kawia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kawia (infinitive kukawia)

1. Applicative form of -kawa: to delay, tarry

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kawia
Positive present -nakawia Subjunctive -kawie Negative -kawii Imperative singular kawia
Infinitives
Positive kukawia Negative kutokawia
Imperatives
Singular kawia Plural kawieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukawia Positive past positive subject concord + -likawia Negative past negative subject concord + -kukawia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakawia) Singular Plural 1st person ninakawia/nakawia tunakawia 2nd person unakawia mnakawia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakawia wanakawia other classes positive subject concord + -nakawia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kawii) Singular Plural 1st person sikawii hatukawii 2nd person hukawii hamkawii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakawii hawakawii other classes negative subject concord + -kawii
Positive future positive subject concord + -takawia Negative future negative subject concord + -takawia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kawie) Singular Plural 1st person nikawie tukawie 2nd person ukawie mkawie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akawie wakawie other classes positive subject concord + -kawie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikawie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekawia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekawia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikawia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikawia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akawia) Singular Plural 1st person nakawia twakawia 2nd person wakawia mwakawia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akawia wakawia m-mi(III/IV) wakawia yakawia ji-ma(V/VI) lakawia yakawia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakawia vyakawia n(IX/X) yakawia zakawia u(XI) wakawia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakawia pa(XVI) pakawia mu(XVIII) mwakawia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekawia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakawia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakawia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikawia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokawia Consecutive kakawia / positive subject concord + -kakawia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakawie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikawia -tukawia 2nd person -kukawia -wakawia/-kukawieni/-wakawieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkawia -wakawia m-mi(III/IV) -ukawia -ikawia ji-ma(V/VI) -likawia -yakawia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikawia -vikawia n(IX/X) -ikawia -zikawia u(XI) -ukawia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukawia pa(XVI) -pakawia mu(XVIII) -mukawia Reflexive -jikawia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kawia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kawiaye -kawiao m-mi(III/IV) -kawiao -kawiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kawialo -kawiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kawiacho -kawiavyo n(IX/X) -kawiayo -kawiazo u(XI) -kawiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kawiako pa(XVI) -kawiapo mu(XVIII) -kawiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kawia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekawia -okawia m-mi(III/IV) -okawia -yokawia ji-ma(V/VI) -lokawia -yokawia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokawia -vyokawia n(IX/X) -yokawia -zokawia u(XI) -okawia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokawia pa(XVI) -pokawia mu(XVIII) -mokawia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.