avya

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-avya (infinitive kuavya)

1. to abort (stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -avya
Positive present -naavya Subjunctive -avye Negative -avyi Imperative singular avya
Infinitives
Positive kuavya Negative kutoavya
Imperatives
Singular avya Plural avyeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huavya Positive past positive subject concord + -liavya Negative past negative subject concord + -kuavya
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naavya) Singular Plural 1st person ninaavya/naavya tunaavya 2nd person unaavya mnaavya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaavya wanaavya other classes positive subject concord + -naavya
Negative present (negative subject concord + -avyi) Singular Plural 1st person siavyi hatuavyi 2nd person huavyi hamwavyi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haavyi hawaavyi other classes negative subject concord + -avyi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taavya Negative future negative subject concord + -taavya
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -avye) Singular Plural 1st person niavye tuavye 2nd person uavye mwavye 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aavye waavye other classes positive subject concord + -avye
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siavye Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeavya Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeavya Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliavya Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliavya
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aavya) Singular Plural 1st person naavya twaavya 2nd person waavya mwaavya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aavya waavya m-mi(III/IV) waavya yaavya ji-ma(V/VI) laavya yaavya ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaavya vyaavya n(IX/X) yaavya zaavya u(XI) waavya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaavya pa(XVI) paavya mu(XVIII) mwaavya
Perfect positive subject concord + -meavya "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaavya "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaavya "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiavya "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoavya Consecutive kaavya / positive subject concord + -kaavya Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaavye
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niavya -tuavya 2nd person -kuavya -waavya/-kuavyeni/-waavyeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwavya -waavya m-mi(III/IV) -uavya -iavya ji-ma(V/VI) -liavya -yaavya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiavya -viavya n(IX/X) -iavya -ziavya u(XI) -uavya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuavya pa(XVI) -paavya mu(XVIII) -muavya Reflexive -jiavya
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -avya- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -avyaye -avyao m-mi(III/IV) -avyao -avyayo ji-ma(V/VI) -avyalo -avyayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -avyacho -avyavyo n(IX/X) -avyayo -avyazo u(XI) -avyao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -avyako pa(XVI) -avyapo mu(XVIII) -avyamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -avya) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeavya -oavya m-mi(III/IV) -oavya -yoavya ji-ma(V/VI) -loavya -yoavya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choavya -vyoavya n(IX/X) -yoavya -zoavya u(XI) -oavya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koavya pa(XVI) -poavya mu(XVIII) -moavya
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:
  • Other formations: -avya mimba

• Nominal derivations:
  • uavyaji (“abortion”)