wekeza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-wekeza (infinitive kuwekeza)

1. to invest (commit money)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -wekeza
Positive present -nawekeza Subjunctive -wekeze Negative -wekezi Imperative singular wekeza
Infinitives
Positive kuwekeza Negative kutowekeza
Imperatives
Singular wekeza Plural wekezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huwekeza Positive past positive subject concord + -liwekeza Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwekeza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawekeza) Singular Plural 1st person ninawekeza/nawekeza tunawekeza 2nd person unawekeza mnawekeza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawekeza wanawekeza other classes positive subject concord + -nawekeza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wekezi) Singular Plural 1st person siwekezi hatuwekezi 2nd person huwekezi hamuwekezi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawekezi hawawekezi other classes negative subject concord + -wekezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawekeza Negative future negative subject concord + -tawekeza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wekeze) Singular Plural 1st person niwekeze tuwekeze 2nd person uwekeze muwekeze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awekeze wawekeze other classes positive subject concord + -wekeze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwekeze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewekeza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewekeza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwekeza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwekeza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awekeza) Singular Plural 1st person nawekeza twawekeza 2nd person wawekeza mwawekeza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awekeza wawekeza m-mi(III/IV) wawekeza yawekeza ji-ma(V/VI) lawekeza yawekeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawekeza vyawekeza n(IX/X) yawekeza zawekeza u(XI) wawekeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwawekeza pa(XVI) pawekeza mu(XVIII) mwawekeza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewekeza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshawekeza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawekeza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwekeza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipowekeza Consecutive kawekeza / positive subject concord + -kawekeza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawekeze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niwekeza -tuwekeza 2nd person -kuwekeza -wawekeza/-kuwekezeni/-wawekezeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muwekeza -wawekeza m-mi(III/IV) -uwekeza -iwekeza ji-ma(V/VI) -liwekeza -yawekeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiwekeza -viwekeza n(IX/X) -iwekeza -ziwekeza u(XI) -uwekeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuwekeza pa(XVI) -pawekeza mu(XVIII) -muwekeza Reflexive -jiwekeza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wekeza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -wekezaye -wekezao m-mi(III/IV) -wekezao -wekezayo ji-ma(V/VI) -wekezalo -wekezayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wekezacho -wekezavyo n(IX/X) -wekezayo -wekezazo u(XI) -wekezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -wekezako pa(XVI) -wekezapo mu(XVIII) -wekezamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wekeza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yewekeza -owekeza m-mi(III/IV) -owekeza -yowekeza ji-ma(V/VI) -lowekeza -yowekeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowekeza -vyowekeza n(IX/X) -yowekeza -zowekeza u(XI) -owekeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kowekeza pa(XVI) -powekeza mu(XVIII) -mowekeza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -wekezea
  • Causative: -wekezesha
  • Passive: -wekezwa
  • Reciprocal: -wekezana
  • Stative: -wekezeka

• Nominal derivations:
  • mwekezaji (“investor”)
  • uwekezaji (“investment”)