Swahili
Verb
-raiwa (infinitive kuraiwa)
- Passive form of -rai
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -raiwa
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| Positive present
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-naraiwa
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| Subjunctive
|
-raiwe
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| Negative
|
-raiwi
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| Imperative singular
|
raiwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuraiwa
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| Negative
|
kutoraiwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
raiwa
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| Plural
|
raiweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huraiwa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liraiwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuraiwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naraiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaraiwa/naraiwa
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tunaraiwa
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| 2nd person
|
unaraiwa
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mnaraiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaraiwa
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wanaraiwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naraiwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -raiwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siraiwi
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haturaiwi
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| 2nd person
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huraiwi
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hamraiwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haraiwi
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hawaraiwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -raiwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taraiwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taraiwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -raiwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niraiwe
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turaiwe
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| 2nd person
|
uraiwe
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mraiwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
araiwe
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waraiwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -raiwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siraiwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeraiwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeraiwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliraiwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliraiwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -araiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naraiwa
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twaraiwa
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| 2nd person
|
waraiwa
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mwaraiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
araiwa
|
waraiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
waraiwa
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yaraiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
laraiwa
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yaraiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
charaiwa
|
vyaraiwa
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| n(IX/X)
|
yaraiwa
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zaraiwa
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| u(XI)
|
waraiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaraiwa
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| pa(XVI)
|
paraiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaraiwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meraiwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -mesharaiwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaraiwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiraiwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siporaiwa
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| Consecutive
|
karaiwa / positive subject concord + -karaiwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -karaiwe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-niraiwa
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-turaiwa
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| 2nd person
|
-kuraiwa
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-waraiwa/-kuraiweni/-waraiweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mraiwa
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-waraiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uraiwa
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-iraiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liraiwa
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-yaraiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiraiwa
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-viraiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-iraiwa
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-ziraiwa
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| u(XI)
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-uraiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuraiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-paraiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muraiwa
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| Reflexive
|
-jiraiwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -raiwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-raiwaye
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-raiwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-raiwao
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-raiwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-raiwalo
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-raiwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-raiwacho
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-raiwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-raiwayo
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-raiwazo
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| u(XI)
|
-raiwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-raiwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-raiwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-raiwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -raiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeraiwa
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-oraiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oraiwa
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-yoraiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loraiwa
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-yoraiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choraiwa
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-vyoraiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoraiwa
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-zoraiwa
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| u(XI)
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-oraiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koraiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-poraiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moraiwa
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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