pitiwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pitiwa (infinitive kupitiwa)

1. Passive form of -pita

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pitiwa
Positive present -napitiwa Subjunctive -pitiwe Negative -pitiwi Imperative singular pitiwa
Infinitives
Positive kupitiwa Negative kutopitiwa
Imperatives
Singular pitiwa Plural pitiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupitiwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lipitiwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kupitiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napitiwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninapitiwa/napitiwa tunapitiwa 2nd person unapitiwa mnapitiwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapitiwa wanapitiwa other classes positive subject concord + -napitiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pitiwi) Singular Plural 1st person sipitiwi hatupitiwi 2nd person hupitiwi hampitiwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapitiwi hawapitiwi other classes negative subject concord + -pitiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapitiwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tapitiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pitiwe) Singular Plural 1st person nipitiwe tupitiwe 2nd person upitiwe mpitiwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apitiwe wapitiwe other classes positive subject concord + -pitiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipitiwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepitiwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepitiwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipitiwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipitiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apitiwa) Singular Plural 1st person napitiwa twapitiwa 2nd person wapitiwa mwapitiwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apitiwa wapitiwa m-mi(III/IV) wapitiwa yapitiwa ji-ma(V/VI) lapitiwa yapitiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapitiwa vyapitiwa n(IX/X) yapitiwa zapitiwa u(XI) wapitiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapitiwa pa(XVI) papitiwa mu(XVIII) mwapitiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepitiwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapitiwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japitiwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipitiwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopitiwa Consecutive kapitiwa / positive subject concord + -kapitiwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapitiwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipitiwa -tupitiwa 2nd person -kupitiwa -wapitiwa/-kupitiweni/-wapitiweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpitiwa -wapitiwa m-mi(III/IV) -upitiwa -ipitiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lipitiwa -yapitiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipitiwa -vipitiwa n(IX/X) -ipitiwa -zipitiwa u(XI) -upitiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupitiwa pa(XVI) -papitiwa mu(XVIII) -mupitiwa Reflexive -jipitiwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pitiwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pitiwaye -pitiwao m-mi(III/IV) -pitiwao -pitiwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pitiwalo -pitiwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pitiwacho -pitiwavyo n(IX/X) -pitiwayo -pitiwazo u(XI) -pitiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pitiwako pa(XVI) -pitiwapo mu(XVIII) -pitiwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pitiwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepitiwa -opitiwa m-mi(III/IV) -opitiwa -yopitiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lopitiwa -yopitiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopitiwa -vyopitiwa n(IX/X) -yopitiwa -zopitiwa u(XI) -opitiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopitiwa pa(XVI) -popitiwa mu(XVIII) -mopitiwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.