huishwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-huishwa (infinitive kuhuishwa)

1. Passive form of -huisha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -huishwa
Positive present -nahuishwa Subjunctive -huishwe Negative -huishwi Imperative singular huishwa
Infinitives
Positive kuhuishwa Negative kutohuishwa
Imperatives
Singular huishwa Plural huishweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhuishwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lihuishwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhuishwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahuishwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninahuishwa/nahuishwa tunahuishwa 2nd person unahuishwa mnahuishwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahuishwa wanahuishwa other classes positive subject concord + -nahuishwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -huishwi) Singular Plural 1st person sihuishwi hatuhuishwi 2nd person huhuishwi hamhuishwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahuishwi hawahuishwi other classes negative subject concord + -huishwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahuishwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tahuishwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -huishwe) Singular Plural 1st person nihuishwe tuhuishwe 2nd person uhuishwe mhuishwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahuishwe wahuishwe other classes positive subject concord + -huishwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihuishwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehuishwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehuishwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihuishwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihuishwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahuishwa) Singular Plural 1st person nahuishwa twahuishwa 2nd person wahuishwa mwahuishwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahuishwa wahuishwa m-mi(III/IV) wahuishwa yahuishwa ji-ma(V/VI) lahuishwa yahuishwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahuishwa vyahuishwa n(IX/X) yahuishwa zahuishwa u(XI) wahuishwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahuishwa pa(XVI) pahuishwa mu(XVIII) mwahuishwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehuishwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahuishwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahuishwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihuishwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohuishwa Consecutive kahuishwa / positive subject concord + -kahuishwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahuishwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihuishwa -tuhuishwa 2nd person -kuhuishwa -wahuishwa/-kuhuishweni/-wahuishweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhuishwa -wahuishwa m-mi(III/IV) -uhuishwa -ihuishwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lihuishwa -yahuishwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihuishwa -vihuishwa n(IX/X) -ihuishwa -zihuishwa u(XI) -uhuishwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhuishwa pa(XVI) -pahuishwa mu(XVIII) -muhuishwa Reflexive -jihuishwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -huishwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -huishwaye -huishwao m-mi(III/IV) -huishwao -huishwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -huishwalo -huishwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -huishwacho -huishwavyo n(IX/X) -huishwayo -huishwazo u(XI) -huishwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -huishwako pa(XVI) -huishwapo mu(XVIII) -huishwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -huishwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehuishwa -ohuishwa m-mi(III/IV) -ohuishwa -yohuishwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lohuishwa -yohuishwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohuishwa -vyohuishwa n(IX/X) -yohuishwa -zohuishwa u(XI) -ohuishwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohuishwa pa(XVI) -pohuishwa mu(XVIII) -mohuishwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.