wezana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-wezana (infinitive kuwezana)

1. Reciprocal form of -weza

Conjugation

Conjugation of -wezana
Positive present -nawezana Subjunctive -wezane Negative -wezani Imperative singular wezana
Infinitives
Positive kuwezana Negative kutowezana
Imperatives
Singular wezana Plural wezaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huwezana Positive past positive subject concord + -liwezana Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwezana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawezana) Singular Plural 1st person ninawezana/nawezana tunawezana 2nd person unawezana mnawezana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawezana wanawezana other classes positive subject concord + -nawezana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wezani) Singular Plural 1st person siwezani hatuwezani 2nd person huwezani hamuwezani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawezani hawawezani other classes negative subject concord + -wezani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawezana Negative future negative subject concord + -tawezana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wezane) Singular Plural 1st person niwezane tuwezane 2nd person uwezane muwezane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awezane wawezane other classes positive subject concord + -wezane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwezane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewezana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewezana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwezana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwezana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awezana) Singular Plural 1st person nawezana twawezana 2nd person wawezana mwawezana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awezana wawezana m-mi(III/IV) wawezana yawezana ji-ma(V/VI) lawezana yawezana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawezana vyawezana n(IX/X) yawezana zawezana u(XI) wawezana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwawezana pa(XVI) pawezana mu(XVIII) mwawezana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewezana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshawezana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawezana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwezana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipowezana Consecutive kawezana / positive subject concord + -kawezana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawezane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -wezana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -wezanaye -wezanao m-mi(III/IV) -wezanao -wezanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -wezanalo -wezanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wezanacho -wezanavyo n(IX/X) -wezanayo -wezanazo u(XI) -wezanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -wezanako pa(XVI) -wezanapo mu(XVIII) -wezanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -wezana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yewezana -owezana m-mi(III/IV) -owezana -yowezana ji-ma(V/VI) -lowezana -yowezana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowezana -vyowezana n(IX/X) -yowezana -zowezana u(XI) -owezana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kowezana pa(XVI) -powezana mu(XVIII) -mowezana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.