legwa

Swahili

Verb

-legwa (infinitive kulegwa)

Passive form of -lega

Conjugation

Conjugation of -legwa

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kulegwa

kutolegwa

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

legwa

legweni

Habitual

hulegwa

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	nililegwa nalilegwa	tulilegwa twalilegwa	ulilegwa walilegwa	mlilegwa mwalilegwa	alilegwa	walilegwa	ulilegwa	ililegwa	lililegwa	yalilegwa	kililegwa	vililegwa	ililegwa	zililegwa	ulilegwa	kulilegwa	palilegwa	mulilegwa
Relative	niliolegwa naliolegwa	tuliolegwa twaliolegwa	uliolegwa waliolegwa	mliolegwa mwaliolegwa	aliolegwa	waliolegwa	uliolegwa	iliolegwa	liliolegwa	yaliolegwa	kiliolegwa	viliolegwa	iliolegwa	ziliolegwa	uliolegwa	kuliolegwa	paliolegwa	muliolegwa
Negative	sikulegwa	hatukulegwa	hukulegwa	hamkulegwa	hakulegwa	hawakulegwa	haukulegwa	haikulegwa	halikulegwa	hayakulegwa	hakikulegwa	havikulegwa	haikulegwa	hazikulegwa	haukulegwa	hakukulegwa	hapakulegwa	hamukulegwa

Present
Positive	ninalegwa nalegwa	tunalegwa	unalegwa	mnalegwa	analegwa	wanalegwa	unalegwa	inalegwa	linalegwa	yanalegwa	kinalegwa	vinalegwa	inalegwa	zinalegwa	unalegwa	kunalegwa	panalegwa	munalegwa
Relative	ninaolegwa naolegwa	tunaolegwa	unaolegwa	mnaolegwa	anaolegwa	wanaolegwa	unaolegwa	inaolegwa	linaolegwa	yanaolegwa	kinaolegwa	vinaolegwa	inaolegwa	zinaolegwa	unaolegwa	kunaolegwa	panaolegwa	munaolegwa
Negative	silegwi	hatulegwi	hulegwi	hamlegwi	halegwi	hawalegwi	haulegwi	hailegwi	halilegwi	hayalegwi	hakilegwi	havilegwi	hailegwi	hazilegwi	haulegwi	hakulegwi	hapalegwi	hamulegwi

Future
Positive	nitalegwa	tutalegwa	utalegwa	mtalegwa	atalegwa	watalegwa	utalegwa	italegwa	litalegwa	yatalegwa	kitalegwa	vitalegwa	italegwa	zitalegwa	utalegwa	kutalegwa	patalegwa	mutalegwa
Relative	nitakaolegwa	tutakaolegwa	utakaolegwa	mtakaolegwa	atakaolegwa	watakaolegwa	utakaolegwa	itakaolegwa	litakaolegwa	yatakaolegwa	kitakaolegwa	vitakaolegwa	itakaolegwa	zitakaolegwa	utakaolegwa	kutakaolegwa	patakaolegwa	mutakaolegwa
Negative	sitalegwa	hatutalegwa	hutalegwa	hamtalegwa	hatalegwa	hawatalegwa	hautalegwa	haitalegwa	halitalegwa	hayatalegwa	hakitalegwa	havitalegwa	haitalegwa	hazitalegwa	hautalegwa	hakutalegwa	hapatalegwa	hamutalegwa

Subjunctive
Positive	nilegwe	tulegwe	ulegwe	mlegwe	alegwe	walegwe	ulegwe	ilegwe	lilegwe	yalegwe	kilegwe	vilegwe	ilegwe	zilegwe	ulegwe	kulegwe	palegwe	mulegwe
Negative	nisilegwe	tusilegwe	usilegwe	msilegwe	asilegwe	wasilegwe	usilegwe	isilegwe	lisilegwe	yasilegwe	kisilegwe	visilegwe	isilegwe	zisilegwe	usilegwe	kusilegwe	pasilegwe	musilegwe

Present Conditional
Positive	ningelegwa	tungelegwa	ungelegwa	mngelegwa	angelegwa	wangelegwa	ungelegwa	ingelegwa	lingelegwa	yangelegwa	kingelegwa	vingelegwa	ingelegwa	zingelegwa	ungelegwa	kungelegwa	pangelegwa	mungelegwa
Negative	nisingelegwa singelegwa	tusingelegwa hatungelegwa	usingelegwa hungelegwa	msingelegwa hamngelegwa	asingelegwa hangelegwa	wasingelegwa hawangelegwa	usingelegwa haungelegwa	isingelegwa haingelegwa	lisingelegwa halingelegwa	yasingelegwa hayangelegwa	kisingelegwa hakingelegwa	visingelegwa havingelegwa	isingelegwa haingelegwa	zisingelegwa hazingelegwa	usingelegwa haungelegwa	kusingelegwa hakungelegwa	pasingelegwa hapangelegwa	musingelegwa hamungelegwa

