wezwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-wezwa (infinitive kuwezwa)

1. Passive form of -weza

Conjugation

Conjugation of -wezwa
Positive present -nawezwa Subjunctive -wezwe Negative -wezwi Imperative singular wezwa
Infinitives
Positive kuwezwa Negative kutowezwa
Imperatives
Singular wezwa Plural wezweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huwezwa Positive past positive subject concord + -liwezwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwezwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawezwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninawezwa/nawezwa tunawezwa 2nd person unawezwa mnawezwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawezwa wanawezwa other classes positive subject concord + -nawezwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wezwi) Singular Plural 1st person siwezwi hatuwezwi 2nd person huwezwi hamuwezwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawezwi hawawezwi other classes negative subject concord + -wezwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawezwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tawezwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wezwe) Singular Plural 1st person niwezwe tuwezwe 2nd person uwezwe muwezwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awezwe wawezwe other classes positive subject concord + -wezwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwezwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewezwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewezwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwezwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwezwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awezwa) Singular Plural 1st person nawezwa twawezwa 2nd person wawezwa mwawezwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awezwa wawezwa m-mi(III/IV) wawezwa yawezwa ji-ma(V/VI) lawezwa yawezwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawezwa vyawezwa n(IX/X) yawezwa zawezwa u(XI) wawezwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwawezwa pa(XVI) pawezwa mu(XVIII) mwawezwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewezwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshawezwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawezwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwezwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipowezwa Consecutive kawezwa / positive subject concord + -kawezwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawezwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niwezwa -tuwezwa 2nd person -kuwezwa -wawezwa/-kuwezweni/-wawezweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muwezwa -wawezwa m-mi(III/IV) -uwezwa -iwezwa ji-ma(V/VI) -liwezwa -yawezwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiwezwa -viwezwa n(IX/X) -iwezwa -ziwezwa u(XI) -uwezwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuwezwa pa(XVI) -pawezwa mu(XVIII) -muwezwa Reflexive -jiwezwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wezwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -wezwaye -wezwao m-mi(III/IV) -wezwao -wezwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -wezwalo -wezwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wezwacho -wezwavyo n(IX/X) -wezwayo -wezwazo u(XI) -wezwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -wezwako pa(XVI) -wezwapo mu(XVIII) -wezwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wezwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yewezwa -owezwa m-mi(III/IV) -owezwa -yowezwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lowezwa -yowezwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowezwa -vyowezwa n(IX/X) -yowezwa -zowezwa u(XI) -owezwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kowezwa pa(XVI) -powezwa mu(XVIII) -mowezwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.