weka

English

Noun

weka (plural wekas)

The woodhen, a flightless bird of New Zealand.

Anagrams

Wake, wake, weak

Swahili

Verb

-weka (infinitive kuweka)

to put
to establish
to keep
to delay

Conjugation

Conjugation of -weka

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kuweka

kutoweka

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

weka

wekeni

Habitual

huweka

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	niliweka naliweka	tuliweka twaliweka	uliweka waliweka	mliweka mwaliweka	aliweka	waliweka	uliweka	iliweka	liliweka	yaliweka	kiliweka	viliweka	iliweka	ziliweka	uliweka	kuliweka	paliweka	muliweka
Relative	nilioweka nalioweka	tulioweka twalioweka	ulioweka walioweka	mlioweka mwalioweka	alioweka	walioweka	ulioweka	ilioweka	lilioweka	yalioweka	kilioweka	vilioweka	ilioweka	zilioweka	ulioweka	kulioweka	palioweka	mulioweka
Negative	sikuweka	hatukuweka	hukuweka	hamkuweka	hakuweka	hawakuweka	haukuweka	haikuweka	halikuweka	hayakuweka	hakikuweka	havikuweka	haikuweka	hazikuweka	haukuweka	hakukuweka	hapakuweka	hamukuweka

Present
Positive	ninaweka naweka	tunaweka	unaweka	mnaweka	anaweka	wanaweka	unaweka	inaweka	linaweka	yanaweka	kinaweka	vinaweka	inaweka	zinaweka	unaweka	kunaweka	panaweka	munaweka
Relative	ninaoweka naoweka	tunaoweka	unaoweka	mnaoweka	anaoweka	wanaoweka	unaoweka	inaoweka	linaoweka	yanaoweka	kinaoweka	vinaoweka	inaoweka	zinaoweka	unaoweka	kunaoweka	panaoweka	munaoweka
Negative	siweki	hatuweki	huweki	hamweki	haweki	hawaweki	hauweki	haiweki	haliweki	hayaweki	hakiweki	haviweki	haiweki	haziweki	hauweki	hakuweki	hapaweki	hamuweki

Future
Positive	nitaweka	tutaweka	utaweka	mtaweka	ataweka	wataweka	utaweka	itaweka	litaweka	yataweka	kitaweka	vitaweka	itaweka	zitaweka	utaweka	kutaweka	pataweka	mutaweka
Relative	nitakaoweka	tutakaoweka	utakaoweka	mtakaoweka	atakaoweka	watakaoweka	utakaoweka	itakaoweka	litakaoweka	yatakaoweka	kitakaoweka	vitakaoweka	itakaoweka	zitakaoweka	utakaoweka	kutakaoweka	patakaoweka	mutakaoweka
Negative	sitaweka	hatutaweka	hutaweka	hamtaweka	hataweka	hawataweka	hautaweka	haitaweka	halitaweka	hayataweka	hakitaweka	havitaweka	haitaweka	hazitaweka	hautaweka	hakutaweka	hapataweka	hamutaweka

Subjunctive
Positive	niweke	tuweke	uweke	mweke	aweke	waweke	uweke	iweke	liweke	yaweke	kiweke	viweke	iweke	ziweke	uweke	kuweke	paweke	muweke
Negative	nisiweke	tusiweke	usiweke	msiweke	asiweke	wasiweke	usiweke	isiweke	lisiweke	yasiweke	kisiweke	visiweke	isiweke	zisiweke	usiweke	kusiweke	pasiweke	musiweke

Present Conditional
Positive	ningeweka	tungeweka	ungeweka	mngeweka	angeweka	wangeweka	ungeweka	ingeweka	lingeweka	yangeweka	kingeweka	vingeweka	ingeweka	zingeweka	ungeweka	kungeweka	pangeweka	mungeweka
Negative	nisingeweka singeweka	tusingeweka hatungeweka	usingeweka hungeweka	msingeweka hamngeweka	asingeweka hangeweka	wasingeweka hawangeweka	usingeweka haungeweka	isingeweka haingeweka	lisingeweka halingeweka	yasingeweka hayangeweka	kisingeweka hakingeweka	visingeweka havingeweka	isingeweka haingeweka	zisingeweka hazingeweka	usingeweka haungeweka	kusingeweka hakungeweka	pasingeweka hapangeweka	musingeweka hamungeweka

