lengwa

Swahili

Verb

-lengwa (infinitive kulengwa)

  1. Passive form of -lenga

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lengwa
Positive present -nalengwa
Subjunctive -lengwe
Negative -lengwi
Imperative singular lengwa
Infinitives
Positive kulengwa
Negative kutolengwa
Imperatives
Singular lengwa
Plural lengweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulengwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lilengwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kulengwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalengwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninalengwa/nalengwa tunalengwa
2nd person unalengwa mnalengwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) analengwa wanalengwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nalengwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lengwi)
Singular Plural
1st person silengwi hatulengwi
2nd person hulengwi hamlengwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) halengwi hawalengwi
other classes negative subject concord + -lengwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -talengwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -talengwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lengwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nilengwe tulengwe
2nd person ulengwe mlengwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alengwe walengwe
other classes positive subject concord + -lengwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silengwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelengwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelengwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilengwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilengwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alengwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nalengwa twalengwa
2nd person walengwa mwalengwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alengwa walengwa
m-mi(III/IV) walengwa yalengwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lalengwa yalengwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalengwa vyalengwa
n(IX/X) yalengwa zalengwa
u(XI) walengwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwalengwa
pa(XVI) palengwa
mu(XVIII) mwalengwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -melengwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshalengwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalengwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kilengwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipolengwa
Consecutive kalengwa / positive subject concord + -kalengwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalengwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nilengwa -tulengwa
2nd person -kulengwa -walengwa/-kulengweni/-walengweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlengwa -walengwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ulengwa -ilengwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lilengwa -yalengwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilengwa -vilengwa
n(IX/X) -ilengwa -zilengwa
u(XI) -ulengwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kulengwa
pa(XVI) -palengwa
mu(XVIII) -mulengwa
Reflexive -jilengwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lengwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -lengwaye -lengwao
m-mi(III/IV) -lengwao -lengwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -lengwalo -lengwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lengwacho -lengwavyo
n(IX/X) -lengwayo -lengwazo
u(XI) -lengwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -lengwako
pa(XVI) -lengwapo
mu(XVIII) -lengwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lengwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yelengwa -olengwa
m-mi(III/IV) -olengwa -yolengwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lolengwa -yolengwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholengwa -vyolengwa
n(IX/X) -yolengwa -zolengwa
u(XI) -olengwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kolengwa
pa(XVI) -polengwa
mu(XVIII) -molengwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.