tweta

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tweta (infinitive kutweta)

1. to pant, gasp

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tweta
Positive present -natweta Subjunctive -twete Negative -tweti Imperative singular tweta
Infinitives
Positive kutweta Negative kutotweta
Imperatives
Singular tweta Plural tweteni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutweta Positive past positive subject concord + -litweta Negative past negative subject concord + -kutweta
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natweta) Singular Plural 1st person ninatweta/natweta tunatweta 2nd person unatweta mnatweta 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatweta wanatweta other classes positive subject concord + -natweta
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tweti) Singular Plural 1st person sitweti hatutweti 2nd person hutweti hamtweti 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatweti hawatweti other classes negative subject concord + -tweti
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatweta Negative future negative subject concord + -tatweta
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -twete) Singular Plural 1st person nitwete tutwete 2nd person utwete mtwete 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atwete watwete other classes positive subject concord + -twete
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitwete Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetweta Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetweta Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitweta Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitweta
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atweta) Singular Plural 1st person natweta twatweta 2nd person watweta mwatweta 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atweta watweta m-mi(III/IV) watweta yatweta ji-ma(V/VI) latweta yatweta ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatweta vyatweta n(IX/X) yatweta zatweta u(XI) watweta see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatweta pa(XVI) patweta mu(XVIII) mwatweta
Perfect positive subject concord + -metweta "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatweta "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatweta "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitweta "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotweta Consecutive katweta / positive subject concord + -katweta Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katwete
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitweta -tutweta 2nd person -kutweta -watweta/-kutweteni/-watweteni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtweta -watweta m-mi(III/IV) -utweta -itweta ji-ma(V/VI) -litweta -yatweta ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitweta -vitweta n(IX/X) -itweta -zitweta u(XI) -utweta see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutweta pa(XVI) -patweta mu(XVIII) -mutweta Reflexive -jitweta
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tweta- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -twetaye -twetao m-mi(III/IV) -twetao -twetayo ji-ma(V/VI) -twetalo -twetayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -twetacho -twetavyo n(IX/X) -twetayo -twetazo u(XI) -twetao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -twetako pa(XVI) -twetapo mu(XVIII) -twetamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tweta) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetweta -otweta m-mi(III/IV) -otweta -yotweta ji-ma(V/VI) -lotweta -yotweta ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotweta -vyotweta n(IX/X) -yotweta -zotweta u(XI) -otweta see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotweta pa(XVI) -potweta mu(XVIII) -motweta
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.