amshwa

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-amshwa (infinitive kuamshwa)

  1. Passive form of -amsha

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -amshwa
Positive present -naamshwa
Subjunctive -amshwe
Negative -amshwi
Imperative singular amshwa
Infinitives
Positive kuamshwa
Negative kutoamshwa
Imperatives
Singular amshwa
Plural amshweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huamshwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -liamshwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuamshwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naamshwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaamshwa/naamshwa tunaamshwa
2nd person unaamshwa mnaamshwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaamshwa wanaamshwa
other classes positive subject concord + -naamshwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -amshwi)
Singular Plural
1st person siamshwi hatuamshwi
2nd person huamshwi hamwamshwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haamshwi hawaamshwi
other classes negative subject concord + -amshwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taamshwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -taamshwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -amshwe)
Singular Plural
1st person niamshwe tuamshwe
2nd person uamshwe mwamshwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamshwe waamshwe
other classes positive subject concord + -amshwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siamshwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeamshwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeamshwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliamshwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliamshwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aamshwa)
Singular Plural
1st person naamshwa twaamshwa
2nd person waamshwa mwaamshwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamshwa waamshwa
m-mi(III/IV) waamshwa yaamshwa
ji-ma(V/VI) laamshwa yaamshwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaamshwa vyaamshwa
n(IX/X) yaamshwa zaamshwa
u(XI) waamshwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaamshwa
pa(XVI) paamshwa
mu(XVIII) mwaamshwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meamshwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaamshwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaamshwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiamshwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoamshwa
Consecutive kaamshwa / positive subject concord + -kaamshwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaamshwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niamshwa -tuamshwa
2nd person -kuamshwa -waamshwa/-kuamshweni/-waamshweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwamshwa -waamshwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uamshwa -iamshwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -liamshwa -yaamshwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiamshwa -viamshwa
n(IX/X) -iamshwa -ziamshwa
u(XI) -uamshwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuamshwa
pa(XVI) -paamshwa
mu(XVIII) -muamshwa
Reflexive -jiamshwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -amshwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -amshwaye -amshwao
m-mi(III/IV) -amshwao -amshwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -amshwalo -amshwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -amshwacho -amshwavyo
n(IX/X) -amshwayo -amshwazo
u(XI) -amshwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -amshwako
pa(XVI) -amshwapo
mu(XVIII) -amshwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -amshwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeamshwa -oamshwa
m-mi(III/IV) -oamshwa -yoamshwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -loamshwa -yoamshwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choamshwa -vyoamshwa
n(IX/X) -yoamshwa -zoamshwa
u(XI) -oamshwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koamshwa
pa(XVI) -poamshwa
mu(XVIII) -moamshwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.