liliwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-liliwa (infinitive kuliliwa)

1. Passive form of -lia

Conjugation

Conjugation of -liliwa
Positive present -naliliwa Subjunctive -liliwe Negative -liliwi Imperative singular liliwa
Infinitives
Positive kuliliwa Negative kutoliliwa
Imperatives
Singular liliwa Plural liliweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huliliwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lililiwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuliliwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naliliwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaliliwa/naliliwa tunaliliwa 2nd person unaliliwa mnaliliwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analiliwa wanaliliwa other classes positive subject concord + -naliliwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -liliwi) Singular Plural 1st person sililiwi hatuliliwi 2nd person huliliwi hamliliwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haliliwi hawaliliwi other classes negative subject concord + -liliwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taliliwa Negative future negative subject concord + -taliliwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -liliwe) Singular Plural 1st person nililiwe tuliliwe 2nd person uliliwe mliliwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aliliwe waliliwe other classes positive subject concord + -liliwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sililiwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeliliwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeliliwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalililiwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalililiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aliliwa) Singular Plural 1st person naliliwa twaliliwa 2nd person waliliwa mwaliliwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aliliwa waliliwa m-mi(III/IV) waliliwa yaliliwa ji-ma(V/VI) laliliwa yaliliwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaliliwa vyaliliwa n(IX/X) yaliliwa zaliliwa u(XI) waliliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaliliwa pa(XVI) paliliwa mu(XVIII) mwaliliwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meliliwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaliliwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaliliwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kililiwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoliliwa Consecutive kaliliwa / positive subject concord + -kaliliwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaliliwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nililiwa -tuliliwa 2nd person -kuliliwa -waliliwa/-kuliliweni/-waliliweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mliliwa -waliliwa m-mi(III/IV) -uliliwa -ililiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lililiwa -yaliliwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kililiwa -vililiwa n(IX/X) -ililiwa -zililiwa u(XI) -uliliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuliliwa pa(XVI) -paliliwa mu(XVIII) -muliliwa Reflexive -jililiwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -liliwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -liliwaye -liliwao m-mi(III/IV) -liliwao -liliwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -liliwalo -liliwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -liliwacho -liliwavyo n(IX/X) -liliwayo -liliwazo u(XI) -liliwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -liliwako pa(XVI) -liliwapo mu(XVIII) -liliwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -liliwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeliliwa -oliliwa m-mi(III/IV) -oliliwa -yoliliwa ji-ma(V/VI) -loliliwa -yoliliwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choliliwa -vyoliliwa n(IX/X) -yoliliwa -zoliliwa u(XI) -oliliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koliliwa pa(XVI) -poliliwa mu(XVIII) -moliliwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.