takwa

Swahili

Verb

-takwa (infinitive kutakwa)

1. Passive form of -taka

Conjugation

Conjugation of -takwa
Positive present -natakwa Subjunctive -takwe Negative -takwi Imperative singular takwa
Infinitives
Positive kutakwa Negative kutotakwa
Imperatives
Singular takwa Plural takweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutakwa Positive past positive subject concord + -litakwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kutakwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natakwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninatakwa/natakwa tunatakwa 2nd person unatakwa mnatakwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatakwa wanatakwa other classes positive subject concord + -natakwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -takwi) Singular Plural 1st person sitakwi hatutakwi 2nd person hutakwi hamtakwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatakwi hawatakwi other classes negative subject concord + -takwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatakwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tatakwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -takwe) Singular Plural 1st person nitakwe tutakwe 2nd person utakwe mtakwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atakwe watakwe other classes positive subject concord + -takwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitakwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetakwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetakwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitakwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitakwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atakwa) Singular Plural 1st person natakwa twatakwa 2nd person watakwa mwatakwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atakwa watakwa m-mi(III/IV) watakwa yatakwa ji-ma(V/VI) latakwa yatakwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatakwa vyatakwa n(IX/X) yatakwa zatakwa u(XI) watakwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatakwa pa(XVI) patakwa mu(XVIII) mwatakwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -metakwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatakwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatakwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitakwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotakwa Consecutive katakwa / positive subject concord + -katakwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katakwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitakwa -tutakwa 2nd person -kutakwa -watakwa/-kutakweni/-watakweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtakwa -watakwa m-mi(III/IV) -utakwa -itakwa ji-ma(V/VI) -litakwa -yatakwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitakwa -vitakwa n(IX/X) -itakwa -zitakwa u(XI) -utakwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutakwa pa(XVI) -patakwa mu(XVIII) -mutakwa Reflexive -jitakwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -takwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -takwaye -takwao m-mi(III/IV) -takwao -takwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -takwalo -takwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -takwacho -takwavyo n(IX/X) -takwayo -takwazo u(XI) -takwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -takwako pa(XVI) -takwapo mu(XVIII) -takwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -takwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetakwa -otakwa m-mi(III/IV) -otakwa -yotakwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lotakwa -yotakwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotakwa -vyotakwa n(IX/X) -yotakwa -zotakwa u(XI) -otakwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotakwa pa(XVI) -potakwa mu(XVIII) -motakwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.