yeyukwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-yeyukwa (infinitive kuyeyukwa)

1. Passive form of -yeyuka

Conjugation

Conjugation of -yeyukwa
Positive present -nayeyukwa Subjunctive -yeyukwe Negative -yeyukwi Imperative singular yeyukwa
Infinitives
Positive kuyeyukwa Negative kutoyeyukwa
Imperatives
Singular yeyukwa Plural yeyukweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huyeyukwa Positive past positive subject concord + -liyeyukwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuyeyukwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nayeyukwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninayeyukwa/nayeyukwa tunayeyukwa 2nd person unayeyukwa mnayeyukwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anayeyukwa wanayeyukwa other classes positive subject concord + -nayeyukwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -yeyukwi) Singular Plural 1st person siyeyukwi hatuyeyukwi 2nd person huyeyukwi hamyeyukwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hayeyukwi hawayeyukwi other classes negative subject concord + -yeyukwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tayeyukwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tayeyukwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -yeyukwe) Singular Plural 1st person niyeyukwe tuyeyukwe 2nd person uyeyukwe myeyukwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ayeyukwe wayeyukwe other classes positive subject concord + -yeyukwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siyeyukwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeyeyukwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeyeyukwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliyeyukwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliyeyukwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ayeyukwa) Singular Plural 1st person nayeyukwa twayeyukwa 2nd person wayeyukwa mwayeyukwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ayeyukwa wayeyukwa m-mi(III/IV) wayeyukwa yayeyukwa ji-ma(V/VI) layeyukwa yayeyukwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chayeyukwa vyayeyukwa n(IX/X) yayeyukwa zayeyukwa u(XI) wayeyukwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwayeyukwa pa(XVI) payeyukwa mu(XVIII) mwayeyukwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meyeyukwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshayeyukwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jayeyukwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiyeyukwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoyeyukwa Consecutive kayeyukwa / positive subject concord + -kayeyukwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kayeyukwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niyeyukwa -tuyeyukwa 2nd person -kuyeyukwa -wayeyukwa/-kuyeyukweni/-wayeyukweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -myeyukwa -wayeyukwa m-mi(III/IV) -uyeyukwa -iyeyukwa ji-ma(V/VI) -liyeyukwa -yayeyukwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiyeyukwa -viyeyukwa n(IX/X) -iyeyukwa -ziyeyukwa u(XI) -uyeyukwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuyeyukwa pa(XVI) -payeyukwa mu(XVIII) -muyeyukwa Reflexive -jiyeyukwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -yeyukwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeyukwaye -yeyukwao m-mi(III/IV) -yeyukwao -yeyukwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -yeyukwalo -yeyukwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -yeyukwacho -yeyukwavyo n(IX/X) -yeyukwayo -yeyukwazo u(XI) -yeyukwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -yeyukwako pa(XVI) -yeyukwapo mu(XVIII) -yeyukwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -yeyukwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeyeyukwa -oyeyukwa m-mi(III/IV) -oyeyukwa -yoyeyukwa ji-ma(V/VI) -loyeyukwa -yoyeyukwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choyeyukwa -vyoyeyukwa n(IX/X) -yoyeyukwa -zoyeyukwa u(XI) -oyeyukwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koyeyukwa pa(XVI) -poyeyukwa mu(XVIII) -moyeyukwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.