wezea

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-wezea (infinitive kuwezea)

1. Applicative form of -weza

Conjugation

Conjugation of -wezea
Positive present -nawezea Subjunctive -wezee Negative -wezei Imperative singular wezea
Infinitives
Positive kuwezea Negative kutowezea
Imperatives
Singular wezea Plural wezeeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huwezea Positive past positive subject concord + -liwezea Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwezea
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawezea) Singular Plural 1st person ninawezea/nawezea tunawezea 2nd person unawezea mnawezea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawezea wanawezea other classes positive subject concord + -nawezea
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wezei) Singular Plural 1st person siwezei hatuwezei 2nd person huwezei hamuwezei 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawezei hawawezei other classes negative subject concord + -wezei
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawezea Negative future negative subject concord + -tawezea
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wezee) Singular Plural 1st person niwezee tuwezee 2nd person uwezee muwezee 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awezee wawezee other classes positive subject concord + -wezee
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwezee Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewezea Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewezea Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwezea Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwezea
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awezea) Singular Plural 1st person nawezea twawezea 2nd person wawezea mwawezea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awezea wawezea m-mi(III/IV) wawezea yawezea ji-ma(V/VI) lawezea yawezea ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawezea vyawezea n(IX/X) yawezea zawezea u(XI) wawezea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwawezea pa(XVI) pawezea mu(XVIII) mwawezea
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewezea "Already" positive subject concord + -meshawezea "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawezea "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwezea "If not" positive subject concord + -sipowezea Consecutive kawezea / positive subject concord + -kawezea Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawezee
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niwezea -tuwezea 2nd person -kuwezea -wawezea/-kuwezeeni/-wawezeeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muwezea -wawezea m-mi(III/IV) -uwezea -iwezea ji-ma(V/VI) -liwezea -yawezea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiwezea -viwezea n(IX/X) -iwezea -ziwezea u(XI) -uwezea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuwezea pa(XVI) -pawezea mu(XVIII) -muwezea Reflexive -jiwezea
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wezea- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -wezeaye -wezeao m-mi(III/IV) -wezeao -wezeayo ji-ma(V/VI) -wezealo -wezeayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wezeacho -wezeavyo n(IX/X) -wezeayo -wezeazo u(XI) -wezeao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -wezeako pa(XVI) -wezeapo mu(XVIII) -wezeamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wezea) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yewezea -owezea m-mi(III/IV) -owezea -yowezea ji-ma(V/VI) -lowezea -yowezea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowezea -vyowezea n(IX/X) -yowezea -zowezea u(XI) -owezea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kowezea pa(XVI) -powezea mu(XVIII) -mowezea
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.