achwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-achwa (infinitive kuachwa)

1. Passive form of -acha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -achwa
Positive present -naachwa Subjunctive -achwe Negative -achwi Imperative singular achwa
Infinitives
Positive kuachwa Negative kutoachwa
Imperatives
Singular achwa Plural achweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huachwa Positive past positive subject concord + -liachwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuachwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naachwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaachwa/naachwa tunaachwa 2nd person unaachwa mnaachwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaachwa wanaachwa other classes positive subject concord + -naachwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -achwi) Singular Plural 1st person siachwi hatuachwi 2nd person huachwi hamwachwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haachwi hawaachwi other classes negative subject concord + -achwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taachwa Negative future negative subject concord + -taachwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -achwe) Singular Plural 1st person niachwe tuachwe 2nd person uachwe mwachwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aachwe waachwe other classes positive subject concord + -achwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siachwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeachwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeachwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliachwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliachwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aachwa) Singular Plural 1st person naachwa twaachwa 2nd person waachwa mwaachwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aachwa waachwa m-mi(III/IV) waachwa yaachwa ji-ma(V/VI) laachwa yaachwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaachwa vyaachwa n(IX/X) yaachwa zaachwa u(XI) waachwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaachwa pa(XVI) paachwa mu(XVIII) mwaachwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meachwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaachwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaachwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiachwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoachwa Consecutive kaachwa / positive subject concord + -kaachwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaachwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niachwa -tuachwa 2nd person -kuachwa -waachwa/-kuachweni/-waachweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwachwa -waachwa m-mi(III/IV) -uachwa -iachwa ji-ma(V/VI) -liachwa -yaachwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiachwa -viachwa n(IX/X) -iachwa -ziachwa u(XI) -uachwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuachwa pa(XVI) -paachwa mu(XVIII) -muachwa Reflexive -jiachwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -achwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -achwaye -achwao m-mi(III/IV) -achwao -achwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -achwalo -achwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -achwacho -achwavyo n(IX/X) -achwayo -achwazo u(XI) -achwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -achwako pa(XVI) -achwapo mu(XVIII) -achwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -achwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeachwa -oachwa m-mi(III/IV) -oachwa -yoachwa ji-ma(V/VI) -loachwa -yoachwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choachwa -vyoachwa n(IX/X) -yoachwa -zoachwa u(XI) -oachwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koachwa pa(XVI) -poachwa mu(XVIII) -moachwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.