wa na

See also: Appendix:Variations of "wana"

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-wa na (infinitive kuwa na)

1. to have

   ninalo ― I have it

   • 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi‎^[1], translation from R. Allen (1946) “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249, stanza 12:

     هُيُوِ دُنِيَ اِيْنَ غُرُرِ ، دِيَ زَتَتَسِ هُزَدَمَيِْ،

     Huyui dunia ina ghururi? ndia za-tatasi huzandamaye?

     This world is deceitful, why follow its ways?

Conjugation

Conjugation of -wa na (irregular)
Gnomic -na Subjunctive -we na Negative -na Imperative singular kuwa na
Infinitives
Positive kuwa na Negative kutokuwa na
Imperatives
Singular kuwa na Plural kuweni na
Tensed forms
Habitual huwa na Positive past positive subject concord + -likuwa na Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwa na
Positive present (positive subject concord + -na + (object concord)) Singular Plural 1st person nina tuna 2nd person una mna 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ana wana m-mi(III/IV) una ina ji-ma(V/VI) lina yana ki-vi(VII/VIII) kina vina n(IX/X) ina zina u(XI) una see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kuna pa(XVI) pana mu(XVIII) muna
Negative present (negative subject concord + -na + (object concord)) Singular Plural 1st person sina hatuna 2nd person huna hamna 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hana hawana pa(XVI) hapana ku(XVII) hakuna mu(XVIII) hamuna other classes negative subject concord + -na
Positive future positive subject concord + -takuwa na Negative future negative subject concord + -takuwa na
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -we na) Singular Plural 1st person niwe na tuwe na 2nd person uwe na muwe na 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awe na wawe na pa(XVI) pawe na ku(XVII) kuwe na mu(XVIII) muwe na other classes positive subject concord + -we na
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwe na Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekuwa na Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekuwa na Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikuwa na Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikuwa na Gnomic see positive present Perfect positive subject concord + -mekuwa na "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakuwa na "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawa na "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwa na "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokuwa na Consecutive kawa na / positive subject concord + -kawa na Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawe na
Object concord (conjugation of -wa + na- + object concord in relative form) Singular Plural 1st person nami/na mimi nasi/na sisi 2nd person nawe/na wewe nanyi/na ninyi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) naye/na yeye nao/na wao m-mi(III/IV) nao nayo ji-ma(V/VI) nalo nayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) nacho navyo n(IX/X) nayo nazo u(XI) nao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) nako pa(XVI) napo mu(XVIII) namo
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -li- + relative marker + na + (object concord)) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -liye na -lio na m-mi(III/IV) -lio na -liyo na ji-ma(V/VI) -lilo na -liyo na ki-vi(VII/VIII) -licho na -livyo na n(IX/X) -liyo na -lizo na u(XI) -lio na see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -liko na pa(XVI) -lipo na mu(XVIII) -limo na General negative (positive subject concord + -si- + relative marker + na + (object concord)) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -siye na -sio na m-mi(III/IV) -sio na -siyo na ji-ma(V/VI) -silo na -siyo na ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sicho na -sivyo na n(IX/X) -siyo na -sizo na u(XI) -sio na see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -siko na pa(XVI) -sipo na mu(XVIII) -simo na Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -kuwa na + (object concord)) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekuwa na -okuwa na m-mi(III/IV) -okuwa na -yokuwa na ji-ma(V/VI) -lokuwa na -yokuwa na ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokuwa na -vyokuwa na n(IX/X) -yokuwa na -zokuwa na u(XI) -okuwa na see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokuwa na pa(XVI) -pokuwa na mu(XVIII) -mokuwa na
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.