kiukwa

Swahili

Verb

-kiukwa (infinitive kukiukwa)

  1. Passive form of -kiuka

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kiukwa
Positive present -nakiukwa
Subjunctive -kiukwe
Negative -kiukwi
Imperative singular kiukwa
Infinitives
Positive kukiukwa
Negative kutokiukwa
Imperatives
Singular kiukwa
Plural kiukweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukiukwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -likiukwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukiukwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakiukwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakiukwa/nakiukwa tunakiukwa
2nd person unakiukwa mnakiukwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakiukwa wanakiukwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nakiukwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kiukwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sikiukwi hatukiukwi
2nd person hukiukwi hamkiukwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakiukwi hawakiukwi
other classes negative subject concord + -kiukwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takiukwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -takiukwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kiukwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nikiukwe tukiukwe
2nd person ukiukwe mkiukwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akiukwe wakiukwe
other classes positive subject concord + -kiukwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikiukwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekiukwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekiukwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikiukwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikiukwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akiukwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nakiukwa twakiukwa
2nd person wakiukwa mwakiukwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akiukwa wakiukwa
m-mi(III/IV) wakiukwa yakiukwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lakiukwa yakiukwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakiukwa vyakiukwa
n(IX/X) yakiukwa zakiukwa
u(XI) wakiukwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakiukwa
pa(XVI) pakiukwa
mu(XVIII) mwakiukwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekiukwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakiukwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakiukwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikiukwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokiukwa
Consecutive kakiukwa / positive subject concord + -kakiukwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakiukwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikiukwa -tukiukwa
2nd person -kukiukwa -wakiukwa/-kukiukweni/-wakiukweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkiukwa -wakiukwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ukiukwa -ikiukwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -likiukwa -yakiukwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikiukwa -vikiukwa
n(IX/X) -ikiukwa -zikiukwa
u(XI) -ukiukwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukiukwa
pa(XVI) -pakiukwa
mu(XVIII) -mukiukwa
Reflexive -jikiukwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kiukwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -kiukwaye -kiukwao
m-mi(III/IV) -kiukwao -kiukwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -kiukwalo -kiukwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiukwacho -kiukwavyo
n(IX/X) -kiukwayo -kiukwazo
u(XI) -kiukwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kiukwako
pa(XVI) -kiukwapo
mu(XVIII) -kiukwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kiukwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekiukwa -okiukwa
m-mi(III/IV) -okiukwa -yokiukwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokiukwa -yokiukwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokiukwa -vyokiukwa
n(IX/X) -yokiukwa -zokiukwa
u(XI) -okiukwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokiukwa
pa(XVI) -pokiukwa
mu(XVIII) -mokiukwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

  • Nominal derivations:
    • ukiukwaji