| Conjugation of -lewa |
| Non-finite forms |
| Form |
Positive |
Negative |
| Infinitive |
kulewa |
kutolewa |
| Simple finite forms |
| Positive form |
Singular |
Plural |
| Imperative |
lewa |
leweni |
| Habitual |
hulewa |
| 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 |
nililewa nalilewa |
tulilewa twalilewa |
ulilewa walilewa |
mlilewa mwalilewa |
alilewa |
walilewa |
ulilewa |
ililewa |
lililewa |
yalilewa |
kililewa |
vililewa |
ililewa |
zililewa |
ulilewa |
kulilewa |
palilewa |
mulilewa |
| Relative |
niliolewa naliolewa |
tuliolewa twaliolewa |
uliolewa waliolewa |
mliolewa mwaliolewa |
aliolewa |
waliolewa |
uliolewa |
iliolewa |
liliolewa |
yaliolewa |
kiliolewa |
viliolewa |
iliolewa |
ziliolewa |
uliolewa |
kuliolewa |
paliolewa |
muliolewa |
| Negative |
sikulewa |
hatukulewa |
hukulewa |
hamkulewa |
hakulewa |
hawakulewa |
haukulewa |
haikulewa |
halikulewa |
hayakulewa |
hakikulewa |
havikulewa |
haikulewa |
hazikulewa |
haukulewa |
hakukulewa |
hapakulewa |
hamukulewa |
|
| Present |
| Positive |
ninalewa nalewa |
tunalewa |
unalewa |
mnalewa |
analewa |
wanalewa |
unalewa |
inalewa |
linalewa |
yanalewa |
kinalewa |
vinalewa |
inalewa |
zinalewa |
unalewa |
kunalewa |
panalewa |
munalewa |
| Relative |
ninaolewa naolewa |
tunaolewa |
unaolewa |
mnaolewa |
anaolewa |
wanaolewa |
unaolewa |
inaolewa |
linaolewa |
yanaolewa |
kinaolewa |
vinaolewa |
inaolewa |
zinaolewa |
unaolewa |
kunaolewa |
panaolewa |
munaolewa |
| Negative |
silewi |
hatulewi |
hulewi |
hamlewi |
halewi |
hawalewi |
haulewi |
hailewi |
halilewi |
hayalewi |
hakilewi |
havilewi |
hailewi |
hazilewi |
haulewi |
hakulewi |
hapalewi |
hamulewi |
|
| Future |
| Positive |
nitalewa |
tutalewa |
utalewa |
mtalewa |
atalewa |
watalewa |
utalewa |
italewa |
litalewa |
yatalewa |
kitalewa |
vitalewa |
italewa |
zitalewa |
utalewa |
kutalewa |
patalewa |
mutalewa |
| Relative |
nitakaolewa |
tutakaolewa |
utakaolewa |
mtakaolewa |
atakaolewa |
watakaolewa |
utakaolewa |
itakaolewa |
litakaolewa |
yatakaolewa |
kitakaolewa |
vitakaolewa |
itakaolewa |
zitakaolewa |
utakaolewa |
kutakaolewa |
patakaolewa |
mutakaolewa |
| Negative |
sitalewa |
hatutalewa |
hutalewa |
hamtalewa |
hatalewa |
hawatalewa |
hautalewa |
haitalewa |
halitalewa |
hayatalewa |
hakitalewa |
havitalewa |
haitalewa |
hazitalewa |
hautalewa |
hakutalewa |
hapatalewa |
hamutalewa |
|
| Subjunctive |
| Positive |
nilewe |
tulewe |
ulewe |
mlewe |
alewe |
walewe |
ulewe |
ilewe |
lilewe |
yalewe |
kilewe |
vilewe |
ilewe |
zilewe |
ulewe |
kulewe |
palewe |
mulewe |
| Negative |
nisilewe |
tusilewe |
usilewe |
msilewe |
asilewe |
wasilewe |
usilewe |
isilewe |
lisilewe |
yasilewe |
kisilewe |
visilewe |
isilewe |
zisilewe |
usilewe |
kusilewe |
pasilewe |
musilewe |
|
| Present Conditional |
| Positive |
ningelewa |
tungelewa |
ungelewa |
mngelewa |
angelewa |
wangelewa |
ungelewa |
ingelewa |
lingelewa |
yangelewa |
kingelewa |
vingelewa |
ingelewa |
zingelewa |
ungelewa |
kungelewa |
pangelewa |
mungelewa |
| Negative |
nisingelewa singelewa |
tusingelewa hatungelewa |
usingelewa hungelewa |
msingelewa hamngelewa |
asingelewa hangelewa |
wasingelewa hawangelewa |
usingelewa haungelewa |
isingelewa haingelewa |
lisingelewa halingelewa |
yasingelewa hayangelewa |
kisingelewa hakingelewa |
visingelewa havingelewa |
isingelewa haingelewa |
