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Conjugation of -wa (irregular)
Positive present -nakuwa Gnomic ni Subjunctive -we Negative si Imperative singular iwe
Infinitives
Positive kuwa Negative kutokuwa
Imperatives
Singular iwe Plural iweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huwa Positive past positive subject concord + -likuwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakuwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninakuwa/nakuwa tunakuwa 2nd person unakuwa mnakuwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakuwa wanakuwa other classes positive subject concord + -nakuwa
Negative present si Positive future positive subject concord + -takuwa Negative future negative subject concord + -takuwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -we) Singular Plural 1st person niwe tuwe 2nd person uwe muwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awe wawe other classes positive subject concord + -we
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekuwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekuwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikuwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikuwa Gnomic ni Perfect positive subject concord + -mekuwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakuwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokuwa Consecutive kawa / positive subject concord + -kawa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawe Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -li- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -liye -lio m-mi(III/IV) -lio -liyo ji-ma(V/VI) -lilo -liyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -licho -livyo n(IX/X) -liyo -lizo u(XI) -lio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -liko pa(XVI) -lipo mu(XVIII) -limo General negative (positive subject concord + -si- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -siye -sio m-mi(III/IV) -sio -siyo ji-ma(V/VI) -silo -siyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sicho -sivyo n(IX/X) -siyo -sizo u(XI) -sio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -siko pa(XVI) -sipo mu(XVIII) -simo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -kuwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekuwa -okuwa m-mi(III/IV) -okuwa -yokuwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lokuwa -yokuwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokuwa -vyokuwa n(IX/X) -yokuwa -zokuwa u(XI) -okuwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokuwa pa(XVI) -pokuwa mu(XVIII) -mokuwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.