uliwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-uliwa (infinitive kuuliwa)

1. Passive form of -ua

Conjugation

Conjugation of -uliwa
Positive present -nauliwa Subjunctive -uliwe Negative -uliwi Imperative singular uliwa
Infinitives
Positive kuuliwa Negative kutouliwa
Imperatives
Singular uliwa Plural uliweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huuliwa Positive past positive subject concord + -liuliwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuuliwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nauliwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninauliwa/nauliwa tunauliwa 2nd person unauliwa mnauliwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anauliwa wanauliwa other classes positive subject concord + -nauliwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -uliwi) Singular Plural 1st person siuliwi hatuuliwi 2nd person huuliwi hamuuliwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hauliwi hawauliwi other classes negative subject concord + -uliwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tauliwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tauliwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -uliwe) Singular Plural 1st person niuliwe tuuliwe 2nd person uuliwe muuliwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) auliwe wauliwe other classes positive subject concord + -uliwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siuliwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeuliwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeuliwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliuliwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliuliwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -auliwa) Singular Plural 1st person nauliwa twauliwa 2nd person wauliwa mwauliwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) auliwa wauliwa m-mi(III/IV) wauliwa yauliwa ji-ma(V/VI) lauliwa yauliwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chauliwa vyauliwa n(IX/X) yauliwa zauliwa u(XI) wauliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwauliwa pa(XVI) pauliwa mu(XVIII) mwauliwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meuliwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshauliwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jauliwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiuliwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipouliwa Consecutive kauliwa / positive subject concord + -kauliwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kauliwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niuliwa -tuuliwa 2nd person -kuuliwa -wauliwa/-kuuliweni/-wauliweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muuliwa -wauliwa m-mi(III/IV) -uuliwa -iuliwa ji-ma(V/VI) -liuliwa -yauliwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiuliwa -viuliwa n(IX/X) -iuliwa -ziuliwa u(XI) -uuliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuuliwa pa(XVI) -pauliwa mu(XVIII) -muuliwa Reflexive -jiuliwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -uliwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -uliwaye -uliwao m-mi(III/IV) -uliwao -uliwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -uliwalo -uliwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -uliwacho -uliwavyo n(IX/X) -uliwayo -uliwazo u(XI) -uliwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -uliwako pa(XVI) -uliwapo mu(XVIII) -uliwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -uliwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeuliwa -ouliwa m-mi(III/IV) -ouliwa -youliwa ji-ma(V/VI) -louliwa -youliwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chouliwa -vyouliwa n(IX/X) -youliwa -zouliwa u(XI) -ouliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kouliwa pa(XVI) -pouliwa mu(XVIII) -mouliwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.