shukwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-shukwa (infinitive kushukwa)

1. Passive form of -shuka

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shukwa
Positive present -nashukwa Subjunctive -shukwe Negative -shukwi Imperative singular shukwa
Infinitives
Positive kushukwa Negative kutoshukwa
Imperatives
Singular shukwa Plural shukweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushukwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lishukwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kushukwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashukwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninashukwa/nashukwa tunashukwa 2nd person unashukwa mnashukwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashukwa wanashukwa other classes positive subject concord + -nashukwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shukwi) Singular Plural 1st person sishukwi hatushukwi 2nd person hushukwi hamshukwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashukwi hawashukwi other classes negative subject concord + -shukwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashukwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tashukwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shukwe) Singular Plural 1st person nishukwe tushukwe 2nd person ushukwe mshukwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashukwe washukwe other classes positive subject concord + -shukwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishukwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshukwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshukwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishukwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishukwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashukwa) Singular Plural 1st person nashukwa twashukwa 2nd person washukwa mwashukwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashukwa washukwa m-mi(III/IV) washukwa yashukwa ji-ma(V/VI) lashukwa yashukwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashukwa vyashukwa n(IX/X) yashukwa zashukwa u(XI) washukwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwashukwa pa(XVI) pashukwa mu(XVIII) mwashukwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshukwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshashukwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashukwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kishukwa "If not" positive subject concord + -siposhukwa Consecutive kashukwa / positive subject concord + -kashukwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashukwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nishukwa -tushukwa 2nd person -kushukwa -washukwa/-kushukweni/-washukweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshukwa -washukwa m-mi(III/IV) -ushukwa -ishukwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lishukwa -yashukwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishukwa -vishukwa n(IX/X) -ishukwa -zishukwa u(XI) -ushukwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kushukwa pa(XVI) -pashukwa mu(XVIII) -mushukwa Reflexive -jishukwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shukwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -shukwaye -shukwao m-mi(III/IV) -shukwao -shukwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -shukwalo -shukwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shukwacho -shukwavyo n(IX/X) -shukwayo -shukwazo u(XI) -shukwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -shukwako pa(XVI) -shukwapo mu(XVIII) -shukwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shukwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeshukwa -oshukwa m-mi(III/IV) -oshukwa -yoshukwa ji-ma(V/VI) -loshukwa -yoshukwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshukwa -vyoshukwa n(IX/X) -yoshukwa -zoshukwa u(XI) -oshukwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koshukwa pa(XVI) -poshukwa mu(XVIII) -moshukwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.