bwagana

Swahili

Verb

-bwagana (infinitive kubwagana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -bwaga

Conjugation

Conjugation of -bwagana
Positive present -nabwagana
Subjunctive -bwagane
Negative -bwagani
Imperative singular bwagana
Infinitives
Positive kubwagana
Negative kutobwagana
Imperatives
Singular bwagana
Plural bwaganeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubwagana
Positive past positive subject concord + -libwagana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kubwagana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabwagana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninabwagana/nabwagana tunabwagana
2nd person unabwagana mnabwagana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabwagana wanabwagana
other classes positive subject concord + -nabwagana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bwagani)
Singular Plural
1st person sibwagani hatubwagani
2nd person hubwagani hambwagani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) habwagani hawabwagani
other classes negative subject concord + -bwagani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabwagana
Negative future negative subject concord + -tabwagana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bwagane)
Singular Plural
1st person nibwagane tubwagane
2nd person ubwagane mbwagane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abwagane wabwagane
other classes positive subject concord + -bwagane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibwagane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebwagana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebwagana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibwagana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibwagana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abwagana)
Singular Plural
1st person nabwagana twabwagana
2nd person wabwagana mwabwagana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abwagana wabwagana
m-mi(III/IV) wabwagana yabwagana
ji-ma(V/VI) labwagana yabwagana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabwagana vyabwagana
n(IX/X) yabwagana zabwagana
u(XI) wabwagana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwabwagana
pa(XVI) pabwagana
mu(XVIII) mwabwagana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebwagana
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshabwagana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabwagana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kibwagana
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipobwagana
Consecutive kabwagana / positive subject concord + -kabwagana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabwagane
Object concord
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + -bwagana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -bwaganaye -bwaganao
m-mi(III/IV) -bwaganao -bwaganayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -bwaganalo -bwaganayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bwaganacho -bwaganavyo
n(IX/X) -bwaganayo -bwaganazo
u(XI) -bwaganao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -bwaganako
pa(XVI) -bwaganapo
mu(XVIII) -bwaganamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -bwagana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yebwagana -obwagana
m-mi(III/IV) -obwagana -yobwagana
ji-ma(V/VI) -lobwagana -yobwagana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobwagana -vyobwagana
n(IX/X) -yobwagana -zobwagana
u(XI) -obwagana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kobwagana
pa(XVI) -pobwagana
mu(XVIII) -mobwagana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.