wahiwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-wahiwa (infinitive kuwahiwa)

1. Passive form of -wahi: to have undertaken, to have gotten a chance to do something

Conjugation

Conjugation of -wahiwa
Positive present -nawahiwa Subjunctive -wahiwe Negative -wahiwi Imperative singular wahiwa
Infinitives
Positive kuwahiwa Negative kutowahiwa
Imperatives
Singular wahiwa Plural wahiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huwahiwa Positive past positive subject concord + -liwahiwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwahiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawahiwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninawahiwa/nawahiwa tunawahiwa 2nd person unawahiwa mnawahiwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawahiwa wanawahiwa other classes positive subject concord + -nawahiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wahiwi) Singular Plural 1st person siwahiwi hatuwahiwi 2nd person huwahiwi hamuwahiwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawahiwi hawawahiwi other classes negative subject concord + -wahiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawahiwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tawahiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wahiwe) Singular Plural 1st person niwahiwe tuwahiwe 2nd person uwahiwe muwahiwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awahiwe wawahiwe other classes positive subject concord + -wahiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwahiwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewahiwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewahiwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwahiwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwahiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awahiwa) Singular Plural 1st person nawahiwa twawahiwa 2nd person wawahiwa mwawahiwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awahiwa wawahiwa m-mi(III/IV) wawahiwa yawahiwa ji-ma(V/VI) lawahiwa yawahiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawahiwa vyawahiwa n(IX/X) yawahiwa zawahiwa u(XI) wawahiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwawahiwa pa(XVI) pawahiwa mu(XVIII) mwawahiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewahiwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshawahiwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawahiwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwahiwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipowahiwa Consecutive kawahiwa / positive subject concord + -kawahiwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawahiwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niwahiwa -tuwahiwa 2nd person -kuwahiwa -wawahiwa/-kuwahiweni/-wawahiweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muwahiwa -wawahiwa m-mi(III/IV) -uwahiwa -iwahiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -liwahiwa -yawahiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiwahiwa -viwahiwa n(IX/X) -iwahiwa -ziwahiwa u(XI) -uwahiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuwahiwa pa(XVI) -pawahiwa mu(XVIII) -muwahiwa Reflexive -jiwahiwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wahiwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -wahiwaye -wahiwao m-mi(III/IV) -wahiwao -wahiwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -wahiwalo -wahiwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wahiwacho -wahiwavyo n(IX/X) -wahiwayo -wahiwazo u(XI) -wahiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -wahiwako pa(XVI) -wahiwapo mu(XVIII) -wahiwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wahiwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yewahiwa -owahiwa m-mi(III/IV) -owahiwa -yowahiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lowahiwa -yowahiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowahiwa -vyowahiwa n(IX/X) -yowahiwa -zowahiwa u(XI) -owahiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kowahiwa pa(XVI) -powahiwa mu(XVIII) -mowahiwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.