tokwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tokwa (infinitive kutokwa)

1. Passive form of -toka

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tokwa
Positive present -natokwa Subjunctive -tokwe Negative -tokwi Imperative singular tokwa
Infinitives
Positive kutokwa Negative kutotokwa
Imperatives
Singular tokwa Plural tokweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutokwa Positive past positive subject concord + -litokwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kutokwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natokwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninatokwa/natokwa tunatokwa 2nd person unatokwa mnatokwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatokwa wanatokwa other classes positive subject concord + -natokwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tokwi) Singular Plural 1st person sitokwi hatutokwi 2nd person hutokwi hamtokwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatokwi hawatokwi other classes negative subject concord + -tokwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatokwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tatokwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tokwe) Singular Plural 1st person nitokwe tutokwe 2nd person utokwe mtokwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atokwe watokwe other classes positive subject concord + -tokwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitokwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetokwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetokwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitokwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitokwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atokwa) Singular Plural 1st person natokwa twatokwa 2nd person watokwa mwatokwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atokwa watokwa m-mi(III/IV) watokwa yatokwa ji-ma(V/VI) latokwa yatokwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatokwa vyatokwa n(IX/X) yatokwa zatokwa u(XI) watokwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatokwa pa(XVI) patokwa mu(XVIII) mwatokwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -metokwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatokwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatokwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitokwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotokwa Consecutive katokwa / positive subject concord + -katokwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katokwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitokwa -tutokwa 2nd person -kutokwa -watokwa/-kutokweni/-watokweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtokwa -watokwa m-mi(III/IV) -utokwa -itokwa ji-ma(V/VI) -litokwa -yatokwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitokwa -vitokwa n(IX/X) -itokwa -zitokwa u(XI) -utokwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutokwa pa(XVI) -patokwa mu(XVIII) -mutokwa Reflexive -jitokwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tokwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tokwaye -tokwao m-mi(III/IV) -tokwao -tokwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tokwalo -tokwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tokwacho -tokwavyo n(IX/X) -tokwayo -tokwazo u(XI) -tokwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tokwako pa(XVI) -tokwapo mu(XVIII) -tokwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tokwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetokwa -otokwa m-mi(III/IV) -otokwa -yotokwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lotokwa -yotokwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotokwa -vyotokwa n(IX/X) -yotokwa -zotokwa u(XI) -otokwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotokwa pa(XVI) -potokwa mu(XVIII) -motokwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tocua — Spanish-based spelling
• tokua
• tukwa

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 豆乾 / 豆干 (tāu-koaⁿ, “dried tofu”). Compare Malay taukua.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtokwa/ [ˈt̪ok̠.wɐ]
• Rhymes: -okwa
• Syllabification: tok‧wa

Noun

tokwa (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜃ᜔ᜏ)

1. tofu; bean curd
2. fried tofu dish

Derived terms

• anak ng tokwa

Related terms

• bataw
• sitaw
• taho
• tahure
• tawpe
• tawsi
• toge
• toyo