nuiwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nuiwa (infinitive kunuiwa)

1. Passive form of -nuia: to be intended

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nuiwa
Positive present -nanuiwa Subjunctive -nuiwe Negative -nuiwi Imperative singular nuiwa
Infinitives
Positive kunuiwa Negative kutonuiwa
Imperatives
Singular nuiwa Plural nuiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunuiwa Positive past positive subject concord + -linuiwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kunuiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanuiwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninanuiwa/nanuiwa tunanuiwa 2nd person unanuiwa mnanuiwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananuiwa wananuiwa other classes positive subject concord + -nanuiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nuiwi) Singular Plural 1st person sinuiwi hatunuiwi 2nd person hunuiwi hamnuiwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanuiwi hawanuiwi other classes negative subject concord + -nuiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanuiwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tanuiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nuiwe) Singular Plural 1st person ninuiwe tunuiwe 2nd person unuiwe mnuiwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anuiwe wanuiwe other classes positive subject concord + -nuiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinuiwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenuiwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenuiwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinuiwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinuiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anuiwa) Singular Plural 1st person nanuiwa twanuiwa 2nd person wanuiwa mwanuiwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anuiwa wanuiwa m-mi(III/IV) wanuiwa yanuiwa ji-ma(V/VI) lanuiwa yanuiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanuiwa vyanuiwa n(IX/X) yanuiwa zanuiwa u(XI) wanuiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanuiwa pa(XVI) panuiwa mu(XVIII) mwanuiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -menuiwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanuiwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -januiwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinuiwa "If not" positive subject concord + -siponuiwa Consecutive kanuiwa / positive subject concord + -kanuiwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanuiwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninuiwa -tunuiwa 2nd person -kunuiwa -wanuiwa/-kunuiweni/-wanuiweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnuiwa -wanuiwa m-mi(III/IV) -unuiwa -inuiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -linuiwa -yanuiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinuiwa -vinuiwa n(IX/X) -inuiwa -zinuiwa u(XI) -unuiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunuiwa pa(XVI) -panuiwa mu(XVIII) -munuiwa Reflexive -jinuiwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nuiwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nuiwaye -nuiwao m-mi(III/IV) -nuiwao -nuiwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nuiwalo -nuiwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nuiwacho -nuiwavyo n(IX/X) -nuiwayo -nuiwazo u(XI) -nuiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nuiwako pa(XVI) -nuiwapo mu(XVIII) -nuiwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nuiwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenuiwa -onuiwa m-mi(III/IV) -onuiwa -yonuiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lonuiwa -yonuiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonuiwa -vyonuiwa n(IX/X) -yonuiwa -zonuiwa u(XI) -onuiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konuiwa pa(XVI) -ponuiwa mu(XVIII) -monuiwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.