sagwa

Swahili

Verb

-sagwa (infinitive kusagwa)

  1. Passive form of -saga

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sagwa
Positive present -nasagwa
Subjunctive -sagwe
Negative -sagwi
Imperative singular sagwa
Infinitives
Positive kusagwa
Negative kutosagwa
Imperatives
Singular sagwa
Plural sagweni
Tensed forms
Habitual husagwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisagwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusagwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasagwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasagwa/nasagwa tunasagwa
2nd person unasagwa mnasagwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasagwa wanasagwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nasagwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sagwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sisagwi hatusagwi
2nd person husagwi hamsagwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasagwi hawasagwi
other classes negative subject concord + -sagwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasagwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasagwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sagwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nisagwe tusagwe
2nd person usagwe msagwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asagwe wasagwe
other classes positive subject concord + -sagwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisagwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesagwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesagwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisagwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisagwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asagwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nasagwa twasagwa
2nd person wasagwa mwasagwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asagwa wasagwa
m-mi(III/IV) wasagwa yasagwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lasagwa yasagwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasagwa vyasagwa
n(IX/X) yasagwa zasagwa
u(XI) wasagwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasagwa
pa(XVI) pasagwa
mu(XVIII) mwasagwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesagwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasagwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasagwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisagwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposagwa
Consecutive kasagwa / positive subject concord + -kasagwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasagwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisagwa -tusagwa
2nd person -kusagwa -wasagwa/-kusagweni/-wasagweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msagwa -wasagwa
m-mi(III/IV) -usagwa -isagwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisagwa -yasagwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisagwa -visagwa
n(IX/X) -isagwa -zisagwa
u(XI) -usagwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusagwa
pa(XVI) -pasagwa
mu(XVIII) -musagwa
Reflexive -jisagwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sagwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -sagwaye -sagwao
m-mi(III/IV) -sagwao -sagwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -sagwalo -sagwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sagwacho -sagwavyo
n(IX/X) -sagwayo -sagwazo
u(XI) -sagwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -sagwako
pa(XVI) -sagwapo
mu(XVIII) -sagwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sagwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesagwa -osagwa
m-mi(III/IV) -osagwa -yosagwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -losagwa -yosagwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosagwa -vyosagwa
n(IX/X) -yosagwa -zosagwa
u(XI) -osagwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosagwa
pa(XVI) -posagwa
mu(XVIII) -mosagwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /saɡˈwaʔ/ [sɐɡˈwaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: sag‧wa

Noun

sagwâ (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜄ᜔ᜏ)

  1. vulgarity; obscenity; indecency; immodesty
    Synonyms: kahalayan, kabastusan, kalaswaan, halay
  2. coarseness; unrefined quality
    Synonyms: gaspang, kagaspangan
  3. ugliness
    Synonym: kapangitan

Derived terms

  • kasagwaan
  • masagwa
  • masagwaan
  • pagkamasagwa
  • pasagwain
  • sagwaan
  • sumagwa

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