Past Conditional
Positive	ningaliweka	tungaliweka	ungaliweka	mngaliweka	angaliweka	wangaliweka	ungaliweka	ingaliweka	lingaliweka	yangaliweka	kingaliweka	vingaliweka	ingaliweka	zingaliweka	ungaliweka	kungaliweka	pangaliweka	mungaliweka
Negative	nisingaliweka singaliweka	tusingaliweka hatungaliweka	usingaliweka hungaliweka	msingaliweka hamngaliweka	asingaliweka hangaliweka	wasingaliweka hawangaliweka	usingaliweka haungaliweka	isingaliweka haingaliweka	lisingaliweka halingaliweka	yasingaliweka hayangaliweka	kisingaliweka hakingaliweka	visingaliweka havingaliweka	isingaliweka haingaliweka	zisingaliweka hazingaliweka	usingaliweka haungaliweka	kusingaliweka hakungaliweka	pasingaliweka hapangaliweka	musingaliweka hamungaliweka

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningeliweka	tungeliweka	ungeliweka	mngeliweka	angeliweka	wangeliweka	ungeliweka	ingeliweka	lingeliweka	yangeliweka	kingeliweka	vingeliweka	ingeliweka	zingeliweka	ungeliweka	kungeliweka	pangeliweka	mungeliweka

General Relative
Positive	niwekao	tuwekao	uwekao	mwekao	awekao	wawekao	uwekao	iwekao	liwekao	yawekao	kiwekao	viwekao	iwekao	ziwekao	uwekao	kuwekao	pawekao	muwekao
Negative	nisioweka	tusioweka	usioweka	msioweka	asioweka	wasioweka	usioweka	isioweka	lisioweka	yasioweka	kisioweka	visioweka	isioweka	zisioweka	usioweka	kusioweka	pasioweka	musioweka

Gnomic
Positive	naweka	twaweka	waweka	mwaweka	aweka	waweka	waweka	yaweka	laweka	yaweka	chaweka	vyaweka	yaweka	zaweka	waweka	kwaweka	paweka	mwaweka

Perfect
Positive	nimeweka	tumeweka	umeweka	mmeweka	ameweka	wameweka	umeweka	imeweka	limeweka	yameweka	kimeweka	vimeweka	imeweka	zimeweka	umeweka	kumeweka	pameweka	mumeweka

"Already"
Positive	nimeshaweka	tumeshaweka	umeshaweka	mmeshaweka	ameshaweka	wameshaweka	umeshaweka	imeshaweka	limeshaweka	yameshaweka	kimeshaweka	vimeshaweka	imeshaweka	zimeshaweka	umeshaweka	kumeshaweka	pameshaweka	mumeshaweka

"Not yet"
Negative	sijaweka	hatujaweka	hujaweka	hamjaweka	hajaweka	hawajaweka	haujaweka	haijaweka	halijaweka	hayajaweka	hakijaweka	havijaweka	haijaweka	hazijaweka	haujaweka	hakujaweka	hapajaweka	hamujaweka

"If/When"
Positive	nikiweka	tukiweka	ukiweka	mkiweka	akiweka	wakiweka	ukiweka	ikiweka	likiweka	yakiweka	kikiweka	vikiweka	ikiweka	zikiweka	ukiweka	kukiweka	pakiweka	mukiweka

"If not"
Negative	nisipoweka	tusipoweka	usipoweka	msipoweka	asipoweka	wasipoweka	usipoweka	isipoweka	lisipoweka	yasipoweka	kisipoweka	visipoweka	isipoweka	zisipoweka	usipoweka	kusipoweka	pasipoweka	musipoweka

Consecutive
Positive	nikaweka	tukaweka	ukaweka	mkaweka	akaweka	wakaweka	ukaweka	ikaweka	likaweka	yakaweka	kikaweka	vikaweka	ikaweka	zikaweka	ukaweka	kukaweka	pakaweka	mukaweka

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.

Derived terms

Verbal derivations:
- Applicative: -wekea
- Causative: -wekesha
- Passive: -wekwa
- Reciprocal: -wekana
- Stative: -wekeka

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