uawa

Swahili

Verb

-uawa (infinitive kuuawa)

Passive form of -ua

Conjugation

Conjugation of -uawa

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kuuawa

kutouawa

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

uawa

uaweni

Habitual

huuawa

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

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16

18

Past
Positive	niliuawa naliuawa	tuliuawa twaliuawa	uliuawa waliuawa	mliuawa mwaliuawa	aliuawa	waliuawa	uliuawa	iliuawa	liliuawa	yaliuawa	kiliuawa	viliuawa	iliuawa	ziliuawa	uliuawa	kuliuawa	paliuawa	muliuawa
Relative	niliouawa naliouawa	tuliouawa twaliouawa	uliouawa waliouawa	mliouawa mwaliouawa	aliouawa	waliouawa	uliouawa	iliouawa	liliouawa	yaliouawa	kiliouawa	viliouawa	iliouawa	ziliouawa	uliouawa	kuliouawa	paliouawa	muliouawa
Negative	sikuuawa	hatukuuawa	hukuuawa	hamkuuawa	hakuuawa	hawakuuawa	haukuuawa	haikuuawa	halikuuawa	hayakuuawa	hakikuuawa	havikuuawa	haikuuawa	hazikuuawa	haukuuawa	hakukuuawa	hapakuuawa	hamukuuawa

Present
Positive	ninauawa nauawa	tunauawa	unauawa	mnauawa	anauawa	wanauawa	unauawa	inauawa	linauawa	yanauawa	kinauawa	vinauawa	inauawa	zinauawa	unauawa	kunauawa	panauawa	munauawa
Relative	ninaouawa naouawa	tunaouawa	unaouawa	mnaouawa	anaouawa	wanaouawa	unaouawa	inaouawa	linaouawa	yanaouawa	kinaouawa	vinaouawa	inaouawa	zinaouawa	unaouawa	kunaouawa	panaouawa	munaouawa
Negative	siuawi	hatuuawi	huuawi	hamuawi	hauawi	hawauawi	hauuawi	haiuawi	haliuawi	hayauawi	hakiuawi	haviuawi	haiuawi	haziuawi	hauuawi	hakuuawi	hapauawi	hamuuawi

Future
Positive	nitauawa	tutauawa	utauawa	mtauawa	atauawa	watauawa	utauawa	itauawa	litauawa	yatauawa	kitauawa	vitauawa	itauawa	zitauawa	utauawa	kutauawa	patauawa	mutauawa
Relative	nitakaouawa	tutakaouawa	utakaouawa	mtakaouawa	atakaouawa	watakaouawa	utakaouawa	itakaouawa	litakaouawa	yatakaouawa	kitakaouawa	vitakaouawa	itakaouawa	zitakaouawa	utakaouawa	kutakaouawa	patakaouawa	mutakaouawa
Negative	sitauawa	hatutauawa	hutauawa	hamtauawa	hatauawa	hawatauawa	hautauawa	haitauawa	halitauawa	hayatauawa	hakitauawa	havitauawa	haitauawa	hazitauawa	hautauawa	hakutauawa	hapatauawa	hamutauawa

Subjunctive
Positive	niuawe	tuuawe	uuawe	muawe	auawe	wauawe	uuawe	iuawe	liuawe	yauawe	kiuawe	viuawe	iuawe	ziuawe	uuawe	kuuawe	pauawe	muuawe
Negative	nisiuawe	tusiuawe	usiuawe	msiuawe	asiuawe	wasiuawe	usiuawe	isiuawe	lisiuawe	yasiuawe	kisiuawe	visiuawe	isiuawe	zisiuawe	usiuawe	kusiuawe	pasiuawe	musiuawe

Present Conditional
Positive	ningeuawa	tungeuawa	ungeuawa	mngeuawa	angeuawa	wangeuawa	ungeuawa	ingeuawa	lingeuawa	yangeuawa	kingeuawa	vingeuawa	ingeuawa	zingeuawa	ungeuawa	kungeuawa	pangeuawa	mungeuawa
Negative	nisingeuawa singeuawa	tusingeuawa hatungeuawa	usingeuawa hungeuawa	msingeuawa hamngeuawa	asingeuawa hangeuawa	wasingeuawa hawangeuawa	usingeuawa haungeuawa	isingeuawa haingeuawa	lisingeuawa halingeuawa	yasingeuawa hayangeuawa	kisingeuawa hakingeuawa	visingeuawa havingeuawa	isingeuawa haingeuawa	zisingeuawa hazingeuawa	usingeuawa haungeuawa	kusingeuawa hakungeuawa	pasingeuawa hapangeuawa	musingeuawa hamungeuawa

