pakwa

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-pakwa (infinitive kupakwa)

  1. Passive form of -paka: to be spread or applied

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -pakwa
Positive present -napakwa
Subjunctive -pakwe
Negative -pakwi
Imperative singular pakwa
Infinitives
Positive kupakwa
Negative kutopakwa
Imperatives
Singular pakwa
Plural pakweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupakwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipakwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupakwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napakwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapakwa/napakwa tunapakwa
2nd person unapakwa mnapakwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapakwa wanapakwa
other classes positive subject concord + -napakwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pakwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sipakwi hatupakwi
2nd person hupakwi hampakwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapakwi hawapakwi
other classes negative subject concord + -pakwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapakwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapakwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pakwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nipakwe tupakwe
2nd person upakwe mpakwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apakwe wapakwe
other classes positive subject concord + -pakwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipakwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepakwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepakwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipakwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipakwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apakwa)
Singular Plural
1st person napakwa twapakwa
2nd person wapakwa mwapakwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apakwa wapakwa
m-mi(III/IV) wapakwa yapakwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lapakwa yapakwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapakwa vyapakwa
n(IX/X) yapakwa zapakwa
u(XI) wapakwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapakwa
pa(XVI) papakwa
mu(XVIII) mwapakwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepakwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapakwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japakwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipakwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopakwa
Consecutive kapakwa / positive subject concord + -kapakwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapakwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nipakwa -tupakwa
2nd person -kupakwa -wapakwa/-kupakweni/-wapakweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpakwa -wapakwa
m-mi(III/IV) -upakwa -ipakwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipakwa -yapakwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipakwa -vipakwa
n(IX/X) -ipakwa -zipakwa
u(XI) -upakwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kupakwa
pa(XVI) -papakwa
mu(XVIII) -mupakwa
Reflexive -jipakwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pakwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -pakwaye -pakwao
m-mi(III/IV) -pakwao -pakwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -pakwalo -pakwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pakwacho -pakwavyo
n(IX/X) -pakwayo -pakwazo
u(XI) -pakwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -pakwako
pa(XVI) -pakwapo
mu(XVIII) -pakwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pakwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepakwa -opakwa
m-mi(III/IV) -opakwa -yopakwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopakwa -yopakwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopakwa -vyopakwa
n(IX/X) -yopakwa -zopakwa
u(XI) -opakwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopakwa
pa(XVI) -popakwa
mu(XVIII) -mopakwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.