bakwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

Verb

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  1. Passive form ofCategory:Swahili passive verbs -baka

Conjugation

Conjugation of -bakwa
Positive present -nabakwa
Subjunctive -bakwe
Negative -bakwi
Imperative singular bakwa
Infinitives
Positive kubakwa
Negative kutobakwa
Imperatives
Singular bakwa
Plural bakweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubakwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -libakwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kubakwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabakwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninabakwa/nabakwa tunabakwa
2nd person unabakwa mnabakwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabakwa wanabakwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nabakwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bakwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sibakwi hatubakwi
2nd person hubakwi hambakwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) habakwi hawabakwi
other classes negative subject concord + -bakwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabakwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tabakwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bakwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nibakwe tubakwe
2nd person ubakwe mbakwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abakwe wabakwe
other classes positive subject concord + -bakwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibakwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebakwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebakwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibakwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibakwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abakwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nabakwa twabakwa
2nd person wabakwa mwabakwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abakwa wabakwa
m-mi(III/IV) wabakwa yabakwa
ji-ma(V/VI) labakwa yabakwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabakwa vyabakwa
n(IX/X) yabakwa zabakwa
u(XI) wabakwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwabakwa
pa(XVI) pabakwa
mu(XVIII) mwabakwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebakwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshabakwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabakwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kibakwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipobakwa
Consecutive kabakwa / positive subject concord + -kabakwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabakwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nibakwa -tubakwa
2nd person -kubakwa -wabakwa/-kubakweni/-wabakweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbakwa -wabakwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ubakwa -ibakwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -libakwa -yabakwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibakwa -vibakwa
n(IX/X) -ibakwa -zibakwa
u(XI) -ubakwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kubakwa
pa(XVI) -pabakwa
mu(XVIII) -mubakwa
Reflexive -jibakwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bakwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -bakwaye -bakwao
m-mi(III/IV) -bakwao -bakwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -bakwalo -bakwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bakwacho -bakwavyo
n(IX/X) -bakwayo -bakwazo
u(XI) -bakwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -bakwako
pa(XVI) -bakwapo
mu(XVIII) -bakwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bakwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yebakwa -obakwa
m-mi(III/IV) -obakwa -yobakwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lobakwa -yobakwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobakwa -vyobakwa
n(IX/X) -yobakwa -zobakwa
u(XI) -obakwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kobakwa
pa(XVI) -pobakwa
mu(XVIII) -mobakwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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