kamatwa

Swahili

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Verb

-kamatwa (infinitive kukamatwa)

1. Passive form of -kamata: to be arrested

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kamatwa
Positive present -nakamatwa Subjunctive -kamatwe Negative -kamatwi Imperative singular kamatwa
Infinitives
Positive kukamatwa Negative kutokamatwa
Imperatives
Singular kamatwa Plural kamatweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukamatwa Positive past positive subject concord + -likamatwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kukamatwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakamatwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninakamatwa/nakamatwa tunakamatwa 2nd person unakamatwa mnakamatwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakamatwa wanakamatwa other classes positive subject concord + -nakamatwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kamatwi) Singular Plural 1st person sikamatwi hatukamatwi 2nd person hukamatwi hamkamatwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakamatwi hawakamatwi other classes negative subject concord + -kamatwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takamatwa Negative future negative subject concord + -takamatwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kamatwe) Singular Plural 1st person nikamatwe tukamatwe 2nd person ukamatwe mkamatwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akamatwe wakamatwe other classes positive subject concord + -kamatwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikamatwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekamatwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekamatwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikamatwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikamatwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akamatwa) Singular Plural 1st person nakamatwa twakamatwa 2nd person wakamatwa mwakamatwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akamatwa wakamatwa m-mi(III/IV) wakamatwa yakamatwa ji-ma(V/VI) lakamatwa yakamatwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakamatwa vyakamatwa n(IX/X) yakamatwa zakamatwa u(XI) wakamatwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakamatwa pa(XVI) pakamatwa mu(XVIII) mwakamatwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekamatwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakamatwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakamatwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikamatwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokamatwa Consecutive kakamatwa / positive subject concord + -kakamatwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakamatwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikamatwa -tukamatwa 2nd person -kukamatwa -wakamatwa/-kukamatweni/-wakamatweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkamatwa -wakamatwa m-mi(III/IV) -ukamatwa -ikamatwa ji-ma(V/VI) -likamatwa -yakamatwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikamatwa -vikamatwa n(IX/X) -ikamatwa -zikamatwa u(XI) -ukamatwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukamatwa pa(XVI) -pakamatwa mu(XVIII) -mukamatwa Reflexive -jikamatwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kamatwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kamatwaye -kamatwao m-mi(III/IV) -kamatwao -kamatwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kamatwalo -kamatwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kamatwacho -kamatwavyo n(IX/X) -kamatwayo -kamatwazo u(XI) -kamatwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kamatwako pa(XVI) -kamatwapo mu(XVIII) -kamatwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kamatwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekamatwa -okamatwa m-mi(III/IV) -okamatwa -yokamatwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lokamatwa -yokamatwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokamatwa -vyokamatwa n(IX/X) -yokamatwa -zokamatwa u(XI) -okamatwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokamatwa pa(XVI) -pokamatwa mu(XVIII) -mokamatwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.