wemo

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-wemo (infinitive kuwemo)

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Conjugation

Conjugation of -wemo
Positive present -nawemo Subjunctive -wemo Negative -wemo Imperative singular wemo
Infinitives
Positive kuwemo Negative kutowemo
Imperatives
Singular wemo Plural wemoni
Tensed forms
Habitual huwemo Positive past positive subject concord + -liwemo Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwemo
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawemo) Singular Plural 1st person ninawemo/nawemo tunawemo 2nd person unawemo mnawemo 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawemo wanawemo other classes positive subject concord + -nawemo
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wemo) Singular Plural 1st person siwemo hatuwemo 2nd person huwemo hamuwemo 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawemo hawawemo other classes negative subject concord + -wemo
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawemo Negative future negative subject concord + -tawemo
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wemo) Singular Plural 1st person niwemo tuwemo 2nd person uwemo muwemo 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awemo wawemo other classes positive subject concord + -wemo
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwemo Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewemo Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewemo Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwemo Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwemo
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awemo) Singular Plural 1st person nawemo twawemo 2nd person wawemo mwawemo 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awemo wawemo m-mi(III/IV) wawemo yawemo ji-ma(V/VI) lawemo yawemo ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawemo vyawemo n(IX/X) yawemo zawemo u(XI) wawemo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwawemo pa(XVI) pawemo mu(XVIII) mwawemo
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewemo "Already" positive subject concord + -meshawemo "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawemo "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwemo "If not" positive subject concord + -sipowemo Consecutive kawemo / positive subject concord + -kawemo Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawemo
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niwemo -tuwemo 2nd person -kuwemo -wawemo/-kuwemoni/-wawemoni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muwemo -wawemo m-mi(III/IV) -uwemo -iwemo ji-ma(V/VI) -liwemo -yawemo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiwemo -viwemo n(IX/X) -iwemo -ziwemo u(XI) -uwemo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuwemo pa(XVI) -pawemo mu(XVIII) -muwemo Reflexive -jiwemo
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wemo- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -wemoye -wemoo m-mi(III/IV) -wemoo -wemoyo ji-ma(V/VI) -wemolo -wemoyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wemocho -wemovyo n(IX/X) -wemoyo -wemozo u(XI) -wemoo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -wemoko pa(XVI) -wemopo mu(XVIII) -wemomo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wemo) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yewemo -owemo m-mi(III/IV) -owemo -yowemo ji-ma(V/VI) -lowemo -yowemo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowemo -vyowemo n(IX/X) -yowemo -zowemo u(XI) -owemo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kowemo pa(XVI) -powemo mu(XVIII) -mowemo
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.