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Swahili
Verb
-takwa (infinitive kutakwa)
- Passive form of -taka
Conjugation
Conjugation of -takwa
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Positive present
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-natakwa
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Subjunctive
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-takwe
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Negative
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-takwi
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Imperative singular
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takwa
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hutakwa
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litakwa
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutakwa
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -natakwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninatakwa/natakwa
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tunatakwa
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2nd person
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unatakwa
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mnatakwa
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatakwa
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wanatakwa
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -natakwa
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -takwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sitakwi
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hatutakwi
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2nd person
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hutakwi
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hamtakwi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatakwi
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hawatakwi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -takwi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatakwa
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatakwa
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -takwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nitakwe
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tutakwe
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2nd person
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utakwe
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mtakwe
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atakwe
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watakwe
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -takwe
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitakwe
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetakwa
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetakwa
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitakwa
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitakwa
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metakwa
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatakwa
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatakwa
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitakwa
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotakwa
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Consecutive
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katakwa / positive subject concord + -katakwa
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katakwe
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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