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vutwa

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-vutwa (infinitive kuvutwa)

  1. Passive form of -vuta

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -vutwa
Positive present -navutwa
Subjunctive -vutwe
Negative -vutwi
Imperative singular vutwa
Infinitives
Positive kuvutwa
Negative kutovutwa
Imperatives
Singular vutwa
Plural vutweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huvutwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -livutwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuvutwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -navutwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninavutwa/navutwa tunavutwa
2nd person unavutwa mnavutwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anavutwa wanavutwa
other classes positive subject concord + -navutwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -vutwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sivutwi hatuvutwi
2nd person huvutwi hamvutwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) havutwi hawavutwi
other classes negative subject concord + -vutwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tavutwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tavutwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vutwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nivutwe tuvutwe
2nd person uvutwe mvutwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) avutwe wavutwe
other classes positive subject concord + -vutwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sivutwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngevutwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singevutwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalivutwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalivutwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avutwa)
Singular Plural
1st person navutwa twavutwa
2nd person wavutwa mwavutwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) avutwa wavutwa
m-mi(III/IV) wavutwa yavutwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lavutwa yavutwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chavutwa vyavutwa
n(IX/X) yavutwa zavutwa
u(XI) wavutwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwavutwa
pa(XVI) pavutwa
mu(XVIII) mwavutwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mevutwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshavutwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -javutwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kivutwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipovutwa
Consecutive kavutwa / positive subject concord + -kavutwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kavutwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nivutwa -tuvutwa
2nd person -kuvutwa -wavutwa/-kuvutweni/-wavutweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mvutwa -wavutwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uvutwa -ivutwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -livutwa -yavutwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kivutwa -vivutwa
n(IX/X) -ivutwa -zivutwa
u(XI) -uvutwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuvutwa
pa(XVI) -pavutwa
mu(XVIII) -muvutwa
Reflexive -jivutwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vutwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -vutwaye -vutwao
m-mi(III/IV) -vutwao -vutwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -vutwalo -vutwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -vutwacho -vutwavyo
n(IX/X) -vutwayo -vutwazo
u(XI) -vutwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -vutwako
pa(XVI) -vutwapo
mu(XVIII) -vutwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vutwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yevutwa -ovutwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ovutwa -yovutwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lovutwa -yovutwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chovutwa -vyovutwa
n(IX/X) -yovutwa -zovutwa
u(XI) -ovutwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kovutwa
pa(XVI) -povutwa
mu(XVIII) -movutwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.