letwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-letwa (infinitive kuletwa)

1. Passive form of -leta

Conjugation

Conjugation of -letwa
Positive present -naletwa Subjunctive -letwe Negative -letwi Imperative singular letwa
Infinitives
Positive kuletwa Negative kutoletwa
Imperatives
Singular letwa Plural letweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huletwa Positive past positive subject concord + -liletwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuletwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naletwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaletwa/naletwa tunaletwa 2nd person unaletwa mnaletwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analetwa wanaletwa other classes positive subject concord + -naletwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -letwi) Singular Plural 1st person siletwi hatuletwi 2nd person huletwi hamletwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haletwi hawaletwi other classes negative subject concord + -letwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taletwa Negative future negative subject concord + -taletwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -letwe) Singular Plural 1st person niletwe tuletwe 2nd person uletwe mletwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aletwe waletwe other classes positive subject concord + -letwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siletwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeletwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeletwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliletwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliletwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aletwa) Singular Plural 1st person naletwa twaletwa 2nd person waletwa mwaletwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aletwa waletwa m-mi(III/IV) waletwa yaletwa ji-ma(V/VI) laletwa yaletwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaletwa vyaletwa n(IX/X) yaletwa zaletwa u(XI) waletwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaletwa pa(XVI) paletwa mu(XVIII) mwaletwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meletwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaletwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaletwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiletwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoletwa Consecutive kaletwa / positive subject concord + -kaletwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaletwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niletwa -tuletwa 2nd person -kuletwa -waletwa/-kuletweni/-waletweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mletwa -waletwa m-mi(III/IV) -uletwa -iletwa ji-ma(V/VI) -liletwa -yaletwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiletwa -viletwa n(IX/X) -iletwa -ziletwa u(XI) -uletwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuletwa pa(XVI) -paletwa mu(XVIII) -muletwa Reflexive -jiletwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -letwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -letwaye -letwao m-mi(III/IV) -letwao -letwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -letwalo -letwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -letwacho -letwavyo n(IX/X) -letwayo -letwazo u(XI) -letwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -letwako pa(XVI) -letwapo mu(XVIII) -letwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -letwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeletwa -oletwa m-mi(III/IV) -oletwa -yoletwa ji-ma(V/VI) -loletwa -yoletwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choletwa -vyoletwa n(IX/X) -yoletwa -zoletwa u(XI) -oletwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koletwa pa(XVI) -poletwa mu(XVIII) -moletwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.