Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-wekana (infinitive kuwekana)
- Reciprocal form of -weka
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -wekana
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| Positive present
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-nawekana
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| Subjunctive
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-wekane
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| Negative
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-wekani
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| Imperative singular
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wekana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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wekana
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| Plural
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wekaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huwekana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liwekana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuwekana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawekana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninawekana/nawekana
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tunawekana
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| 2nd person
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unawekana
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mnawekana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anawekana
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wanawekana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nawekana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -wekani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siwekani
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hatuwekani
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| 2nd person
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huwekani
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hamuwekani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hawekani
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hawawekani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -wekani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tawekana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tawekana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wekane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niwekane
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tuwekane
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| 2nd person
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uwekane
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muwekane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awekane
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wawekane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -wekane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siwekane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngewekana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singewekana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliwekana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliwekana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awekana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nawekana
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twawekana
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| 2nd person
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wawekana
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mwawekana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awekana
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wawekana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wawekana
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yawekana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lawekana
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yawekana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chawekana
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vyawekana
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| n(IX/X)
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yawekana
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zawekana
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| u(XI)
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wawekana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwawekana
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| pa(XVI)
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pawekana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwawekana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mewekana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshawekana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jawekana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiwekana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipowekana
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| Consecutive
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kawekana / positive subject concord + -kawekana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kawekane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -wekana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-wekanaye
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-wekanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-wekanao
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-wekanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-wekanalo
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-wekanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-wekanacho
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-wekanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-wekanayo
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-wekanazo
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| u(XI)
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-wekanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-wekanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-wekanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-wekanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -wekana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yewekana
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-owekana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-owekana
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-yowekana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lowekana
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-yowekana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chowekana
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-vyowekana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yowekana
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-zowekana
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| u(XI)
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-owekana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kowekana
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| pa(XVI)
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-powekana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mowekana
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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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