nywa

Swahili

Verb

-nywa (infinitive kunywa)

1. to drink

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -nywea
  • Causative: -nywesha
  • Passive: -nywewa
  • Stative: -nyweka

• Nominal derivations:
  • kinywaji

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nywa
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kunywa							kutokunywa
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					kunywa							kunyweni
Habitual					hunywa
Complex finite forms
Polarity	Persons				Persons / Classes		Classes
	1st		2nd		3rd / M-wa		M-mi		Ma		Ki-vi		N		U	Ku	Pa	Mu
	Sg.	Pl.	Sg.	Pl.	Sg. / 1	Pl. / 2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11 / 14	15 / 17	16	18
Past Positive nilikunywa nalikunywa tulikunywa twalikunywa ulikunywa walikunywa mlikunywa mwalikunywa alikunywa walikunywa ulikunywa ilikunywa lilikunywa yalikunywa kilikunywa vilikunywa ilikunywa zilikunywa ulikunywa kulikunywa palikunywa mulikunywa Relative niliokunywa naliokunywa tuliokunywa twaliokunywa uliokunywa waliokunywa mliokunywa mwaliokunywa aliokunywa waliokunywa uliokunywa iliokunywa liliokunywa yaliokunywa kiliokunywa viliokunywa iliokunywa ziliokunywa uliokunywa kuliokunywa paliokunywa muliokunywa Negative sikunywa hatukunywa hukunywa hamkunywa hakunywa hawakunywa haukunywa haikunywa halikunywa hayakunywa hakikunywa havikunywa haikunywa hazikunywa haukunywa hakukunywa hapakunywa hamukunywa
Present Positive ninakunywa nakunywa tunakunywa unakunywa mnakunywa anakunywa wanakunywa unakunywa inakunywa linakunywa yanakunywa kinakunywa vinakunywa inakunywa zinakunywa unakunywa kunakunywa panakunywa munakunywa Relative ninaokunywa naokunywa tunaokunywa unaokunywa mnaokunywa anaokunywa wanaokunywa unaokunywa inaokunywa linaokunywa yanaokunywa kinaokunywa vinaokunywa inaokunywa zinaokunywa unaokunywa kunaokunywa panaokunywa munaokunywa Negative sikunywi hatukunywi hukunywi hamkunywi hakunywi hawakunywi haukunywi haikunywi halikunywi hayakunywi hakikunywi havikunywi haikunywi hazikunywi haukunywi hakukunywi hapakunywi hamukunywi
Future Positive nitakunywa tutakunywa utakunywa mtakunywa atakunywa watakunywa utakunywa itakunywa litakunywa yatakunywa kitakunywa vitakunywa itakunywa zitakunywa utakunywa kutakunywa patakunywa mutakunywa Relative nitakaokunywa tutakaokunywa utakaokunywa mtakaokunywa atakaokunywa watakaokunywa utakaokunywa itakaokunywa litakaokunywa yatakaokunywa kitakaokunywa vitakaokunywa itakaokunywa zitakaokunywa utakaokunywa kutakaokunywa patakaokunywa mutakaokunywa Negative sitakunywa hatutakunywa hutakunywa hamtakunywa hatakunywa hawatakunywa hautakunywa haitakunywa halitakunywa hayatakunywa hakitakunywa havitakunywa haitakunywa hazitakunywa hautakunywa hakutakunywa hapatakunywa hamutakunywa
Subjunctive Positive ninywe tunywe unywe mnywe anywe wanywe unywe inywe linywe yanywe kinywe vinywe inywe zinywe unywe kunywe panywe munywe Negative nisinywe tusinywe usinywe msinywe asinywe wasinywe usinywe isinywe lisinywe yasinywe kisinywe visinywe isinywe zisinywe usinywe kusinywe pasinywe musinywe
