| Conjugation of -jua |
| Non-finite forms |
| Form |
Positive |
Negative |
| Infinitive |
kujua |
kutojua |
| Simple finite forms |
| Positive form |
Singular |
Plural |
| Imperative |
jua |
jueni |
| Habitual |
hujua |
| Complex finite forms |
| Polarity |
Persons |
Persons / Classes |
Classes |
| 1st |
2nd |
3rd / M-wa |
M-mi |
Ma |
Ki-vi |
N |
U |
Ku |
Pa |
Mu |
| Sg. |
Pl. |
Sg. |
Pl. |
Sg. / 1 |
Pl. / 2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 / 14 |
15 / 17 |
16 |
18 |
| Past |
| Positive |
nilijua nalijua |
tulijua twalijua |
ulijua walijua |
mlijua mwalijua |
alijua |
walijua |
ulijua |
ilijua |
lilijua |
yalijua |
kilijua |
vilijua |
ilijua |
zilijua |
ulijua |
kulijua |
palijua |
mulijua |
| Relative |
niliojua naliojua |
tuliojua twaliojua |
uliojua waliojua |
mliojua mwaliojua |
aliojua |
waliojua |
uliojua |
iliojua |
liliojua |
yaliojua |
kiliojua |
viliojua |
iliojua |
ziliojua |
uliojua |
kuliojua |
paliojua |
muliojua |
| Negative |
sikujua |
hatukujua |
hukujua |
hamkujua |
hakujua |
hawakujua |
haukujua |
haikujua |
halikujua |
hayakujua |
hakikujua |
havikujua |
haikujua |
hazikujua |
haukujua |
hakukujua |
hapakujua |
hamukujua |
|
| Present |
| Positive |
ninajua najua |
tunajua |
unajua |
mnajua |
anajua |
wanajua |
unajua |
inajua |
linajua |
yanajua |
kinajua |
vinajua |
inajua |
zinajua |
unajua |
kunajua |
panajua |
munajua |
| Relative |
ninaojua naojua |
tunaojua |
unaojua |
mnaojua |
anaojua |
wanaojua |
unaojua |
inaojua |
linaojua |
yanaojua |
kinaojua |
vinaojua |
inaojua |
zinaojua |
unaojua |
kunaojua |
panaojua |
munaojua |
| Negative |
sijui |
hatujui |
hujui |
hamjui |
hajui |
hawajui |
haujui |
haijui |
halijui |
hayajui |
hakijui |
havijui |
haijui |
hazijui |
haujui |
hakujui |
hapajui |
hamujui |
|
| Future |
| Positive |
nitajua |
tutajua |
utajua |
mtajua |
atajua |
watajua |
utajua |
itajua |
litajua |
yatajua |
kitajua |
vitajua |
itajua |
zitajua |
utajua |
kutajua |
patajua |
mutajua |
| Relative |
nitakaojua |
tutakaojua |
utakaojua |
mtakaojua |
atakaojua |
watakaojua |
utakaojua |
itakaojua |
litakaojua |
yatakaojua |
kitakaojua |
vitakaojua |
itakaojua |
zitakaojua |
utakaojua |
kutakaojua |
patakaojua |
mutakaojua |
| Negative |
sitajua |
hatutajua |
hutajua |
hamtajua |
hatajua |
hawatajua |
hautajua |
haitajua |
halitajua |
hayatajua |
hakitajua |
havitajua |
haitajua |
hazitajua |
hautajua |
hakutajua |
hapatajua |
hamutajua |
|
| Subjunctive |
| Positive |
nijue |
tujue |
ujue |
mjue |
ajue |
wajue |
ujue |
ijue |
lijue |
yajue |
kijue |
vijue |
ijue |
zijue |
ujue |
kujue |
pajue |
mujue |
| Negative |
nisijue |
tusijue |
usijue |
msijue |
asijue |
wasijue |
usijue |
isijue |
lisijue |
yasijue |
kisijue |
visijue |
isijue |
zisijue |
usijue |
kusijue |
pasijue |
musijue |
|
| Present Conditional |
| Positive |
ningejua |
tungejua |
ungejua |
mngejua |
angejua |
wangejua |
ungejua |
ingejua |
lingejua |
yangejua |
kingejua |
vingejua |
ingejua |
zingejua |
ungejua |
kungejua |
pangejua |
mungejua |
| Negative |
nisingejua singejua |
tusingejua hatungejua |
usingejua hungejua |
msingejua hamngejua |
asingejua hangejua |
wasingejua hawangejua |
usingejua haungejua |
isingejua haingejua |
