futwa

English

Noun

futwa (plural futwas)

1. Archaic form of fatwa.

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-futwa (infinitive kufutwa)

1. Passive form of -futa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -futwa
Positive present -nafutwa Subjunctive -futwe Negative -futwi Imperative singular futwa
Infinitives
Positive kufutwa Negative kutofutwa
Imperatives
Singular futwa Plural futweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufutwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lifutwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kufutwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafutwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninafutwa/nafutwa tunafutwa 2nd person unafutwa mnafutwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafutwa wanafutwa other classes positive subject concord + -nafutwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -futwi) Singular Plural 1st person sifutwi hatufutwi 2nd person hufutwi hamfutwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafutwi hawafutwi other classes negative subject concord + -futwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafutwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tafutwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -futwe) Singular Plural 1st person nifutwe tufutwe 2nd person ufutwe mfutwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afutwe wafutwe other classes positive subject concord + -futwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifutwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefutwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefutwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifutwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifutwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afutwa) Singular Plural 1st person nafutwa twafutwa 2nd person wafutwa mwafutwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afutwa wafutwa m-mi(III/IV) wafutwa yafutwa ji-ma(V/VI) lafutwa yafutwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafutwa vyafutwa n(IX/X) yafutwa zafutwa u(XI) wafutwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafutwa pa(XVI) pafutwa mu(XVIII) mwafutwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefutwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafutwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafutwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifutwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofutwa Consecutive kafutwa / positive subject concord + -kafutwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafutwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifutwa -tufutwa 2nd person -kufutwa -wafutwa/-kufutweni/-wafutweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfutwa -wafutwa m-mi(III/IV) -ufutwa -ifutwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lifutwa -yafutwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifutwa -vifutwa n(IX/X) -ifutwa -zifutwa u(XI) -ufutwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufutwa pa(XVI) -pafutwa mu(XVIII) -mufutwa Reflexive -jifutwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -futwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -futwaye -futwao m-mi(III/IV) -futwao -futwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -futwalo -futwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -futwacho -futwavyo n(IX/X) -futwayo -futwazo u(XI) -futwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -futwako pa(XVI) -futwapo mu(XVIII) -futwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -futwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefutwa -ofutwa m-mi(III/IV) -ofutwa -yofutwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lofutwa -yofutwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofutwa -vyofutwa n(IX/X) -yofutwa -zofutwa u(XI) -ofutwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofutwa pa(XVI) -pofutwa mu(XVIII) -mofutwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.