wekana

Swahili

Pronunciation
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Verb

-wekana (infinitive kuwekana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -weka

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