vishwa

Swahili

Verb

-vishwa (infinitive kuvishwa)

1. Passive form of -visha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -vishwa
Positive present -navishwa Subjunctive -vishwe Negative -vishwi Imperative singular vishwa
Infinitives
Positive kuvishwa Negative kutovishwa
Imperatives
Singular vishwa Plural vishweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huvishwa Positive past positive subject concord + -livishwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuvishwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -navishwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninavishwa/navishwa tunavishwa 2nd person unavishwa mnavishwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anavishwa wanavishwa other classes positive subject concord + -navishwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -vishwi) Singular Plural 1st person sivishwi hatuvishwi 2nd person huvishwi hamvishwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) havishwi hawavishwi other classes negative subject concord + -vishwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tavishwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tavishwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vishwe) Singular Plural 1st person nivishwe tuvishwe 2nd person uvishwe mvishwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avishwe wavishwe other classes positive subject concord + -vishwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sivishwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngevishwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singevishwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalivishwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalivishwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avishwa) Singular Plural 1st person navishwa twavishwa 2nd person wavishwa mwavishwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avishwa wavishwa m-mi(III/IV) wavishwa yavishwa ji-ma(V/VI) lavishwa yavishwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chavishwa vyavishwa n(IX/X) yavishwa zavishwa u(XI) wavishwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwavishwa pa(XVI) pavishwa mu(XVIII) mwavishwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mevishwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshavishwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -javishwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kivishwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipovishwa Consecutive kavishwa / positive subject concord + -kavishwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kavishwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nivishwa -tuvishwa 2nd person -kuvishwa -wavishwa/-kuvishweni/-wavishweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mvishwa -wavishwa m-mi(III/IV) -uvishwa -ivishwa ji-ma(V/VI) -livishwa -yavishwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kivishwa -vivishwa n(IX/X) -ivishwa -zivishwa u(XI) -uvishwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuvishwa pa(XVI) -pavishwa mu(XVIII) -muvishwa Reflexive -jivishwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vishwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -vishwaye -vishwao m-mi(III/IV) -vishwao -vishwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -vishwalo -vishwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -vishwacho -vishwavyo n(IX/X) -vishwayo -vishwazo u(XI) -vishwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -vishwako pa(XVI) -vishwapo mu(XVIII) -vishwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vishwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yevishwa -ovishwa m-mi(III/IV) -ovishwa -yovishwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lovishwa -yovishwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chovishwa -vyovishwa n(IX/X) -yovishwa -zovishwa u(XI) -ovishwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kovishwa pa(XVI) -povishwa mu(XVIII) -movishwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.