undwa

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-undwa (infinitive kuundwa)

  1. Passive form of -unda

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -undwa
Positive present -naundwa
Subjunctive -undwe
Negative -undwi
Imperative singular undwa
Infinitives
Positive kuundwa
Negative kutoundwa
Imperatives
Singular undwa
Plural undweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huundwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -liundwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuundwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naundwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaundwa/naundwa tunaundwa
2nd person unaundwa mnaundwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaundwa wanaundwa
other classes positive subject concord + -naundwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -undwi)
Singular Plural
1st person siundwi hatuundwi
2nd person huundwi hamuundwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haundwi hawaundwi
other classes negative subject concord + -undwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taundwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -taundwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -undwe)
Singular Plural
1st person niundwe tuundwe
2nd person uundwe muundwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aundwe waundwe
other classes positive subject concord + -undwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siundwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeundwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeundwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliundwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliundwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aundwa)
Singular Plural
1st person naundwa twaundwa
2nd person waundwa mwaundwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aundwa waundwa
m-mi(III/IV) waundwa yaundwa
ji-ma(V/VI) laundwa yaundwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaundwa vyaundwa
n(IX/X) yaundwa zaundwa
u(XI) waundwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaundwa
pa(XVI) paundwa
mu(XVIII) mwaundwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meundwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaundwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaundwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiundwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoundwa
Consecutive kaundwa / positive subject concord + -kaundwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaundwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niundwa -tuundwa
2nd person -kuundwa -waundwa/-kuundweni/-waundweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muundwa -waundwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uundwa -iundwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -liundwa -yaundwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiundwa -viundwa
n(IX/X) -iundwa -ziundwa
u(XI) -uundwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuundwa
pa(XVI) -paundwa
mu(XVIII) -muundwa
Reflexive -jiundwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -undwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -undwaye -undwao
m-mi(III/IV) -undwao -undwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -undwalo -undwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -undwacho -undwavyo
n(IX/X) -undwayo -undwazo
u(XI) -undwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -undwako
pa(XVI) -undwapo
mu(XVIII) -undwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -undwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeundwa -oundwa
m-mi(III/IV) -oundwa -youndwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -loundwa -youndwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choundwa -vyoundwa
n(IX/X) -youndwa -zoundwa
u(XI) -oundwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koundwa
pa(XVI) -poundwa
mu(XVIII) -moundwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.