Present Conditional Positive ningekunywa tungekunywa ungekunywa mngekunywa angekunywa wangekunywa ungekunywa ingekunywa lingekunywa yangekunywa kingekunywa vingekunywa ingekunywa zingekunywa ungekunywa kungekunywa pangekunywa mungekunywa Negative nisingekunywa singekunywa tusingekunywa hatungekunywa usingekunywa hungekunywa msingekunywa hamngekunywa asingekunywa hangekunywa wasingekunywa hawangekunywa usingekunywa haungekunywa isingekunywa haingekunywa lisingekunywa halingekunywa yasingekunywa hayangekunywa kisingekunywa hakingekunywa visingekunywa havingekunywa isingekunywa haingekunywa zisingekunywa hazingekunywa usingekunywa haungekunywa kusingekunywa hakungekunywa pasingekunywa hapangekunywa musingekunywa hamungekunywa
Past Conditional Positive ningalikunywa tungalikunywa ungalikunywa mngalikunywa angalikunywa wangalikunywa ungalikunywa ingalikunywa lingalikunywa yangalikunywa kingalikunywa vingalikunywa ingalikunywa zingalikunywa ungalikunywa kungalikunywa pangalikunywa mungalikunywa Negative nisingalikunywa singalikunywa tusingalikunywa hatungalikunywa usingalikunywa hungalikunywa msingalikunywa hamngalikunywa asingalikunywa hangalikunywa wasingalikunywa hawangalikunywa usingalikunywa haungalikunywa isingalikunywa haingalikunywa lisingalikunywa halingalikunywa yasingalikunywa hayangalikunywa kisingalikunywa hakingalikunywa visingalikunywa havingalikunywa isingalikunywa haingalikunywa zisingalikunywa hazingalikunywa usingalikunywa haungalikunywa kusingalikunywa hakungalikunywa pasingalikunywa hapangalikunywa musingalikunywa hamungalikunywa
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningelikunywa tungelikunywa ungelikunywa mngelikunywa angelikunywa wangelikunywa ungelikunywa ingelikunywa lingelikunywa yangelikunywa kingelikunywa vingelikunywa ingelikunywa zingelikunywa ungelikunywa kungelikunywa pangelikunywa mungelikunywa
General Relative Positive ninywao tunywao unywao mnywao anywao wanywao unywao inywao linywao yanywao kinywao vinywao inywao zinywao unywao kunywao panywao munywao Negative nisiokunywa tusiokunywa usiokunywa msiokunywa asiokunywa wasiokunywa usiokunywa isiokunywa lisiokunywa yasiokunywa kisiokunywa visiokunywa isiokunywa zisiokunywa usiokunywa kusiokunywa pasiokunywa musiokunywa
Gnomic Positive nanywa twanywa wanywa mwanywa anywa wanywa wanywa yanywa lanywa yanywa chanywa vyanywa yanywa zanywa wanywa kwanywa panywa mwanywa
Perfect Positive nimekunywa tumekunywa umekunywa mmekunywa amekunywa wamekunywa umekunywa imekunywa limekunywa yamekunywa kimekunywa vimekunywa imekunywa zimekunywa umekunywa kumekunywa pamekunywa mumekunywa
"Already" Positive nimeshakunywa tumeshakunywa umeshakunywa mmeshakunywa ameshakunywa wameshakunywa umeshakunywa imeshakunywa limeshakunywa yameshakunywa kimeshakunywa vimeshakunywa imeshakunywa zimeshakunywa umeshakunywa kumeshakunywa pameshakunywa mumeshakunywa
"Not yet" Negative sijanywa hatujanywa hujanywa hamjanywa hajanywa hawajanywa haujanywa haijanywa halijanywa hayajanywa hakijanywa havijanywa haijanywa hazijanywa haujanywa hakujanywa hapajanywa hamujanywa
"If/When" Positive nikinywa tukinywa ukinywa mkinywa akinywa wakinywa ukinywa ikinywa likinywa yakinywa kikinywa vikinywa ikinywa zikinywa ukinywa kukinywa pakinywa mukinywa
"If not" Negative nisipokunywa tusipokunywa usipokunywa msipokunywa asipokunywa wasipokunywa usipokunywa isipokunywa lisipokunywa yasipokunywa kisipokunywa visipokunywa isipokunywa zisipokunywa usipokunywa kusipokunywa pasipokunywa musipokunywa
Consecutive Positive nikanywa tukanywa ukanywa mkanywa akanywa wakanywa ukanywa ikanywa likanywa yakanywa kikanywa vikanywa ikanywa zikanywa ukanywa kukanywa pakanywa mukanywa
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.