nywewa

Swahili

Etymology

Cognate with Rwanda-Rundi -nyôbwa (“to be drunk”) and Chichewa -mwedwa (“to be drunk”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nywewa (infinitive kunywewa)

  1. Passive form of -nywa
  2. to be drinkable
    Synonym: -nyweka

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nywewa
Positive present -nanywewa
Subjunctive -nywewe
Negative -nywewi
Imperative singular nywewa
Infinitives
Positive kunywewa
Negative kutonywewa
Imperatives
Singular nywewa
Plural nyweweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunywewa
Positive past positive subject concord + -linywewa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kunywewa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanywewa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninanywewa/nanywewa tunanywewa
2nd person unanywewa mnanywewa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananywewa wananywewa
other classes positive subject concord + -nanywewa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nywewi)
Singular Plural
1st person sinywewi hatunywewi
2nd person hunywewi hamnywewi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanywewi hawanywewi
other classes negative subject concord + -nywewi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanywewa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tanywewa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nywewe)
Singular Plural
1st person ninywewe tunywewe
2nd person unywewe mnywewe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anywewe wanywewe
other classes positive subject concord + -nywewe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinywewe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenywewa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenywewa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinywewa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinywewa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anywewa)
Singular Plural
1st person nanywewa twanywewa
2nd person wanywewa mwanywewa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anywewa wanywewa
m-mi(III/IV) wanywewa yanywewa
ji-ma(V/VI) lanywewa yanywewa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanywewa vyanywewa
n(IX/X) yanywewa zanywewa
u(XI) wanywewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwanywewa
pa(XVI) panywewa
mu(XVIII) mwanywewa
Perfect positive subject concord + -menywewa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshanywewa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -janywewa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kinywewa
"If not" positive subject concord + -siponywewa
Consecutive kanywewa / positive subject concord + -kanywewa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanywewe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -ninywewa -tunywewa
2nd person -kunywewa -wanywewa/-kunyweweni/-wanyweweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnywewa -wanywewa
m-mi(III/IV) -unywewa -inywewa
ji-ma(V/VI) -linywewa -yanywewa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinywewa -vinywewa
n(IX/X) -inywewa -zinywewa
u(XI) -unywewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kunywewa
pa(XVI) -panywewa
mu(XVIII) -munywewa
Reflexive -jinywewa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nywewa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -nywewaye -nywewao
m-mi(III/IV) -nywewao -nywewayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -nywewalo -nywewayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nywewacho -nywewavyo
n(IX/X) -nywewayo -nywewazo
u(XI) -nywewao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -nywewako
pa(XVI) -nywewapo
mu(XVIII) -nywewamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nywewa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yenywewa -onywewa
m-mi(III/IV) -onywewa -yonywewa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lonywewa -yonywewa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonywewa -vyonywewa
n(IX/X) -yonywewa -zonywewa
u(XI) -onywewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -konywewa
pa(XVI) -ponywewa
mu(XVIII) -monywewa
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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