shukiwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-shukiwa (infinitive kushukiwa)

1. Passive form of -shuku: to be suspected for something, to be the object of worry

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shukiwa
Positive present -nashukiwa Subjunctive -shukiwe Negative -shukiwi Imperative singular shukiwa
Infinitives
Positive kushukiwa Negative kutoshukiwa
Imperatives
Singular shukiwa Plural shukiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushukiwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lishukiwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kushukiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashukiwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninashukiwa/nashukiwa tunashukiwa 2nd person unashukiwa mnashukiwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashukiwa wanashukiwa other classes positive subject concord + -nashukiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shukiwi) Singular Plural 1st person sishukiwi hatushukiwi 2nd person hushukiwi hamshukiwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashukiwi hawashukiwi other classes negative subject concord + -shukiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashukiwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tashukiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shukiwe) Singular Plural 1st person nishukiwe tushukiwe 2nd person ushukiwe mshukiwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashukiwe washukiwe other classes positive subject concord + -shukiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishukiwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshukiwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshukiwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishukiwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishukiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashukiwa) Singular Plural 1st person nashukiwa twashukiwa 2nd person washukiwa mwashukiwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashukiwa washukiwa m-mi(III/IV) washukiwa yashukiwa ji-ma(V/VI) lashukiwa yashukiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashukiwa vyashukiwa n(IX/X) yashukiwa zashukiwa u(XI) washukiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwashukiwa pa(XVI) pashukiwa mu(XVIII) mwashukiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshukiwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshashukiwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashukiwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kishukiwa "If not" positive subject concord + -siposhukiwa Consecutive kashukiwa / positive subject concord + -kashukiwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashukiwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nishukiwa -tushukiwa 2nd person -kushukiwa -washukiwa/-kushukiweni/-washukiweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshukiwa -washukiwa m-mi(III/IV) -ushukiwa -ishukiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lishukiwa -yashukiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishukiwa -vishukiwa n(IX/X) -ishukiwa -zishukiwa u(XI) -ushukiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kushukiwa pa(XVI) -pashukiwa mu(XVIII) -mushukiwa Reflexive -jishukiwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shukiwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -shukiwaye -shukiwao m-mi(III/IV) -shukiwao -shukiwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -shukiwalo -shukiwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shukiwacho -shukiwavyo n(IX/X) -shukiwayo -shukiwazo u(XI) -shukiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -shukiwako pa(XVI) -shukiwapo mu(XVIII) -shukiwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shukiwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeshukiwa -oshukiwa m-mi(III/IV) -oshukiwa -yoshukiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -loshukiwa -yoshukiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshukiwa -vyoshukiwa n(IX/X) -yoshukiwa -zoshukiwa u(XI) -oshukiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koshukiwa pa(XVI) -poshukiwa mu(XVIII) -moshukiwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.