sainiwa

Swahili

Verb

-sainiwa (infinitive kusainiwa)

  1. Passive form of -saini

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sainiwa
Positive present -nasainiwa
Subjunctive -sainiwe
Negative -sainiwi
Imperative singular sainiwa
Infinitives
Positive kusainiwa
Negative kutosainiwa
Imperatives
Singular sainiwa
Plural sainiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual husainiwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisainiwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusainiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasainiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasainiwa/nasainiwa tunasainiwa
2nd person unasainiwa mnasainiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasainiwa wanasainiwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nasainiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sainiwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sisainiwi hatusainiwi
2nd person husainiwi hamsainiwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasainiwi hawasainiwi
other classes negative subject concord + -sainiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasainiwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasainiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sainiwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nisainiwe tusainiwe
2nd person usainiwe msainiwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asainiwe wasainiwe
other classes positive subject concord + -sainiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisainiwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesainiwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesainiwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisainiwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisainiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asainiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nasainiwa twasainiwa
2nd person wasainiwa mwasainiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asainiwa wasainiwa
m-mi(III/IV) wasainiwa yasainiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lasainiwa yasainiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasainiwa vyasainiwa
n(IX/X) yasainiwa zasainiwa
u(XI) wasainiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasainiwa
pa(XVI) pasainiwa
mu(XVIII) mwasainiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesainiwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasainiwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasainiwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisainiwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposainiwa
Consecutive kasainiwa / positive subject concord + -kasainiwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasainiwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisainiwa -tusainiwa
2nd person -kusainiwa -wasainiwa/-kusainiweni/-wasainiweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msainiwa -wasainiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -usainiwa -isainiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisainiwa -yasainiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisainiwa -visainiwa
n(IX/X) -isainiwa -zisainiwa
u(XI) -usainiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusainiwa
pa(XVI) -pasainiwa
mu(XVIII) -musainiwa
Reflexive -jisainiwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sainiwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -sainiwaye -sainiwao
m-mi(III/IV) -sainiwao -sainiwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -sainiwalo -sainiwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sainiwacho -sainiwavyo
n(IX/X) -sainiwayo -sainiwazo
u(XI) -sainiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -sainiwako
pa(XVI) -sainiwapo
mu(XVIII) -sainiwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sainiwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesainiwa -osainiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -osainiwa -yosainiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -losainiwa -yosainiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosainiwa -vyosainiwa
n(IX/X) -yosainiwa -zosainiwa
u(XI) -osainiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosainiwa
pa(XVI) -posainiwa
mu(XVIII) -mosainiwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.