Swahili
Verb
-vutana (infinitive kuvutana)
- Reciprocal form of -vuta
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -vutana
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| Positive present
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-navutana
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| Subjunctive
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-vutane
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| Negative
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-vutani
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| Imperative singular
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vutana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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vutana
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| Plural
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vutaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huvutana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -livutana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuvutana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -navutana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninavutana/navutana
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tunavutana
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| 2nd person
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unavutana
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mnavutana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anavutana
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wanavutana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -navutana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -vutani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sivutani
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hatuvutani
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| 2nd person
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huvutani
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hamvutani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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havutani
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hawavutani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -vutani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tavutana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tavutana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vutane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nivutane
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tuvutane
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| 2nd person
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uvutane
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mvutane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avutane
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wavutane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -vutane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sivutane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngevutana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singevutana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalivutana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalivutana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avutana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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navutana
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twavutana
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| 2nd person
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wavutana
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mwavutana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avutana
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wavutana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wavutana
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yavutana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lavutana
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yavutana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chavutana
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vyavutana
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| n(IX/X)
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yavutana
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zavutana
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| u(XI)
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wavutana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwavutana
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| pa(XVI)
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pavutana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwavutana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mevutana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshavutana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -javutana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kivutana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipovutana
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| Consecutive
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kavutana / positive subject concord + -kavutana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kavutane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -vutana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-vutanaye
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-vutanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-vutanao
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-vutanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-vutanalo
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-vutanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-vutanacho
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-vutanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-vutanayo
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-vutanazo
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| u(XI)
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-vutanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-vutanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-vutanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-vutanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -vutana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yevutana
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-ovutana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ovutana
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-yovutana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lovutana
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-yovutana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chovutana
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-vyovutana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yovutana
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-zovutana
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| u(XI)
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-ovutana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kovutana
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| pa(XVI)
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-povutana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-movutana
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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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Derived terms