wahi

See also: wāhi

Swahili

Verb

-wahi (infinitive kuwahi)

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Conjugation

Conjugation of -wahi

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kuwahi

kutowahi

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

wahi

wahini

Habitual

huwahi

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	niliwahi naliwahi	tuliwahi twaliwahi	uliwahi waliwahi	mliwahi mwaliwahi	aliwahi	waliwahi	uliwahi	iliwahi	liliwahi	yaliwahi	kiliwahi	viliwahi	iliwahi	ziliwahi	uliwahi	kuliwahi	paliwahi	muliwahi
Relative	niliowahi naliowahi	tuliowahi twaliowahi	uliowahi waliowahi	mliowahi mwaliowahi	aliowahi	waliowahi	uliowahi	iliowahi	liliowahi	yaliowahi	kiliowahi	viliowahi	iliowahi	ziliowahi	uliowahi	kuliowahi	paliowahi	muliowahi
Negative	sikuwahi	hatukuwahi	hukuwahi	hamkuwahi	hakuwahi	hawakuwahi	haukuwahi	haikuwahi	halikuwahi	hayakuwahi	hakikuwahi	havikuwahi	haikuwahi	hazikuwahi	haukuwahi	hakukuwahi	hapakuwahi	hamukuwahi

Present
Positive	ninawahi nawahi	tunawahi	unawahi	mnawahi	anawahi	wanawahi	unawahi	inawahi	linawahi	yanawahi	kinawahi	vinawahi	inawahi	zinawahi	unawahi	kunawahi	panawahi	munawahi
Relative	ninaowahi naowahi	tunaowahi	unaowahi	mnaowahi	anaowahi	wanaowahi	unaowahi	inaowahi	linaowahi	yanaowahi	kinaowahi	vinaowahi	inaowahi	zinaowahi	unaowahi	kunaowahi	panaowahi	munaowahi
Negative	siwahi	hatuwahi	huwahi	hamwahi	hawahi	hawawahi	hauwahi	haiwahi	haliwahi	hayawahi	hakiwahi	haviwahi	haiwahi	haziwahi	hauwahi	hakuwahi	hapawahi	hamuwahi

Future
Positive	nitawahi	tutawahi	utawahi	mtawahi	atawahi	watawahi	utawahi	itawahi	litawahi	yatawahi	kitawahi	vitawahi	itawahi	zitawahi	utawahi	kutawahi	patawahi	mutawahi
Relative	nitakaowahi	tutakaowahi	utakaowahi	mtakaowahi	atakaowahi	watakaowahi	utakaowahi	itakaowahi	litakaowahi	yatakaowahi	kitakaowahi	vitakaowahi	itakaowahi	zitakaowahi	utakaowahi	kutakaowahi	patakaowahi	mutakaowahi
Negative	sitawahi	hatutawahi	hutawahi	hamtawahi	hatawahi	hawatawahi	hautawahi	haitawahi	halitawahi	hayatawahi	hakitawahi	havitawahi	haitawahi	hazitawahi	hautawahi	hakutawahi	hapatawahi	hamutawahi

Subjunctive
Positive	niwahi	tuwahi	uwahi	mwahi	awahi	wawahi	uwahi	iwahi	liwahi	yawahi	kiwahi	viwahi	iwahi	ziwahi	uwahi	kuwahi	pawahi	muwahi
Negative	nisiwahi	tusiwahi	usiwahi	msiwahi	asiwahi	wasiwahi	usiwahi	isiwahi	lisiwahi	yasiwahi	kisiwahi	visiwahi	isiwahi	zisiwahi	usiwahi	kusiwahi	pasiwahi	musiwahi

Present Conditional
Positive	ningewahi	tungewahi	ungewahi	mngewahi	angewahi	wangewahi	ungewahi	ingewahi	lingewahi	yangewahi	kingewahi	vingewahi	ingewahi	zingewahi	ungewahi	kungewahi	pangewahi	mungewahi
Negative	nisingewahi singewahi	tusingewahi hatungewahi	usingewahi hungewahi	msingewahi hamngewahi	asingewahi hangewahi	wasingewahi hawangewahi	usingewahi haungewahi	isingewahi haingewahi	lisingewahi halingewahi	yasingewahi hayangewahi	kisingewahi hakingewahi	visingewahi havingewahi	isingewahi haingewahi	zisingewahi hazingewahi	usingewahi haungewahi	kusingewahi hakungewahi	pasingewahi hapangewahi	musingewahi hamungewahi

