liwa

Swahili

Verb

-liwa (infinitive kuliwa)

Passive form of -la
be edible
Synonym: -lika

Conjugation

Conjugation of -liwa

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kuliwa

kutoliwa

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

liwa

liweni

Habitual

huliwa

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	nililiwa naliliwa	tuliliwa twaliliwa	uliliwa waliliwa	mliliwa mwaliliwa	aliliwa	waliliwa	uliliwa	ililiwa	lililiwa	yaliliwa	kililiwa	vililiwa	ililiwa	zililiwa	uliliwa	kuliliwa	paliliwa	muliliwa
Relative	nilioliwa nalioliwa	tulioliwa twalioliwa	ulioliwa walioliwa	mlioliwa mwalioliwa	alioliwa	walioliwa	ulioliwa	ilioliwa	lilioliwa	yalioliwa	kilioliwa	vilioliwa	ilioliwa	zilioliwa	ulioliwa	kulioliwa	palioliwa	mulioliwa
Negative	sikuliwa	hatukuliwa	hukuliwa	hamkuliwa	hakuliwa	hawakuliwa	haukuliwa	haikuliwa	halikuliwa	hayakuliwa	hakikuliwa	havikuliwa	haikuliwa	hazikuliwa	haukuliwa	hakukuliwa	hapakuliwa	hamukuliwa

Present
Positive	ninaliwa naliwa	tunaliwa	unaliwa	mnaliwa	analiwa	wanaliwa	unaliwa	inaliwa	linaliwa	yanaliwa	kinaliwa	vinaliwa	inaliwa	zinaliwa	unaliwa	kunaliwa	panaliwa	munaliwa
Relative	ninaoliwa naoliwa	tunaoliwa	unaoliwa	mnaoliwa	anaoliwa	wanaoliwa	unaoliwa	inaoliwa	linaoliwa	yanaoliwa	kinaoliwa	vinaoliwa	inaoliwa	zinaoliwa	unaoliwa	kunaoliwa	panaoliwa	munaoliwa
Negative	siliwi	hatuliwi	huliwi	hamliwi	haliwi	hawaliwi	hauliwi	hailiwi	haliliwi	hayaliwi	hakiliwi	haviliwi	hailiwi	haziliwi	hauliwi	hakuliwi	hapaliwi	hamuliwi

Future
Positive	nitaliwa	tutaliwa	utaliwa	mtaliwa	ataliwa	wataliwa	utaliwa	italiwa	litaliwa	yataliwa	kitaliwa	vitaliwa	italiwa	zitaliwa	utaliwa	kutaliwa	pataliwa	mutaliwa
Relative	nitakaoliwa	tutakaoliwa	utakaoliwa	mtakaoliwa	atakaoliwa	watakaoliwa	utakaoliwa	itakaoliwa	litakaoliwa	yatakaoliwa	kitakaoliwa	vitakaoliwa	itakaoliwa	zitakaoliwa	utakaoliwa	kutakaoliwa	patakaoliwa	mutakaoliwa
Negative	sitaliwa	hatutaliwa	hutaliwa	hamtaliwa	hataliwa	hawataliwa	hautaliwa	haitaliwa	halitaliwa	hayataliwa	hakitaliwa	havitaliwa	haitaliwa	hazitaliwa	hautaliwa	hakutaliwa	hapataliwa	hamutaliwa

Subjunctive
Positive	niliwe	tuliwe	uliwe	mliwe	aliwe	waliwe	uliwe	iliwe	liliwe	yaliwe	kiliwe	viliwe	iliwe	ziliwe	uliwe	kuliwe	paliwe	muliwe
Negative	nisiliwe	tusiliwe	usiliwe	msiliwe	asiliwe	wasiliwe	usiliwe	isiliwe	lisiliwe	yasiliwe	kisiliwe	visiliwe	isiliwe	zisiliwe	usiliwe	kusiliwe	pasiliwe	musiliwe

Present Conditional
Positive	ningeliwa	tungeliwa	ungeliwa	mngeliwa	angeliwa	wangeliwa	ungeliwa	ingeliwa	lingeliwa	yangeliwa	kingeliwa	vingeliwa	ingeliwa	zingeliwa	ungeliwa	kungeliwa	pangeliwa	mungeliwa
Negative	nisingeliwa singeliwa	tusingeliwa hatungeliwa	usingeliwa hungeliwa	msingeliwa hamngeliwa	asingeliwa hangeliwa	wasingeliwa hawangeliwa	usingeliwa haungeliwa	isingeliwa haingeliwa	lisingeliwa halingeliwa	yasingeliwa hayangeliwa	kisingeliwa hakingeliwa	visingeliwa havingeliwa	isingeliwa haingeliwa	zisingeliwa hazingeliwa	usingeliwa haungeliwa	kusingeliwa hakungeliwa	pasingeliwa hapangeliwa	musingeliwa hamungeliwa

