wezeka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-wezeka (infinitive kuwezeka)

1. Stative form of -weza

Conjugation

Conjugation of -wezeka
Positive present -nawezeka Subjunctive -wezeke Negative -wezeki Imperative singular wezeka
Infinitives
Positive kuwezeka Negative kutowezeka
Imperatives
Singular wezeka Plural wezekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huwezeka Positive past positive subject concord + -liwezeka Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwezeka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawezeka) Singular Plural 1st person ninawezeka/nawezeka tunawezeka 2nd person unawezeka mnawezeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawezeka wanawezeka other classes positive subject concord + -nawezeka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wezeki) Singular Plural 1st person siwezeki hatuwezeki 2nd person huwezeki hamuwezeki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawezeki hawawezeki other classes negative subject concord + -wezeki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawezeka Negative future negative subject concord + -tawezeka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wezeke) Singular Plural 1st person niwezeke tuwezeke 2nd person uwezeke muwezeke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awezeke wawezeke other classes positive subject concord + -wezeke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwezeke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewezeka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewezeka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwezeka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwezeka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awezeka) Singular Plural 1st person nawezeka twawezeka 2nd person wawezeka mwawezeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awezeka wawezeka m-mi(III/IV) wawezeka yawezeka ji-ma(V/VI) lawezeka yawezeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawezeka vyawezeka n(IX/X) yawezeka zawezeka u(XI) wawezeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwawezeka pa(XVI) pawezeka mu(XVIII) mwawezeka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewezeka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshawezeka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawezeka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwezeka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipowezeka Consecutive kawezeka / positive subject concord + -kawezeka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawezeke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niwezeka -tuwezeka 2nd person -kuwezeka -wawezeka/-kuwezekeni/-wawezekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muwezeka -wawezeka m-mi(III/IV) -uwezeka -iwezeka ji-ma(V/VI) -liwezeka -yawezeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiwezeka -viwezeka n(IX/X) -iwezeka -ziwezeka u(XI) -uwezeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuwezeka pa(XVI) -pawezeka mu(XVIII) -muwezeka Reflexive -jiwezeka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wezeka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -wezekaye -wezekao m-mi(III/IV) -wezekao -wezekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -wezekalo -wezekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wezekacho -wezekavyo n(IX/X) -wezekayo -wezekazo u(XI) -wezekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -wezekako pa(XVI) -wezekapo mu(XVIII) -wezekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wezeka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yewezeka -owezeka m-mi(III/IV) -owezeka -yowezeka ji-ma(V/VI) -lowezeka -yowezeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowezeka -vyowezeka n(IX/X) -yowezeka -zowezeka u(XI) -owezeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kowezeka pa(XVI) -powezeka mu(XVIII) -mowezeka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Reciprocal: -wezekana (“to be possible”)