undwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-undwa (infinitive kuundwa)

1. Passive form of -unda

Conjugation

Conjugation of -undwa
Positive present -naundwa Subjunctive -undwe Negative -undwi Imperative singular undwa
Infinitives
Positive kuundwa Negative kutoundwa
Imperatives
Singular undwa Plural undweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huundwa Positive past positive subject concord + -liundwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuundwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naundwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaundwa/naundwa tunaundwa 2nd person unaundwa mnaundwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaundwa wanaundwa other classes positive subject concord + -naundwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -undwi) Singular Plural 1st person siundwi hatuundwi 2nd person huundwi hamuundwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haundwi hawaundwi other classes negative subject concord + -undwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taundwa Negative future negative subject concord + -taundwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -undwe) Singular Plural 1st person niundwe tuundwe 2nd person uundwe muundwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aundwe waundwe other classes positive subject concord + -undwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siundwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeundwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeundwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliundwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliundwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aundwa) Singular Plural 1st person naundwa twaundwa 2nd person waundwa mwaundwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aundwa waundwa m-mi(III/IV) waundwa yaundwa ji-ma(V/VI) laundwa yaundwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaundwa vyaundwa n(IX/X) yaundwa zaundwa u(XI) waundwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaundwa pa(XVI) paundwa mu(XVIII) mwaundwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meundwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaundwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaundwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiundwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoundwa Consecutive kaundwa / positive subject concord + -kaundwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaundwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niundwa -tuundwa 2nd person -kuundwa -waundwa/-kuundweni/-waundweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muundwa -waundwa m-mi(III/IV) -uundwa -iundwa ji-ma(V/VI) -liundwa -yaundwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiundwa -viundwa n(IX/X) -iundwa -ziundwa u(XI) -uundwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuundwa pa(XVI) -paundwa mu(XVIII) -muundwa Reflexive -jiundwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -undwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -undwaye -undwao m-mi(III/IV) -undwao -undwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -undwalo -undwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -undwacho -undwavyo n(IX/X) -undwayo -undwazo u(XI) -undwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -undwako pa(XVI) -undwapo mu(XVIII) -undwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -undwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeundwa -oundwa m-mi(III/IV) -oundwa -youndwa ji-ma(V/VI) -loundwa -youndwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choundwa -vyoundwa n(IX/X) -youndwa -zoundwa u(XI) -oundwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koundwa pa(XVI) -poundwa mu(XVIII) -moundwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.