fichwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fichwa (infinitive kufichwa)

1. Passive form of -ficha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fichwa
Positive present -nafichwa Subjunctive -fichwe Negative -fichwi Imperative singular fichwa
Infinitives
Positive kufichwa Negative kutofichwa
Imperatives
Singular fichwa Plural fichweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufichwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lifichwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kufichwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafichwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninafichwa/nafichwa tunafichwa 2nd person unafichwa mnafichwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafichwa wanafichwa other classes positive subject concord + -nafichwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fichwi) Singular Plural 1st person sifichwi hatufichwi 2nd person hufichwi hamfichwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafichwi hawafichwi other classes negative subject concord + -fichwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafichwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tafichwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fichwe) Singular Plural 1st person nifichwe tufichwe 2nd person ufichwe mfichwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afichwe wafichwe other classes positive subject concord + -fichwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifichwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefichwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefichwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifichwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifichwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afichwa) Singular Plural 1st person nafichwa twafichwa 2nd person wafichwa mwafichwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afichwa wafichwa m-mi(III/IV) wafichwa yafichwa ji-ma(V/VI) lafichwa yafichwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafichwa vyafichwa n(IX/X) yafichwa zafichwa u(XI) wafichwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafichwa pa(XVI) pafichwa mu(XVIII) mwafichwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefichwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafichwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafichwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifichwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofichwa Consecutive kafichwa / positive subject concord + -kafichwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafichwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifichwa -tufichwa 2nd person -kufichwa -wafichwa/-kufichweni/-wafichweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfichwa -wafichwa m-mi(III/IV) -ufichwa -ifichwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lifichwa -yafichwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifichwa -vifichwa n(IX/X) -ifichwa -zifichwa u(XI) -ufichwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufichwa pa(XVI) -pafichwa mu(XVIII) -mufichwa Reflexive -jifichwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fichwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fichwaye -fichwao m-mi(III/IV) -fichwao -fichwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fichwalo -fichwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fichwacho -fichwavyo n(IX/X) -fichwayo -fichwazo u(XI) -fichwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fichwako pa(XVI) -fichwapo mu(XVIII) -fichwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fichwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefichwa -ofichwa m-mi(III/IV) -ofichwa -yofichwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lofichwa -yofichwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofichwa -vyofichwa n(IX/X) -yofichwa -zofichwa u(XI) -ofichwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofichwa pa(XVI) -pofichwa mu(XVIII) -mofichwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.