Swahili
Verb
-vukwa (infinitive kuvukwa)
- Passive form of -vuka
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -vukwa
|
| Positive present
|
-navukwa
|
| Subjunctive
|
-vukwe
|
| Negative
|
-vukwi
|
| Imperative singular
|
vukwa
|
|
| Infinitives
|
| Positive
|
kuvukwa
|
| Negative
|
kutovukwa
|
|
| Imperatives
|
| Singular
|
vukwa
|
| Plural
|
vukweni
|
|
| Tensed forms
|
| Habitual
|
huvukwa
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -livukwa
|
| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuvukwa
|
|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -navukwa)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninavukwa/navukwa
|
tunavukwa
|
| 2nd person
|
unavukwa
|
mnavukwa
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anavukwa
|
wanavukwa
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -navukwa
|
|
| Negative present (negative subject concord + -vukwi)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
sivukwi
|
hatuvukwi
|
| 2nd person
|
huvukwi
|
hamvukwi
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
havukwi
|
hawavukwi
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -vukwi
|
|
| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tavukwa
|
| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tavukwa
|
|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vukwe)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nivukwe
|
tuvukwe
|
| 2nd person
|
uvukwe
|
mvukwe
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
avukwe
|
wavukwe
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -vukwe
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sivukwe
|
| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngevukwa
|
| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singevukwa
|
| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalivukwa
|
| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalivukwa
|
|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avukwa)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
navukwa
|
twavukwa
|
| 2nd person
|
wavukwa
|
mwavukwa
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
avukwa
|
wavukwa
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wavukwa
|
yavukwa
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lavukwa
|
yavukwa
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chavukwa
|
vyavukwa
|
| n(IX/X)
|
yavukwa
|
zavukwa
|
| u(XI)
|
wavukwa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwavukwa
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
pavukwa
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
mwavukwa
|
|
|
| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mevukwa
|
| "Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshavukwa
|
| "Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -javukwa
|
| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kivukwa
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipovukwa
|
| Consecutive
|
kavukwa / positive subject concord + -kavukwa
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kavukwe
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nivukwa
|
-tuvukwa
|
| 2nd person
|
-kuvukwa
|
-wavukwa/-kuvukweni/-wavukweni
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mvukwa
|
-wavukwa
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uvukwa
|
-ivukwa
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-livukwa
|
-yavukwa
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kivukwa
|
-vivukwa
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-ivukwa
|
-zivukwa
|
| u(XI)
|
-uvukwa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuvukwa
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-pavukwa
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-muvukwa
|
|
| Reflexive
|
-jivukwa
|
|
| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vukwa- + relative marker)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-vukwaye
|
-vukwao
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-vukwao
|
-vukwayo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-vukwalo
|
-vukwayo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-vukwacho
|
-vukwavyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-vukwayo
|
-vukwazo
|
| u(XI)
|
-vukwao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-vukwako
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-vukwapo
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-vukwamo
|
|
|
| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vukwa)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yevukwa
|
-ovukwa
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ovukwa
|
-yovukwa
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lovukwa
|
-yovukwa
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chovukwa
|
-vyovukwa
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yovukwa
|
-zovukwa
|
| u(XI)
|
-ovukwa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kovukwa
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-povukwa
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-movukwa
|
|
|
|
| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
|