tweza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tweza (infinitive kutweza)

1. to humiliate, belittle, demean

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tweza
Positive present -natweza Subjunctive -tweze Negative -twezi Imperative singular tweza
Infinitives
Positive kutweza Negative kutotweza
Imperatives
Singular tweza Plural twezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutweza Positive past positive subject concord + -litweza Negative past negative subject concord + -kutweza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natweza) Singular Plural 1st person ninatweza/natweza tunatweza 2nd person unatweza mnatweza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatweza wanatweza other classes positive subject concord + -natweza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -twezi) Singular Plural 1st person sitwezi hatutwezi 2nd person hutwezi hamtwezi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatwezi hawatwezi other classes negative subject concord + -twezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatweza Negative future negative subject concord + -tatweza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tweze) Singular Plural 1st person nitweze tutweze 2nd person utweze mtweze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atweze watweze other classes positive subject concord + -tweze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitweze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetweza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetweza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitweza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitweza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atweza) Singular Plural 1st person natweza twatweza 2nd person watweza mwatweza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atweza watweza m-mi(III/IV) watweza yatweza ji-ma(V/VI) latweza yatweza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatweza vyatweza n(IX/X) yatweza zatweza u(XI) watweza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatweza pa(XVI) patweza mu(XVIII) mwatweza
Perfect positive subject concord + -metweza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatweza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatweza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitweza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotweza Consecutive katweza / positive subject concord + -katweza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katweze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitweza -tutweza 2nd person -kutweza -watweza/-kutwezeni/-watwezeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtweza -watweza m-mi(III/IV) -utweza -itweza ji-ma(V/VI) -litweza -yatweza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitweza -vitweza n(IX/X) -itweza -zitweza u(XI) -utweza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutweza pa(XVI) -patweza mu(XVIII) -mutweza Reflexive -jitweza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tweza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -twezaye -twezao m-mi(III/IV) -twezao -twezayo ji-ma(V/VI) -twezalo -twezayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -twezacho -twezavyo n(IX/X) -twezayo -twezazo u(XI) -twezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -twezako pa(XVI) -twezapo mu(XVIII) -twezamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tweza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetweza -otweza m-mi(III/IV) -otweza -yotweza ji-ma(V/VI) -lotweza -yotweza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotweza -vyotweza n(IX/X) -yotweza -zotweza u(XI) -otweza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotweza pa(XVI) -potweza mu(XVIII) -motweza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.