Past Conditional
Positive	ningalilegwa	tungalilegwa	ungalilegwa	mngalilegwa	angalilegwa	wangalilegwa	ungalilegwa	ingalilegwa	lingalilegwa	yangalilegwa	kingalilegwa	vingalilegwa	ingalilegwa	zingalilegwa	ungalilegwa	kungalilegwa	pangalilegwa	mungalilegwa
Negative	nisingalilegwa singalilegwa	tusingalilegwa hatungalilegwa	usingalilegwa hungalilegwa	msingalilegwa hamngalilegwa	asingalilegwa hangalilegwa	wasingalilegwa hawangalilegwa	usingalilegwa haungalilegwa	isingalilegwa haingalilegwa	lisingalilegwa halingalilegwa	yasingalilegwa hayangalilegwa	kisingalilegwa hakingalilegwa	visingalilegwa havingalilegwa	isingalilegwa haingalilegwa	zisingalilegwa hazingalilegwa	usingalilegwa haungalilegwa	kusingalilegwa hakungalilegwa	pasingalilegwa hapangalilegwa	musingalilegwa hamungalilegwa

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningelilegwa	tungelilegwa	ungelilegwa	mngelilegwa	angelilegwa	wangelilegwa	ungelilegwa	ingelilegwa	lingelilegwa	yangelilegwa	kingelilegwa	vingelilegwa	ingelilegwa	zingelilegwa	ungelilegwa	kungelilegwa	pangelilegwa	mungelilegwa

General Relative
Positive	nilegwao	tulegwao	ulegwao	mlegwao	alegwao	walegwao	ulegwao	ilegwao	lilegwao	yalegwao	kilegwao	vilegwao	ilegwao	zilegwao	ulegwao	kulegwao	palegwao	mulegwao
Negative	nisiolegwa	tusiolegwa	usiolegwa	msiolegwa	asiolegwa	wasiolegwa	usiolegwa	isiolegwa	lisiolegwa	yasiolegwa	kisiolegwa	visiolegwa	isiolegwa	zisiolegwa	usiolegwa	kusiolegwa	pasiolegwa	musiolegwa

Gnomic
Positive	nalegwa	twalegwa	walegwa	mwalegwa	alegwa	walegwa	walegwa	yalegwa	lalegwa	yalegwa	chalegwa	vyalegwa	yalegwa	zalegwa	walegwa	kwalegwa	palegwa	mwalegwa

Perfect
Positive	nimelegwa	tumelegwa	umelegwa	mmelegwa	amelegwa	wamelegwa	umelegwa	imelegwa	limelegwa	yamelegwa	kimelegwa	vimelegwa	imelegwa	zimelegwa	umelegwa	kumelegwa	pamelegwa	mumelegwa

"Already"
Positive	nimeshalegwa	tumeshalegwa	umeshalegwa	mmeshalegwa	ameshalegwa	wameshalegwa	umeshalegwa	imeshalegwa	limeshalegwa	yameshalegwa	kimeshalegwa	vimeshalegwa	imeshalegwa	zimeshalegwa	umeshalegwa	kumeshalegwa	pameshalegwa	mumeshalegwa

"Not yet"
Negative	sijalegwa	hatujalegwa	hujalegwa	hamjalegwa	hajalegwa	hawajalegwa	haujalegwa	haijalegwa	halijalegwa	hayajalegwa	hakijalegwa	havijalegwa	haijalegwa	hazijalegwa	haujalegwa	hakujalegwa	hapajalegwa	hamujalegwa

"If/When"
Positive	nikilegwa	tukilegwa	ukilegwa	mkilegwa	akilegwa	wakilegwa	ukilegwa	ikilegwa	likilegwa	yakilegwa	kikilegwa	vikilegwa	ikilegwa	zikilegwa	ukilegwa	kukilegwa	pakilegwa	mukilegwa

"If not"
Negative	nisipolegwa	tusipolegwa	usipolegwa	msipolegwa	asipolegwa	wasipolegwa	usipolegwa	isipolegwa	lisipolegwa	yasipolegwa	kisipolegwa	visipolegwa	isipolegwa	zisipolegwa	usipolegwa	kusipolegwa	pasipolegwa	musipolegwa

Consecutive
Positive	nikalegwa	tukalegwa	ukalegwa	mkalegwa	akalegwa	wakalegwa	ukalegwa	ikalegwa	likalegwa	yakalegwa	kikalegwa	vikalegwa	ikalegwa	zikalegwa	ukalegwa	kukalegwa	pakalegwa	mukalegwa

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.

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