somwa

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-somwa (infinitive kusomwa)

  1. Passive form of -soma

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -somwa
Positive present -nasomwa
Subjunctive -somwe
Negative -somwi
Imperative singular somwa
Infinitives
Positive kusomwa
Negative kutosomwa
Imperatives
Singular somwa
Plural somweni
Tensed forms
Habitual husomwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisomwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusomwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasomwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasomwa/nasomwa tunasomwa
2nd person unasomwa mnasomwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasomwa wanasomwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nasomwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -somwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sisomwi hatusomwi
2nd person husomwi hamsomwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasomwi hawasomwi
other classes negative subject concord + -somwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasomwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasomwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -somwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nisomwe tusomwe
2nd person usomwe msomwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asomwe wasomwe
other classes positive subject concord + -somwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisomwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesomwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesomwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisomwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisomwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asomwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nasomwa twasomwa
2nd person wasomwa mwasomwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asomwa wasomwa
m-mi(III/IV) wasomwa yasomwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lasomwa yasomwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasomwa vyasomwa
n(IX/X) yasomwa zasomwa
u(XI) wasomwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasomwa
pa(XVI) pasomwa
mu(XVIII) mwasomwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesomwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasomwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasomwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisomwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposomwa
Consecutive kasomwa / positive subject concord + -kasomwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasomwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisomwa -tusomwa
2nd person -kusomwa -wasomwa/-kusomweni/-wasomweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msomwa -wasomwa
m-mi(III/IV) -usomwa -isomwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisomwa -yasomwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisomwa -visomwa
n(IX/X) -isomwa -zisomwa
u(XI) -usomwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusomwa
pa(XVI) -pasomwa
mu(XVIII) -musomwa
Reflexive -jisomwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -somwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -somwaye -somwao
m-mi(III/IV) -somwao -somwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -somwalo -somwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -somwacho -somwavyo
n(IX/X) -somwayo -somwazo
u(XI) -somwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -somwako
pa(XVI) -somwapo
mu(XVIII) -somwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -somwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesomwa -osomwa
m-mi(III/IV) -osomwa -yosomwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -losomwa -yosomwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosomwa -vyosomwa
n(IX/X) -yosomwa -zosomwa
u(XI) -osomwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosomwa
pa(XVI) -posomwa
mu(XVIII) -mosomwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.