lisingejua halingejua |
yasingejua hayangejua |
kisingejua hakingejua |
visingejua havingejua |
isingejua haingejua |
zisingejua hazingejua |
usingejua haungejua |
kusingejua hakungejua |
pasingejua hapangejua |
musingejua hamungejua |
|
| Past Conditional |
| Positive |
ningalijua |
tungalijua |
ungalijua |
mngalijua |
angalijua |
wangalijua |
ungalijua |
ingalijua |
lingalijua |
yangalijua |
kingalijua |
vingalijua |
ingalijua |
zingalijua |
ungalijua |
kungalijua |
pangalijua |
mungalijua |
| Negative |
nisingalijua singalijua |
tusingalijua hatungalijua |
usingalijua hungalijua |
msingalijua hamngalijua |
asingalijua hangalijua |
wasingalijua hawangalijua |
usingalijua haungalijua |
isingalijua haingalijua |
lisingalijua halingalijua |
yasingalijua hayangalijua |
kisingalijua hakingalijua |
visingalijua havingalijua |
isingalijua haingalijua |
zisingalijua hazingalijua |
usingalijua haungalijua |
kusingalijua hakungalijua |
pasingalijua hapangalijua |
musingalijua hamungalijua |
|
| Conditional Contrary to Fact |
| Positive |
ningelijua |
tungelijua |
ungelijua |
mngelijua |
angelijua |
wangelijua |
ungelijua |
ingelijua |
lingelijua |
yangelijua |
kingelijua |
vingelijua |
ingelijua |
zingelijua |
ungelijua |
kungelijua |
pangelijua |
mungelijua |
|
| General Relative |
| Positive |
nijuao |
tujuao |
ujuao |
mjuao |
ajuao |
wajuao |
ujuao |
ijuao |
lijuao |
yajuao |
kijuao |
vijuao |
ijuao |
zijuao |
ujuao |
kujuao |
pajuao |
mujuao |
| Negative |
nisiojua |
tusiojua |
usiojua |
msiojua |
asiojua |
wasiojua |
usiojua |
isiojua |
lisiojua |
yasiojua |
kisiojua |
visiojua |
isiojua |
zisiojua |
usiojua |
kusiojua |
pasiojua |
musiojua |
|
| Gnomic |
| Positive |
najua |
twajua |
wajua |
mwajua |
ajua |
wajua |
wajua |
yajua |
lajua |
yajua |
chajua |
vyajua |
yajua |
zajua |
wajua |
kwajua |
pajua |
mwajua |
|
| Perfect |
| Positive |
nimejua |
tumejua |
umejua |
mmejua |
amejua |
wamejua |
umejua |
imejua |
limejua |
yamejua |
kimejua |
vimejua |
imejua |
zimejua |
umejua |
kumejua |
pamejua |
mumejua |
|
| "Already" |
| Positive |
nimeshajua |
tumeshajua |
umeshajua |
mmeshajua |
ameshajua |
wameshajua |
umeshajua |
imeshajua |
limeshajua |
yameshajua |
kimeshajua |
vimeshajua |
imeshajua |
zimeshajua |
umeshajua |
kumeshajua |
pameshajua |
mumeshajua |
|
| "Not yet" |
| Negative |
sijajua |
hatujajua |
hujajua |
hamjajua |
hajajua |
hawajajua |
haujajua |
haijajua |
halijajua |
hayajajua |
hakijajua |
havijajua |
haijajua |
hazijajua |
haujajua |
hakujajua |
hapajajua |
hamujajua |
|
| "If/When" |
| Positive |
nikijua |
tukijua |
ukijua |
mkijua |
akijua |
wakijua |
ukijua |
ikijua |
likijua |
yakijua |
kikijua |
vikijua |
ikijua |
zikijua |
ukijua |
kukijua |
pakijua |
mukijua |
|
| "If not" |
| Negative |
nisipojua |
tusipojua |
usipojua |
msipojua |
asipojua |
wasipojua |
usipojua |
isipojua |
lisipojua |
yasipojua |
kisipojua |
visipojua |
isipojua |
zisipojua |
usipojua |
kusipojua |
pasipojua |
musipojua |
|
| Consecutive |
| Positive |
nikajua |
tukajua |
ukajua |
mkajua |
akajua |
wakajua |
ukajua |
ikajua |
likajua |
yakajua |
kikajua |
vikajua |
ikajua |
zikajua |
ukajua |
kukajua |
pakajua |
mukajua |
|
| Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. |