVIII) mwaokolewa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meokolewa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaokolewa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaokolewa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiokolewa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipookolewa Consecutive kaokolewa / positive subject concord + -kaokolewa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaokolewe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niokolewa -tuokolewa 2nd person -kuokolewa -waokolewa/-kuokoleweni/-waokoleweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwokolewa -waokolewa m-mi(III/IV) -uokolewa -iokolewa ji-ma(V/VI) -liokolewa -yaokolewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiokolewa -viokolewa n(IX/X) -iokolewa -ziokolewa u(XI) -uokolewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuokolewa pa(XVI) -paokolewa mu(XVIII) -muokolewa Reflexive -jiokolewa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -okolewa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -okolewaye -okolewao m-mi(III/IV) -okolewao -okolewayo ji-ma(V/VI) -okolewalo -okolewayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -okolewacho -okolewavyo n(IX/X) -okolewayo -okolewazo u(XI) -okolewao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -okolewako pa(XVI) -okolewapo mu(XVIII) -okolewamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -okolewa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeokolewa -ookolewa m-mi(III/IV) -ookolewa -yookolewa ji-ma(V/VI) -lookolewa -yookolewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chookolewa -vyookolewa n(IX/X) -yookolewa -zookolewa u(XI) -ookolewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kookolewa pa(XVI) -pookolewa mu(XVIII) -mookolewa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.