Past Conditional
Positive	ningaliuawa	tungaliuawa	ungaliuawa	mngaliuawa	angaliuawa	wangaliuawa	ungaliuawa	ingaliuawa	lingaliuawa	yangaliuawa	kingaliuawa	vingaliuawa	ingaliuawa	zingaliuawa	ungaliuawa	kungaliuawa	pangaliuawa	mungaliuawa
Negative	nisingaliuawa singaliuawa	tusingaliuawa hatungaliuawa	usingaliuawa hungaliuawa	msingaliuawa hamngaliuawa	asingaliuawa hangaliuawa	wasingaliuawa hawangaliuawa	usingaliuawa haungaliuawa	isingaliuawa haingaliuawa	lisingaliuawa halingaliuawa	yasingaliuawa hayangaliuawa	kisingaliuawa hakingaliuawa	visingaliuawa havingaliuawa	isingaliuawa haingaliuawa	zisingaliuawa hazingaliuawa	usingaliuawa haungaliuawa	kusingaliuawa hakungaliuawa	pasingaliuawa hapangaliuawa	musingaliuawa hamungaliuawa

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningeliuawa	tungeliuawa	ungeliuawa	mngeliuawa	angeliuawa	wangeliuawa	ungeliuawa	ingeliuawa	lingeliuawa	yangeliuawa	kingeliuawa	vingeliuawa	ingeliuawa	zingeliuawa	ungeliuawa	kungeliuawa	pangeliuawa	mungeliuawa

General Relative
Positive	niuawao	tuuawao	uuawao	muawao	auawao	wauawao	uuawao	iuawao	liuawao	yauawao	kiuawao	viuawao	iuawao	ziuawao	uuawao	kuuawao	pauawao	muuawao
Negative	nisiouawa	tusiouawa	usiouawa	msiouawa	asiouawa	wasiouawa	usiouawa	isiouawa	lisiouawa	yasiouawa	kisiouawa	visiouawa	isiouawa	zisiouawa	usiouawa	kusiouawa	pasiouawa	musiouawa

Gnomic
Positive	nauawa	twauawa	wauawa	mwauawa	auawa	wauawa	wauawa	yauawa	lauawa	yauawa	chauawa	vyauawa	yauawa	zauawa	wauawa	kwauawa	pauawa	mwauawa

Perfect
Positive	nimeuawa	tumeuawa	umeuawa	mmeuawa	ameuawa	wameuawa	umeuawa	imeuawa	limeuawa	yameuawa	kimeuawa	vimeuawa	imeuawa	zimeuawa	umeuawa	kumeuawa	pameuawa	mumeuawa

"Already"
Positive	nimeshauawa	tumeshauawa	umeshauawa	mmeshauawa	ameshauawa	wameshauawa	umeshauawa	imeshauawa	limeshauawa	yameshauawa	kimeshauawa	vimeshauawa	imeshauawa	zimeshauawa	umeshauawa	kumeshauawa	pameshauawa	mumeshauawa

"Not yet"
Negative	sijauawa	hatujauawa	hujauawa	hamjauawa	hajauawa	hawajauawa	haujauawa	haijauawa	halijauawa	hayajauawa	hakijauawa	havijauawa	haijauawa	hazijauawa	haujauawa	hakujauawa	hapajauawa	hamujauawa

"If/When"
Positive	nikiuawa	tukiuawa	ukiuawa	mkiuawa	akiuawa	wakiuawa	ukiuawa	ikiuawa	likiuawa	yakiuawa	kikiuawa	vikiuawa	ikiuawa	zikiuawa	ukiuawa	kukiuawa	pakiuawa	mukiuawa

"If not"
Negative	nisipouawa	tusipouawa	usipouawa	msipouawa	asipouawa	wasipouawa	usipouawa	isipouawa	lisipouawa	yasipouawa	kisipouawa	visipouawa	isipouawa	zisipouawa	usipouawa	kusipouawa	pasipouawa	musipouawa

Consecutive
Positive	nikauawa	tukauawa	ukauawa	mkauawa	akauawa	wakauawa	ukauawa	ikauawa	likauawa	yakauawa	kikauawa	vikauawa	ikauawa	zikauawa	ukauawa	kukauawa	pakauawa	mukauawa

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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