Past Conditional
Positive	ningaliwahi	tungaliwahi	ungaliwahi	mngaliwahi	angaliwahi	wangaliwahi	ungaliwahi	ingaliwahi	lingaliwahi	yangaliwahi	kingaliwahi	vingaliwahi	ingaliwahi	zingaliwahi	ungaliwahi	kungaliwahi	pangaliwahi	mungaliwahi
Negative	nisingaliwahi singaliwahi	tusingaliwahi hatungaliwahi	usingaliwahi hungaliwahi	msingaliwahi hamngaliwahi	asingaliwahi hangaliwahi	wasingaliwahi hawangaliwahi	usingaliwahi haungaliwahi	isingaliwahi haingaliwahi	lisingaliwahi halingaliwahi	yasingaliwahi hayangaliwahi	kisingaliwahi hakingaliwahi	visingaliwahi havingaliwahi	isingaliwahi haingaliwahi	zisingaliwahi hazingaliwahi	usingaliwahi haungaliwahi	kusingaliwahi hakungaliwahi	pasingaliwahi hapangaliwahi	musingaliwahi hamungaliwahi

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningeliwahi	tungeliwahi	ungeliwahi	mngeliwahi	angeliwahi	wangeliwahi	ungeliwahi	ingeliwahi	lingeliwahi	yangeliwahi	kingeliwahi	vingeliwahi	ingeliwahi	zingeliwahi	ungeliwahi	kungeliwahi	pangeliwahi	mungeliwahi

General Relative
Positive	niwahi	tuwahi	uwahi	mwahi	awahi	wawahi	uwahi	iwahi	liwahi	yawahi	kiwahi	viwahi	iwahi	ziwahi	uwahi	kuwahi	pawahi	muwahi
Negative	nisiowahi	tusiowahi	usiowahi	msiowahi	asiowahi	wasiowahi	usiowahi	isiowahi	lisiowahi	yasiowahi	kisiowahi	visiowahi	isiowahi	zisiowahi	usiowahi	kusiowahi	pasiowahi	musiowahi

Gnomic
Positive	nawahi	twawahi	wawahi	mwawahi	awahi	wawahi	wawahi	yawahi	lawahi	yawahi	chawahi	vyawahi	yawahi	zawahi	wawahi	kwawahi	pawahi	mwawahi

Perfect
Positive	nimewahi	tumewahi	umewahi	mmewahi	amewahi	wamewahi	umewahi	imewahi	limewahi	yamewahi	kimewahi	vimewahi	imewahi	zimewahi	umewahi	kumewahi	pamewahi	mumewahi

"Already"
Positive	nimeshawahi	tumeshawahi	umeshawahi	mmeshawahi	ameshawahi	wameshawahi	umeshawahi	imeshawahi	limeshawahi	yameshawahi	kimeshawahi	vimeshawahi	imeshawahi	zimeshawahi	umeshawahi	kumeshawahi	pameshawahi	mumeshawahi

"Not yet"
Negative	sijawahi	hatujawahi	hujawahi	hamjawahi	hajawahi	hawajawahi	haujawahi	haijawahi	halijawahi	hayajawahi	hakijawahi	havijawahi	haijawahi	hazijawahi	haujawahi	hakujawahi	hapajawahi	hamujawahi

"If/When"
Positive	nikiwahi	tukiwahi	ukiwahi	mkiwahi	akiwahi	wakiwahi	ukiwahi	ikiwahi	likiwahi	yakiwahi	kikiwahi	vikiwahi	ikiwahi	zikiwahi	ukiwahi	kukiwahi	pakiwahi	mukiwahi

"If not"
Negative	nisipowahi	tusipowahi	usipowahi	msipowahi	asipowahi	wasipowahi	usipowahi	isipowahi	lisipowahi	yasipowahi	kisipowahi	visipowahi	isipowahi	zisipowahi	usipowahi	kusipowahi	pasipowahi	musipowahi

Consecutive
Positive	nikawahi	tukawahi	ukawahi	mkawahi	akawahi	wakawahi	ukawahi	ikawahi	likawahi	yakawahi	kikawahi	vikawahi	ikawahi	zikawahi	ukawahi	kukawahi	pakawahi	mukawahi

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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