somwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-somwa (infinitive kusomwa)

1. Passive form of -soma

Conjugation

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.