wezekana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-wezekana (infinitive kuwezekana)

1. Reciprocal form of -wezeka: to be possible

Conjugation

Conjugation of -wezekana
Positive present -nawezekana Subjunctive -wezekane Negative -wezekani Imperative singular wezekana
Infinitives
Positive kuwezekana Negative kutowezekana
Imperatives
Singular wezekana Plural wezekaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huwezekana Positive past positive subject concord + -liwezekana Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwezekana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawezekana) Singular Plural 1st person ninawezekana/nawezekana tunawezekana 2nd person unawezekana mnawezekana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawezekana wanawezekana other classes positive subject concord + -nawezekana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wezekani) Singular Plural 1st person siwezekani hatuwezekani 2nd person huwezekani hamuwezekani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawezekani hawawezekani other classes negative subject concord + -wezekani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawezekana Negative future negative subject concord + -tawezekana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wezekane) Singular Plural 1st person niwezekane tuwezekane 2nd person uwezekane muwezekane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awezekane wawezekane other classes positive subject concord + -wezekane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwezekane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewezekana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewezekana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwezekana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwezekana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awezekana) Singular Plural 1st person nawezekana twawezekana 2nd person wawezekana mwawezekana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awezekana wawezekana m-mi(III/IV) wawezekana yawezekana ji-ma(V/VI) lawezekana yawezekana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawezekana vyawezekana n(IX/X) yawezekana zawezekana u(XI) wawezekana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwawezekana pa(XVI) pawezekana mu(XVIII) mwawezekana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewezekana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshawezekana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawezekana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwezekana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipowezekana Consecutive kawezekana / positive subject concord + -kawezekana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawezekane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -wezekana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -wezekanaye -wezekanao m-mi(III/IV) -wezekanao -wezekanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -wezekanalo -wezekanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wezekanacho -wezekanavyo n(IX/X) -wezekanayo -wezekanazo u(XI) -wezekanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -wezekanako pa(XVI) -wezekanapo mu(XVIII) -wezekanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -wezekana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yewezekana -owezekana m-mi(III/IV) -owezekana -yowezekana ji-ma(V/VI) -lowezekana -yowezekana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowezekana -vyowezekana n(IX/X) -yowezekana -zowezekana u(XI) -owezekana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kowezekana pa(XVI) -powezekana mu(XVIII) -mowezekana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • uwezekano (“possibility”)