nuiwa

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-nuiwa (infinitive kunuiwa)

  1. Passive form of -nuia: to be intended

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -nuiwa
Positive present -nanuiwa
Subjunctive -nuiwe
Negative -nuiwi
Imperative singular nuiwa
Infinitives
Positive kunuiwa
Negative kutonuiwa
Imperatives
Singular nuiwa
Plural nuiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunuiwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -linuiwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kunuiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanuiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninanuiwa/nanuiwa tunanuiwa
2nd person unanuiwa mnanuiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananuiwa wananuiwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nanuiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nuiwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sinuiwi hatunuiwi
2nd person hunuiwi hamnuiwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanuiwi hawanuiwi
other classes negative subject concord + -nuiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanuiwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tanuiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nuiwe)
Singular Plural
1st person ninuiwe tunuiwe
2nd person unuiwe mnuiwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anuiwe wanuiwe
other classes positive subject concord + -nuiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinuiwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenuiwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenuiwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinuiwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinuiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anuiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nanuiwa twanuiwa
2nd person wanuiwa mwanuiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anuiwa wanuiwa
m-mi(III/IV) wanuiwa yanuiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lanuiwa yanuiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanuiwa vyanuiwa
n(IX/X) yanuiwa zanuiwa
u(XI) wanuiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwanuiwa
pa(XVI) panuiwa
mu(XVIII) mwanuiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -menuiwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshanuiwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -januiwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kinuiwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -siponuiwa
Consecutive kanuiwa / positive subject concord + -kanuiwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanuiwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -ninuiwa -tunuiwa
2nd person -kunuiwa -wanuiwa/-kunuiweni/-wanuiweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnuiwa -wanuiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -unuiwa -inuiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -linuiwa -yanuiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinuiwa -vinuiwa
n(IX/X) -inuiwa -zinuiwa
u(XI) -unuiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kunuiwa
pa(XVI) -panuiwa
mu(XVIII) -munuiwa
Reflexive -jinuiwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nuiwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -nuiwaye -nuiwao
m-mi(III/IV) -nuiwao -nuiwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -nuiwalo -nuiwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nuiwacho -nuiwavyo
n(IX/X) -nuiwayo -nuiwazo
u(XI) -nuiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -nuiwako
pa(XVI) -nuiwapo
mu(XVIII) -nuiwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nuiwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yenuiwa -onuiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -onuiwa -yonuiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lonuiwa -yonuiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonuiwa -vyonuiwa
n(IX/X) -yonuiwa -zonuiwa
u(XI) -onuiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -konuiwa
pa(XVI) -ponuiwa
mu(XVIII) -monuiwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.