Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-kwea (infinitive kukwea)
- to climb
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kwea
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| Positive present
|
-nakwea
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| Subjunctive
|
-kwee
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| Negative
|
-kwei
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| Imperative singular
|
kwea
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kukwea
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| Negative
|
kutokwea
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
kwea
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| Plural
|
kweeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hukwea
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -likwea
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kukwea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakwea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninakwea/nakwea
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tunakwea
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| 2nd person
|
unakwea
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mnakwea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anakwea
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wanakwea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakwea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kwei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikwei
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hatukwei
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| 2nd person
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hukwei
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hamkwei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
hakwei
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hawakwei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kwei
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -takwea
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -takwea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kwee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikwee
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tukwee
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| 2nd person
|
ukwee
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mkwee
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
akwee
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wakwee
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -kwee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikwee
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngekwea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekwea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikwea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikwea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akwea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakwea
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twakwea
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| 2nd person
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wakwea
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mwakwea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
akwea
|
wakwea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wakwea
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yakwea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lakwea
|
yakwea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chakwea
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vyakwea
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| n(IX/X)
|
yakwea
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zakwea
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| u(XI)
|
wakwea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwakwea
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| pa(XVI)
|
pakwea
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwakwea
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mekwea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakwea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakwea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikwea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokwea
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| Consecutive
|
kakwea / positive subject concord + -kakwea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kakwee
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nikwea
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-tukwea
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| 2nd person
|
-kukwea
|
-wakwea/-kukweeni/-wakweeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mkwea
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-wakwea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukwea
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-ikwea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likwea
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-yakwea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kikwea
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-vikwea
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikwea
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-zikwea
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| u(XI)
|
-ukwea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kukwea
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pakwea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukwea
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| Reflexive
|
-jikwea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kwea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-kweaye
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-kweao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kweao
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-kweayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kwealo
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-kweayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kweacho
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-kweavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-kweayo
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-kweazo
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| u(XI)
|
-kweao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kweako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-kweapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-kweamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kwea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yekwea
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-okwea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okwea
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-yokwea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokwea
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-yokwea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokwea
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-vyokwea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokwea
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-zokwea
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| u(XI)
|
-okwea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kokwea
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pokwea
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mokwea
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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
West Frisian
Etymology
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Adjective
kwea
- evil
Inflection
Further reading
- “kwea (III)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Noun
kwea n (plural kweaden)
- evil
Further reading
- “kwea (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011