wekewa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-wekewa (infinitive kuwekewa)

1. Passive form of -weka

Conjugation

Conjugation of -wekewa
Positive present -nawekewa Subjunctive -wekewe Negative -wekewi Imperative singular wekewa
Infinitives
Positive kuwekewa Negative kutowekewa
Imperatives
Singular wekewa Plural wekeweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huwekewa Positive past positive subject concord + -liwekewa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwekewa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawekewa) Singular Plural 1st person ninawekewa/nawekewa tunawekewa 2nd person unawekewa mnawekewa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawekewa wanawekewa other classes positive subject concord + -nawekewa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wekewi) Singular Plural 1st person siwekewi hatuwekewi 2nd person huwekewi hamuwekewi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawekewi hawawekewi other classes negative subject concord + -wekewi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawekewa Negative future negative subject concord + -tawekewa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wekewe) Singular Plural 1st person niwekewe tuwekewe 2nd person uwekewe muwekewe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awekewe wawekewe other classes positive subject concord + -wekewe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwekewe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewekewa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewekewa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwekewa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwekewa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awekewa) Singular Plural 1st person nawekewa twawekewa 2nd person wawekewa mwawekewa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awekewa wawekewa m-mi(III/IV) wawekewa yawekewa ji-ma(V/VI) lawekewa yawekewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawekewa vyawekewa n(IX/X) yawekewa zawekewa u(XI) wawekewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwawekewa pa(XVI) pawekewa mu(XVIII) mwawekewa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewekewa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshawekewa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawekewa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwekewa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipowekewa Consecutive kawekewa / positive subject concord + -kawekewa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawekewe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niwekewa -tuwekewa 2nd person -kuwekewa -wawekewa/-kuwekeweni/-wawekeweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muwekewa -wawekewa m-mi(III/IV) -uwekewa -iwekewa ji-ma(V/VI) -liwekewa -yawekewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiwekewa -viwekewa n(IX/X) -iwekewa -ziwekewa u(XI) -uwekewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuwekewa pa(XVI) -pawekewa mu(XVIII) -muwekewa Reflexive -jiwekewa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wekewa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -wekewaye -wekewao m-mi(III/IV) -wekewao -wekewayo ji-ma(V/VI) -wekewalo -wekewayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wekewacho -wekewavyo n(IX/X) -wekewayo -wekewazo u(XI) -wekewao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -wekewako pa(XVI) -wekewapo mu(XVIII) -wekewamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wekewa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yewekewa -owekewa m-mi(III/IV) -owekewa -yowekewa ji-ma(V/VI) -lowekewa -yowekewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowekewa -vyowekewa n(IX/X) -yowekewa -zowekewa u(XI) -owekewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kowekewa pa(XVI) -powekewa mu(XVIII) -mowekewa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.