vaa

See also: va'a

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dúada.

Verb

-vaa (infinitive kuvaa)

1. to wear
2. to get dressed

Conjugation

Conjugation of -vaa
Positive present -navaa Subjunctive -vae Negative -vai Imperative singular vaa
Infinitives
Positive kuvaa Negative kutovaa
Imperatives
Singular vaa Plural vaeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huvaa Positive past positive subject concord + -livaa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuvaa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -navaa) Singular Plural 1st person ninavaa/navaa tunavaa 2nd person unavaa mnavaa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anavaa wanavaa other classes positive subject concord + -navaa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -vai) Singular Plural 1st person sivai hatuvai 2nd person huvai hamvai 3rd person m-wa(I/II) havai hawavai other classes negative subject concord + -vai
Positive future positive subject concord + -tavaa Negative future negative subject concord + -tavaa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vae) Singular Plural 1st person nivae tuvae 2nd person uvae mvae 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avae wavae other classes positive subject concord + -vae
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sivae Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngevaa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singevaa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalivaa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalivaa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avaa) Singular Plural 1st person navaa twavaa 2nd person wavaa mwavaa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avaa wavaa m-mi(III/IV) wavaa yavaa ji-ma(V/VI) lavaa yavaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chavaa vyavaa n(IX/X) yavaa zavaa u(XI) wavaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwavaa pa(XVI) pavaa mu(XVIII) mwavaa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mevaa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshavaa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -javaa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kivaa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipovaa Consecutive kavaa / positive subject concord + -kavaa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kavae
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nivaa -tuvaa 2nd person -kuvaa -wavaa/-kuvaeni/-wavaeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mvaa -wavaa m-mi(III/IV) -uvaa -ivaa ji-ma(V/VI) -livaa -yavaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kivaa -vivaa n(IX/X) -ivaa -zivaa u(XI) -uvaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuvaa pa(XVI) -pavaa mu(XVIII) -muvaa Reflexive -jivaa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vaa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -vaaye -vaao m-mi(III/IV) -vaao -vaayo ji-ma(V/VI) -vaalo -vaayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -vaacho -vaavyo n(IX/X) -vaayo -vaazo u(XI) -vaao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -vaako pa(XVI) -vaapo mu(XVIII) -vaamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vaa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yevaa -ovaa m-mi(III/IV) -ovaa -yovaa ji-ma(V/VI) -lovaa -yovaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chovaa -vyovaa n(IX/X) -yovaa -zovaa u(XI) -ovaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kovaa pa(XVI) -povaa mu(XVIII) -movaa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -valia
  • Causative: -valisha
  • Passive: -valiwa
  • Stative: -valika