nyolewa

Swahili

Verb

-nyolewa (infinitive kunyolewa)

1. Passive form of -nyoa: to be shaven

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nyolewa
Positive present -nanyolewa Subjunctive -nyolewe Negative -nyolewi Imperative singular nyolewa
Infinitives
Positive kunyolewa Negative kutonyolewa
Imperatives
Singular nyolewa Plural nyoleweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunyolewa Positive past positive subject concord + -linyolewa Negative past negative subject concord + -kunyolewa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyolewa) Singular Plural 1st person ninanyolewa/nanyolewa tunanyolewa 2nd person unanyolewa mnanyolewa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananyolewa wananyolewa other classes positive subject concord + -nanyolewa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyolewi) Singular Plural 1st person sinyolewi hatunyolewi 2nd person hunyolewi hamnyolewi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanyolewi hawanyolewi other classes negative subject concord + -nyolewi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanyolewa Negative future negative subject concord + -tanyolewa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyolewe) Singular Plural 1st person ninyolewe tunyolewe 2nd person unyolewe mnyolewe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyolewe wanyolewe other classes positive subject concord + -nyolewe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinyolewe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenyolewa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenyolewa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinyolewa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinyolewa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anyolewa) Singular Plural 1st person nanyolewa twanyolewa 2nd person wanyolewa mwanyolewa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyolewa wanyolewa m-mi(III/IV) wanyolewa yanyolewa ji-ma(V/VI) lanyolewa yanyolewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanyolewa vyanyolewa n(IX/X) yanyolewa zanyolewa u(XI) wanyolewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanyolewa pa(XVI) panyolewa mu(XVIII) mwanyolewa
Perfect positive subject concord + -menyolewa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanyolewa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janyolewa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinyolewa "If not" positive subject concord + -siponyolewa Consecutive kanyolewa / positive subject concord + -kanyolewa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanyolewe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninyolewa -tunyolewa 2nd person -kunyolewa -wanyolewa/-kunyoleweni/-wanyoleweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnyolewa -wanyolewa m-mi(III/IV) -unyolewa -inyolewa ji-ma(V/VI) -linyolewa -yanyolewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinyolewa -vinyolewa n(IX/X) -inyolewa -zinyolewa u(XI) -unyolewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunyolewa pa(XVI) -panyolewa mu(XVIII) -munyolewa Reflexive -jinyolewa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nyolewa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nyolewaye -nyolewao m-mi(III/IV) -nyolewao -nyolewayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nyolewalo -nyolewayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nyolewacho -nyolewavyo n(IX/X) -nyolewayo -nyolewazo u(XI) -nyolewao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nyolewako pa(XVI) -nyolewapo mu(XVIII) -nyolewamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nyolewa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenyolewa -onyolewa m-mi(III/IV) -onyolewa -yonyolewa ji-ma(V/VI) -lonyolewa -yonyolewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonyolewa -vyonyolewa n(IX/X) -yonyolewa -zonyolewa u(XI) -onyolewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konyolewa pa(XVI) -ponyolewa mu(XVIII) -monyolewa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.