zisingelewa hazingelewa |
usingelewa haungelewa |
kusingelewa hakungelewa |
pasingelewa hapangelewa |
musingelewa hamungelewa |
|
| Past Conditional |
| Positive |
ningalilewa |
tungalilewa |
ungalilewa |
mngalilewa |
angalilewa |
wangalilewa |
ungalilewa |
ingalilewa |
lingalilewa |
yangalilewa |
kingalilewa |
vingalilewa |
ingalilewa |
zingalilewa |
ungalilewa |
kungalilewa |
pangalilewa |
mungalilewa |
| Negative |
nisingalilewa singalilewa |
tusingalilewa hatungalilewa |
usingalilewa hungalilewa |
msingalilewa hamngalilewa |
asingalilewa hangalilewa |
wasingalilewa hawangalilewa |
usingalilewa haungalilewa |
isingalilewa haingalilewa |
lisingalilewa halingalilewa |
yasingalilewa hayangalilewa |
kisingalilewa hakingalilewa |
visingalilewa havingalilewa |
isingalilewa haingalilewa |
zisingalilewa hazingalilewa |
usingalilewa haungalilewa |
kusingalilewa hakungalilewa |
pasingalilewa hapangalilewa |
musingalilewa hamungalilewa |
|
| Conditional Contrary to Fact |
| Positive |
ningelilewa |
tungelilewa |
ungelilewa |
mngelilewa |
angelilewa |
wangelilewa |
ungelilewa |
ingelilewa |
lingelilewa |
yangelilewa |
kingelilewa |
vingelilewa |
ingelilewa |
zingelilewa |
ungelilewa |
kungelilewa |
pangelilewa |
mungelilewa |
|
| General Relative |
| Positive |
nilewao |
tulewao |
ulewao |
mlewao |
alewao |
walewao |
ulewao |
ilewao |
lilewao |
yalewao |
kilewao |
vilewao |
ilewao |
zilewao |
ulewao |
kulewao |
palewao |
mulewao |
| Negative |
nisiolewa |
tusiolewa |
usiolewa |
msiolewa |
asiolewa |
wasiolewa |
usiolewa |
isiolewa |
lisiolewa |
yasiolewa |
kisiolewa |
visiolewa |
isiolewa |
zisiolewa |
usiolewa |
kusiolewa |
pasiolewa |
musiolewa |
|
| Gnomic |
| Positive |
nalewa |
twalewa |
walewa |
mwalewa |
alewa |
walewa |
walewa |
yalewa |
lalewa |
yalewa |
chalewa |
vyalewa |
yalewa |
zalewa |
walewa |
kwalewa |
palewa |
mwalewa |
|
| Perfect |
| Positive |
nimelewa |
tumelewa |
umelewa |
mmelewa |
amelewa |
wamelewa |
umelewa |
imelewa |
limelewa |
yamelewa |
kimelewa |
vimelewa |
imelewa |
zimelewa |
umelewa |
kumelewa |
pamelewa |
mumelewa |
|
| "Already" |
| Positive |
nimeshalewa |
tumeshalewa |
umeshalewa |
mmeshalewa |
ameshalewa |
wameshalewa |
umeshalewa |
imeshalewa |
limeshalewa |
yameshalewa |
kimeshalewa |
vimeshalewa |
imeshalewa |
zimeshalewa |
umeshalewa |
kumeshalewa |
pameshalewa |
mumeshalewa |
|
| "Not yet" |
| Negative |
sijalewa |
hatujalewa |
hujalewa |
hamjalewa |
hajalewa |
hawajalewa |
haujalewa |
haijalewa |
halijalewa |
hayajalewa |
hakijalewa |
havijalewa |
haijalewa |
hazijalewa |
haujalewa |
hakujalewa |
hapajalewa |
hamujalewa |
|
| "If/When" |
| Positive |
nikilewa |
tukilewa |
ukilewa |
mkilewa |
akilewa |
wakilewa |
ukilewa |
ikilewa |
likilewa |
yakilewa |
kikilewa |
vikilewa |
ikilewa |
zikilewa |
ukilewa |
kukilewa |
pakilewa |
mukilewa |
|
| "If not" |
| Negative |
nisipolewa |
tusipolewa |
usipolewa |
msipolewa |
asipolewa |
wasipolewa |
usipolewa |
isipolewa |
lisipolewa |
yasipolewa |
kisipolewa |
visipolewa |
isipolewa |
zisipolewa |
usipolewa |
kusipolewa |
pasipolewa |
musipolewa |
|
| Consecutive |
| Positive |
nikalewa |
tukalewa |
ukalewa |
mkalewa |
akalewa |
wakalewa |
ukalewa |
ikalewa |
likalewa |
yakalewa |
kikalewa |
vikalewa |
ikalewa |
zikalewa |
ukalewa |
kukalewa |
pakalewa |
mukalewa |
|
| 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. |