toweka

Swahili

Etymology

From a stative form of Proto-Sabaki *-cowa (“to lack”), from Common Bantu *-cóba. By surface analysis, -toa (“to withdraw, to remove, to give, etc.”) +‎ -eka. Doublet of -toleka.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-toweka (infinitive kutoweka)

1. to disappear or vanish
2. (euphemistic) to die

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -toweka
Positive present -natoweka Subjunctive -toweke Negative -toweki Imperative singular toweka
Infinitives
Positive kutoweka Negative kutotoweka
Imperatives
Singular toweka Plural towekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutoweka Positive past positive subject concord + -litoweka Negative past negative subject concord + -kutoweka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natoweka) Singular Plural 1st person ninatoweka/natoweka tunatoweka 2nd person unatoweka mnatoweka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatoweka wanatoweka other classes positive subject concord + -natoweka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -toweki) Singular Plural 1st person sitoweki hatutoweki 2nd person hutoweki hamtoweki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatoweki hawatoweki other classes negative subject concord + -toweki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatoweka Negative future negative subject concord + -tatoweka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -toweke) Singular Plural 1st person nitoweke tutoweke 2nd person utoweke mtoweke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atoweke watoweke other classes positive subject concord + -toweke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitoweke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetoweka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetoweka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitoweka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitoweka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atoweka) Singular Plural 1st person natoweka twatoweka 2nd person watoweka mwatoweka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atoweka watoweka m-mi(III/IV) watoweka yatoweka ji-ma(V/VI) latoweka yatoweka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatoweka vyatoweka n(IX/X) yatoweka zatoweka u(XI) watoweka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatoweka pa(XVI) patoweka mu(XVIII) mwatoweka
Perfect positive subject concord + -metoweka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatoweka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatoweka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitoweka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotoweka Consecutive katoweka / positive subject concord + -katoweka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katoweke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitoweka -tutoweka 2nd person -kutoweka -watoweka/-kutowekeni/-watowekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtoweka -watoweka m-mi(III/IV) -utoweka -itoweka ji-ma(V/VI) -litoweka -yatoweka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitoweka -vitoweka n(IX/X) -itoweka -zitoweka u(XI) -utoweka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutoweka pa(XVI) -patoweka mu(XVIII) -mutoweka Reflexive -jitoweka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -toweka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -towekaye -towekao m-mi(III/IV) -towekao -towekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -towekalo -towekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -towekacho -towekavyo n(IX/X) -towekayo -towekazo u(XI) -towekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -towekako pa(XVI) -towekapo mu(XVIII) -towekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -toweka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetoweka -otoweka m-mi(III/IV) -otoweka -yotoweka ji-ma(V/VI) -lotoweka -yotoweka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotoweka -vyotoweka n(IX/X) -yotoweka -zotoweka u(XI) -otoweka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotoweka pa(XVI) -potoweka mu(XVIII) -motoweka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.