uawa

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-uawa (infinitive kuuawa)

  1. Passive form of -ua: to be killed, to be destroyed

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -uawa
Positive present -nauawa
Subjunctive -uawe
Negative -uawi
Imperative singular uawa
Infinitives
Positive kuuawa
Negative kutouawa
Imperatives
Singular uawa
Plural uaweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huuawa
Positive past positive subject concord + -liuawa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuuawa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nauawa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninauawa/nauawa tunauawa
2nd person unauawa mnauawa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anauawa wanauawa
other classes positive subject concord + -nauawa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -uawi)
Singular Plural
1st person siuawi hatuuawi
2nd person huuawi hamuuawi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hauawi hawauawi
other classes negative subject concord + -uawi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tauawa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tauawa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -uawe)
Singular Plural
1st person niuawe tuuawe
2nd person uuawe muuawe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) auawe wauawe
other classes positive subject concord + -uawe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siuawe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeuawa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeuawa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliuawa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliuawa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -auawa)
Singular Plural
1st person nauawa twauawa
2nd person wauawa mwauawa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) auawa wauawa
m-mi(III/IV) wauawa yauawa
ji-ma(V/VI) lauawa yauawa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chauawa vyauawa
n(IX/X) yauawa zauawa
u(XI) wauawa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwauawa
pa(XVI) pauawa
mu(XVIII) mwauawa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meuawa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshauawa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jauawa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiuawa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipouawa
Consecutive kauawa / positive subject concord + -kauawa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kauawe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niuawa -tuuawa
2nd person -kuuawa -wauawa/-kuuaweni/-wauaweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muuawa -wauawa
m-mi(III/IV) -uuawa -iuawa
ji-ma(V/VI) -liuawa -yauawa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiuawa -viuawa
n(IX/X) -iuawa -ziuawa
u(XI) -uuawa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuuawa
pa(XVI) -pauawa
mu(XVIII) -muuawa
Reflexive -jiuawa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -uawa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -uawaye -uawao
m-mi(III/IV) -uawao -uawayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -uawalo -uawayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -uawacho -uawavyo
n(IX/X) -uawayo -uawazo
u(XI) -uawao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -uawako
pa(XVI) -uawapo
mu(XVIII) -uawamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -uawa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeuawa -ouawa
m-mi(III/IV) -ouawa -youawa
ji-ma(V/VI) -louawa -youawa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chouawa -vyouawa
n(IX/X) -youawa -zouawa
u(XI) -ouawa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kouawa
pa(XVI) -pouawa
mu(XVIII) -mouawa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.