semwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-semwa (infinitive kusemwa)

1. Passive form of -sema: to be said

Conjugation

Conjugation of -semwa
Positive present -nasemwa Subjunctive -semwe Negative -semwi Imperative singular semwa
Infinitives
Positive kusemwa Negative kutosemwa
Imperatives
Singular semwa Plural semweni
Tensed forms
Habitual husemwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lisemwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kusemwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasemwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninasemwa/nasemwa tunasemwa 2nd person unasemwa mnasemwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasemwa wanasemwa other classes positive subject concord + -nasemwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -semwi) Singular Plural 1st person sisemwi hatusemwi 2nd person husemwi hamsemwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasemwi hawasemwi other classes negative subject concord + -semwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasemwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tasemwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -semwe) Singular Plural 1st person nisemwe tusemwe 2nd person usemwe msemwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asemwe wasemwe other classes positive subject concord + -semwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisemwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesemwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesemwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisemwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisemwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asemwa) Singular Plural 1st person nasemwa twasemwa 2nd person wasemwa mwasemwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asemwa wasemwa m-mi(III/IV) wasemwa yasemwa ji-ma(V/VI) lasemwa yasemwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasemwa vyasemwa n(IX/X) yasemwa zasemwa u(XI) wasemwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasemwa pa(XVI) pasemwa mu(XVIII) mwasemwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesemwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasemwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasemwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisemwa "If not" positive subject concord + -siposemwa Consecutive kasemwa / positive subject concord + -kasemwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasemwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisemwa -tusemwa 2nd person -kusemwa -wasemwa/-kusemweni/-wasemweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msemwa -wasemwa m-mi(III/IV) -usemwa -isemwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lisemwa -yasemwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisemwa -visemwa n(IX/X) -isemwa -zisemwa u(XI) -usemwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusemwa pa(XVI) -pasemwa mu(XVIII) -musemwa Reflexive -jisemwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -semwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -semwaye -semwao m-mi(III/IV) -semwao -semwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -semwalo -semwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -semwacho -semwavyo n(IX/X) -semwayo -semwazo u(XI) -semwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -semwako pa(XVI) -semwapo mu(XVIII) -semwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -semwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesemwa -osemwa m-mi(III/IV) -osemwa -yosemwa ji-ma(V/VI) -losemwa -yosemwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosemwa -vyosemwa n(IX/X) -yosemwa -zosemwa u(XI) -osemwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosemwa pa(XVI) -posemwa mu(XVIII) -mosemwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.