laaniwa

Swahili

Verb

-laaniwa (infinitive kulaaniwa)

  1. Passive form of -laani

Conjugation

Conjugation of -laaniwa
Positive present -nalaaniwa
Subjunctive -laaniwe
Negative -laaniwi
Imperative singular laaniwa
Infinitives
Positive kulaaniwa
Negative kutolaaniwa
Imperatives
Singular laaniwa
Plural laaniweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulaaniwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lilaaniwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kulaaniwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalaaniwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninalaaniwa/nalaaniwa tunalaaniwa
2nd person unalaaniwa mnalaaniwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) analaaniwa wanalaaniwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nalaaniwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -laaniwi)
Singular Plural
1st person silaaniwi hatulaaniwi
2nd person hulaaniwi hamlaaniwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) halaaniwi hawalaaniwi
other classes negative subject concord + -laaniwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -talaaniwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -talaaniwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -laaniwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nilaaniwe tulaaniwe
2nd person ulaaniwe mlaaniwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alaaniwe walaaniwe
other classes positive subject concord + -laaniwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silaaniwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelaaniwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelaaniwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilaaniwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilaaniwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alaaniwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nalaaniwa twalaaniwa
2nd person walaaniwa mwalaaniwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alaaniwa walaaniwa
m-mi(III/IV) walaaniwa yalaaniwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lalaaniwa yalaaniwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalaaniwa vyalaaniwa
n(IX/X) yalaaniwa zalaaniwa
u(XI) walaaniwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwalaaniwa
pa(XVI) palaaniwa
mu(XVIII) mwalaaniwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -melaaniwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshalaaniwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalaaniwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kilaaniwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipolaaniwa
Consecutive kalaaniwa / positive subject concord + -kalaaniwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalaaniwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nilaaniwa -tulaaniwa
2nd person -kulaaniwa -walaaniwa/-kulaaniweni/-walaaniweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlaaniwa -walaaniwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ulaaniwa -ilaaniwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lilaaniwa -yalaaniwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilaaniwa -vilaaniwa
n(IX/X) -ilaaniwa -zilaaniwa
u(XI) -ulaaniwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kulaaniwa
pa(XVI) -palaaniwa
mu(XVIII) -mulaaniwa
Reflexive -jilaaniwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -laaniwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -laaniwaye -laaniwao
m-mi(III/IV) -laaniwao -laaniwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -laaniwalo -laaniwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -laaniwacho -laaniwavyo
n(IX/X) -laaniwayo -laaniwazo
u(XI) -laaniwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -laaniwako
pa(XVI) -laaniwapo
mu(XVIII) -laaniwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -laaniwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yelaaniwa -olaaniwa
m-mi(III/IV) -olaaniwa -yolaaniwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lolaaniwa -yolaaniwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholaaniwa -vyolaaniwa
n(IX/X) -yolaaniwa -zolaaniwa
u(XI) -olaaniwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kolaaniwa
pa(XVI) -polaaniwa
mu(XVIII) -molaaniwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.