Past Conditional
Positive	ningaliliwa	tungaliliwa	ungaliliwa	mngaliliwa	angaliliwa	wangaliliwa	ungaliliwa	ingaliliwa	lingaliliwa	yangaliliwa	kingaliliwa	vingaliliwa	ingaliliwa	zingaliliwa	ungaliliwa	kungaliliwa	pangaliliwa	mungaliliwa
Negative	nisingaliliwa singaliliwa	tusingaliliwa hatungaliliwa	usingaliliwa hungaliliwa	msingaliliwa hamngaliliwa	asingaliliwa hangaliliwa	wasingaliliwa hawangaliliwa	usingaliliwa haungaliliwa	isingaliliwa haingaliliwa	lisingaliliwa halingaliliwa	yasingaliliwa hayangaliliwa	kisingaliliwa hakingaliliwa	visingaliliwa havingaliliwa	isingaliliwa haingaliliwa	zisingaliliwa hazingaliliwa	usingaliliwa haungaliliwa	kusingaliliwa hakungaliliwa	pasingaliliwa hapangaliliwa	musingaliliwa hamungaliliwa

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningeliliwa	tungeliliwa	ungeliliwa	mngeliliwa	angeliliwa	wangeliliwa	ungeliliwa	ingeliliwa	lingeliliwa	yangeliliwa	kingeliliwa	vingeliliwa	ingeliliwa	zingeliliwa	ungeliliwa	kungeliliwa	pangeliliwa	mungeliliwa

General Relative
Positive	niliwao	tuliwao	uliwao	mliwao	aliwao	waliwao	uliwao	iliwao	liliwao	yaliwao	kiliwao	viliwao	iliwao	ziliwao	uliwao	kuliwao	paliwao	muliwao
Negative	nisioliwa	tusioliwa	usioliwa	msioliwa	asioliwa	wasioliwa	usioliwa	isioliwa	lisioliwa	yasioliwa	kisioliwa	visioliwa	isioliwa	zisioliwa	usioliwa	kusioliwa	pasioliwa	musioliwa

Gnomic
Positive	naliwa	twaliwa	waliwa	mwaliwa	aliwa	waliwa	waliwa	yaliwa	laliwa	yaliwa	chaliwa	vyaliwa	yaliwa	zaliwa	waliwa	kwaliwa	paliwa	mwaliwa

Perfect
Positive	nimeliwa	tumeliwa	umeliwa	mmeliwa	ameliwa	wameliwa	umeliwa	imeliwa	limeliwa	yameliwa	kimeliwa	vimeliwa	imeliwa	zimeliwa	umeliwa	kumeliwa	pameliwa	mumeliwa

"Already"
Positive	nimeshaliwa	tumeshaliwa	umeshaliwa	mmeshaliwa	ameshaliwa	wameshaliwa	umeshaliwa	imeshaliwa	limeshaliwa	yameshaliwa	kimeshaliwa	vimeshaliwa	imeshaliwa	zimeshaliwa	umeshaliwa	kumeshaliwa	pameshaliwa	mumeshaliwa

"Not yet"
Negative	sijaliwa	hatujaliwa	hujaliwa	hamjaliwa	hajaliwa	hawajaliwa	haujaliwa	haijaliwa	halijaliwa	hayajaliwa	hakijaliwa	havijaliwa	haijaliwa	hazijaliwa	haujaliwa	hakujaliwa	hapajaliwa	hamujaliwa

"If/When"
Positive	nikiliwa	tukiliwa	ukiliwa	mkiliwa	akiliwa	wakiliwa	ukiliwa	ikiliwa	likiliwa	yakiliwa	kikiliwa	vikiliwa	ikiliwa	zikiliwa	ukiliwa	kukiliwa	pakiliwa	mukiliwa

"If not"
Negative	nisipoliwa	tusipoliwa	usipoliwa	msipoliwa	asipoliwa	wasipoliwa	usipoliwa	isipoliwa	lisipoliwa	yasipoliwa	kisipoliwa	visipoliwa	isipoliwa	zisipoliwa	usipoliwa	kusipoliwa	pasipoliwa	musipoliwa

Consecutive
Positive	nikaliwa	tukaliwa	ukaliwa	mkaliwa	akaliwa	wakaliwa	ukaliwa	ikaliwa	likaliwa	yakaliwa	kikaliwa	vikaliwa	ikaliwa	zikaliwa	ukaliwa	kukaliwa	pakaliwa	mukaliwa

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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