tolewa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tolewa (infinitive kutolewa)

1. Passive form of -toa: to be produced, to be given out, to be published

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tolewa
Positive present -natolewa Subjunctive -tolewe Negative -tolewi Imperative singular tolewa
Infinitives
Positive kutolewa Negative kutotolewa
Imperatives
Singular tolewa Plural toleweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutolewa Positive past positive subject concord + -litolewa Negative past negative subject concord + -kutolewa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natolewa) Singular Plural 1st person ninatolewa/natolewa tunatolewa 2nd person unatolewa mnatolewa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatolewa wanatolewa other classes positive subject concord + -natolewa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tolewi) Singular Plural 1st person sitolewi hatutolewi 2nd person hutolewi hamtolewi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatolewi hawatolewi other classes negative subject concord + -tolewi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatolewa Negative future negative subject concord + -tatolewa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tolewe) Singular Plural 1st person nitolewe tutolewe 2nd person utolewe mtolewe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atolewe watolewe other classes positive subject concord + -tolewe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitolewe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetolewa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetolewa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitolewa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitolewa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atolewa) Singular Plural 1st person natolewa twatolewa 2nd person watolewa mwatolewa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atolewa watolewa m-mi(III/IV) watolewa yatolewa ji-ma(V/VI) latolewa yatolewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatolewa vyatolewa n(IX/X) yatolewa zatolewa u(XI) watolewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatolewa pa(XVI) patolewa mu(XVIII) mwatolewa
Perfect positive subject concord + -metolewa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatolewa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatolewa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitolewa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotolewa Consecutive katolewa / positive subject concord + -katolewa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katolewe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitolewa -tutolewa 2nd person -kutolewa -watolewa/-kutoleweni/-watoleweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtolewa -watolewa m-mi(III/IV) -utolewa -itolewa ji-ma(V/VI) -litolewa -yatolewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitolewa -vitolewa n(IX/X) -itolewa -zitolewa u(XI) -utolewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutolewa pa(XVI) -patolewa mu(XVIII) -mutolewa Reflexive -jitolewa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tolewa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tolewaye -tolewao m-mi(III/IV) -tolewao -tolewayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tolewalo -tolewayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tolewacho -tolewavyo n(IX/X) -tolewayo -tolewazo u(XI) -tolewao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tolewako pa(XVI) -tolewapo mu(XVIII) -tolewamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tolewa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetolewa -otolewa m-mi(III/IV) -otolewa -yotolewa ji-ma(V/VI) -lotolewa -yotolewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotolewa -vyotolewa n(IX/X) -yotolewa -zotolewa u(XI) -otolewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotolewa pa(XVI) -potolewa mu(XVIII) -motolewa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.