pakwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pakwa (infinitive kupakwa)

1. Passive form of -paka: to be spread or applied

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pakwa
Positive present -napakwa Subjunctive -pakwe Negative -pakwi Imperative singular pakwa
Infinitives
Positive kupakwa Negative kutopakwa
Imperatives
Singular pakwa Plural pakweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupakwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lipakwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kupakwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napakwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninapakwa/napakwa tunapakwa 2nd person unapakwa mnapakwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapakwa wanapakwa other classes positive subject concord + -napakwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pakwi) Singular Plural 1st person sipakwi hatupakwi 2nd person hupakwi hampakwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapakwi hawapakwi other classes negative subject concord + -pakwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapakwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tapakwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pakwe) Singular Plural 1st person nipakwe tupakwe 2nd person upakwe mpakwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apakwe wapakwe other classes positive subject concord + -pakwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipakwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepakwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepakwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipakwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipakwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apakwa) Singular Plural 1st person napakwa twapakwa 2nd person wapakwa mwapakwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apakwa wapakwa m-mi(III/IV) wapakwa yapakwa ji-ma(V/VI) lapakwa yapakwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapakwa vyapakwa n(IX/X) yapakwa zapakwa u(XI) wapakwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapakwa pa(XVI) papakwa mu(XVIII) mwapakwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepakwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapakwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japakwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipakwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopakwa Consecutive kapakwa / positive subject concord + -kapakwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapakwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipakwa -tupakwa 2nd person -kupakwa -wapakwa/-kupakweni/-wapakweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpakwa -wapakwa m-mi(III/IV) -upakwa -ipakwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lipakwa -yapakwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipakwa -vipakwa n(IX/X) -ipakwa -zipakwa u(XI) -upakwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupakwa pa(XVI) -papakwa mu(XVIII) -mupakwa Reflexive -jipakwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pakwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pakwaye -pakwao m-mi(III/IV) -pakwao -pakwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pakwalo -pakwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pakwacho -pakwavyo n(IX/X) -pakwayo -pakwazo u(XI) -pakwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pakwako pa(XVI) -pakwapo mu(XVIII) -pakwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pakwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepakwa -opakwa m-mi(III/IV) -opakwa -yopakwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lopakwa -yopakwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopakwa -vyopakwa n(IX/X) -yopakwa -zopakwa u(XI) -opakwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopakwa pa(XVI) -popakwa mu(XVIII) -mopakwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.