bwaga

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-bwaga (infinitive kubwaga)

  1. to throw down, dump, jettison

Conjugation

Conjugation of -bwaga
Positive present -nabwaga
Subjunctive -bwage
Negative -bwagi
Imperative singular bwaga
Infinitives
Positive kubwaga
Negative kutobwaga
Imperatives
Singular bwaga
Plural bwageni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubwaga
Positive past positive subject concord + -libwaga
Negative past negative subject concord + -kubwaga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabwaga)
Singular Plural
1st person ninabwaga/nabwaga tunabwaga
2nd person unabwaga mnabwaga
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabwaga wanabwaga
other classes positive subject concord + -nabwaga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bwagi)
Singular Plural
1st person sibwagi hatubwagi
2nd person hubwagi hambwagi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) habwagi hawabwagi
other classes negative subject concord + -bwagi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabwaga
Negative future negative subject concord + -tabwaga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bwage)
Singular Plural
1st person nibwage tubwage
2nd person ubwage mbwage
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abwage wabwage
other classes positive subject concord + -bwage
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibwage
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebwaga
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebwaga
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibwaga
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibwaga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abwaga)
Singular Plural
1st person nabwaga twabwaga
2nd person wabwaga mwabwaga
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abwaga wabwaga
m-mi(III/IV) wabwaga yabwaga
ji-ma(V/VI) labwaga yabwaga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabwaga vyabwaga
n(IX/X) yabwaga zabwaga
u(XI) wabwaga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwabwaga
pa(XVI) pabwaga
mu(XVIII) mwabwaga
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebwaga
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshabwaga
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabwaga
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kibwaga
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipobwaga
Consecutive kabwaga / positive subject concord + -kabwaga
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabwage
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nibwaga -tubwaga
2nd person -kubwaga -wabwaga/-kubwageni/-wabwageni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbwaga -wabwaga
m-mi(III/IV) -ubwaga -ibwaga
ji-ma(V/VI) -libwaga -yabwaga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibwaga -vibwaga
n(IX/X) -ibwaga -zibwaga
u(XI) -ubwaga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kubwaga
pa(XVI) -pabwaga
mu(XVIII) -mubwaga
Reflexive -jibwaga
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bwaga- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -bwagaye -bwagao
m-mi(III/IV) -bwagao -bwagayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -bwagalo -bwagayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bwagacho -bwagavyo
n(IX/X) -bwagayo -bwagazo
u(XI) -bwagao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -bwagako
pa(XVI) -bwagapo
mu(XVIII) -bwagamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bwaga)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yebwaga -obwaga
m-mi(III/IV) -obwaga -yobwaga
ji-ma(V/VI) -lobwaga -yobwaga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobwaga -vyobwaga
n(IX/X) -yobwaga -zobwaga
u(XI) -obwaga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kobwaga
pa(XVI) -pobwaga
mu(XVIII) -mobwaga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

  • Nominal derivations:
    • mbwago