wekwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-wekwa (infinitive kuwekwa)

1. Passive form of -weka: to be put or placed

Conjugation

Conjugation of -wekwa
Positive present -nawekwa Subjunctive -wekwe Negative -wekwi Imperative singular wekwa
Infinitives
Positive kuwekwa Negative kutowekwa
Imperatives
Singular wekwa Plural wekweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huwekwa Positive past positive subject concord + -liwekwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwekwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawekwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninawekwa/nawekwa tunawekwa 2nd person unawekwa mnawekwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawekwa wanawekwa other classes positive subject concord + -nawekwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wekwi) Singular Plural 1st person siwekwi hatuwekwi 2nd person huwekwi hamuwekwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawekwi hawawekwi other classes negative subject concord + -wekwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawekwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tawekwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wekwe) Singular Plural 1st person niwekwe tuwekwe 2nd person uwekwe muwekwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awekwe wawekwe other classes positive subject concord + -wekwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwekwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewekwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewekwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwekwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwekwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awekwa) Singular Plural 1st person nawekwa twawekwa 2nd person wawekwa mwawekwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awekwa wawekwa m-mi(III/IV) wawekwa yawekwa ji-ma(V/VI) lawekwa yawekwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawekwa vyawekwa n(IX/X) yawekwa zawekwa u(XI) wawekwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwawekwa pa(XVI) pawekwa mu(XVIII) mwawekwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewekwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshawekwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawekwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwekwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipowekwa Consecutive kawekwa / positive subject concord + -kawekwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawekwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niwekwa -tuwekwa 2nd person -kuwekwa -wawekwa/-kuwekweni/-wawekweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muwekwa -wawekwa m-mi(III/IV) -uwekwa -iwekwa ji-ma(V/VI) -liwekwa -yawekwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiwekwa -viwekwa n(IX/X) -iwekwa -ziwekwa u(XI) -uwekwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuwekwa pa(XVI) -pawekwa mu(XVIII) -muwekwa Reflexive -jiwekwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wekwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -wekwaye -wekwao m-mi(III/IV) -wekwao -wekwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -wekwalo -wekwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wekwacho -wekwavyo n(IX/X) -wekwayo -wekwazo u(XI) -wekwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -wekwako pa(XVI) -wekwapo mu(XVIII) -wekwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wekwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yewekwa -owekwa m-mi(III/IV) -owekwa -yowekwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lowekwa -yowekwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowekwa -vyowekwa n(IX/X) -yowekwa -zowekwa u(XI) -owekwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kowekwa pa(XVI) -powekwa mu(XVIII) -mowekwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.