mwaga

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Swahili

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mwaga

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-mwaga (infinitive kumwaga)

  1. to pour (to cause to flow in a stream)
  2. to ejaculate

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -mwaga
Positive present -namwaga
Subjunctive -mwage
Negative -mwagi
Imperative singular mwaga
Infinitives
Positive kumwaga
Negative kutomwaga
Imperatives
Singular mwaga
Plural mwageni
Tensed forms
Habitual humwaga
Positive past positive subject concord + -limwaga
Negative past negative subject concord + -kumwaga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -namwaga)
Singular Plural
1st person ninamwaga/namwaga tunamwaga
2nd person unamwaga mnamwaga
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anamwaga wanamwaga
other classes positive subject concord + -namwaga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -mwagi)
Singular Plural
1st person simwagi hatumwagi
2nd person humwagi hammwagi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hamwagi hawamwagi
other classes negative subject concord + -mwagi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tamwaga
Negative future negative subject concord + -tamwaga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -mwage)
Singular Plural
1st person nimwage tumwage
2nd person umwage mmwage
3rd person m-wa(I/II) amwage wamwage
other classes positive subject concord + -mwage
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -simwage
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngemwaga
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singemwaga
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalimwaga
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalimwaga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -amwaga)
Singular Plural
1st person namwaga twamwaga
2nd person wamwaga mwamwaga
3rd person m-wa(I/II) amwaga wamwaga
m-mi(III/IV) wamwaga yamwaga
ji-ma(V/VI) lamwaga yamwaga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chamwaga vyamwaga
n(IX/X) yamwaga zamwaga
u(XI) wamwaga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwamwaga
pa(XVI) pamwaga
mu(XVIII) mwamwaga
Perfect positive subject concord + -memwaga
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshamwaga
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jamwaga
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kimwaga
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipomwaga
Consecutive kamwaga / positive subject concord + -kamwaga
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kamwage
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nimwaga -tumwaga
2nd person -kumwaga -wamwaga/-kumwageni/-wamwageni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mmwaga -wamwaga
m-mi(III/IV) -umwaga -imwaga
ji-ma(V/VI) -limwaga -yamwaga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kimwaga -vimwaga
n(IX/X) -imwaga -zimwaga
u(XI) -umwaga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kumwaga
pa(XVI) -pamwaga
mu(XVIII) -mumwaga
Reflexive -jimwaga
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -mwaga- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -mwagaye -mwagao
m-mi(III/IV) -mwagao -mwagayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -mwagalo -mwagayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -mwagacho -mwagavyo
n(IX/X) -mwagayo -mwagazo
u(XI) -mwagao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -mwagako
pa(XVI) -mwagapo
mu(XVIII) -mwagamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -mwaga)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yemwaga -omwaga
m-mi(III/IV) -omwaga -yomwaga
ji-ma(V/VI) -lomwaga -yomwaga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chomwaga -vyomwaga
n(IX/X) -yomwaga -zomwaga
u(XI) -omwaga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -komwaga
pa(XVI) -pomwaga
mu(XVIII) -momwaga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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