Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-semwa (infinitive kusemwa)
- Passive form of -sema: to be said
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -semwa
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| Positive present
|
-nasemwa
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| Subjunctive
|
-semwe
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| Negative
|
-semwi
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| Imperative singular
|
semwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kusemwa
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| Negative
|
kutosemwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
semwa
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| Plural
|
semweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
husemwa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lisemwa
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kusemwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasemwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninasemwa/nasemwa
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tunasemwa
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| 2nd person
|
unasemwa
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mnasemwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anasemwa
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wanasemwa
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nasemwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -semwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisemwi
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hatusemwi
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| 2nd person
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husemwi
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hamsemwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasemwi
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hawasemwi
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -semwi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tasemwa
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tasemwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -semwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisemwe
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tusemwe
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| 2nd person
|
usemwe
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msemwe
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
asemwe
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wasemwe
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -semwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisemwe
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngesemwa
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singesemwa
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalisemwa
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalisemwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asemwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nasemwa
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twasemwa
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| 2nd person
|
wasemwa
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mwasemwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
asemwa
|
wasemwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wasemwa
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yasemwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lasemwa
|
yasemwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chasemwa
|
vyasemwa
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| n(IX/X)
|
yasemwa
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zasemwa
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| u(XI)
|
wasemwa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwasemwa
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| pa(XVI)
|
pasemwa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwasemwa
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mesemwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasemwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasemwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisemwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposemwa
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| Consecutive
|
kasemwa / positive subject concord + -kasemwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kasemwe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nisemwa
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-tusemwa
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| 2nd person
|
-kusemwa
|
-wasemwa/-kusemweni/-wasemweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-msemwa
|
-wasemwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usemwa
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-isemwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisemwa
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-yasemwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kisemwa
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-visemwa
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| n(IX/X)
|
-isemwa
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-zisemwa
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| u(XI)
|
-usemwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kusemwa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pasemwa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-musemwa
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| Reflexive
|
-jisemwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -semwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-semwaye
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-semwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-semwao
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-semwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-semwalo
|
-semwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-semwacho
|
-semwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-semwayo
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-semwazo
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| u(XI)
|
-semwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-semwako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-semwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-semwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -semwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yesemwa
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-osemwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-osemwa
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-yosemwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-losemwa
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-yosemwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chosemwa
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-vyosemwa
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yosemwa
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-zosemwa
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| u(XI)
|
-osemwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kosemwa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-posemwa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mosemwa
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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