Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-washa (infinitive kuwasha)
- Causative form of -waka: to set something on fire
- (by extension) to turn on; to enable
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -washa
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| Positive present
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-nawasha
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| Subjunctive
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-washe
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| Negative
|
-washi
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| Imperative singular
|
washa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuwasha
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| Negative
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kutowasha
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
washa
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| Plural
|
washeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huwasha
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liwasha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuwasha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawasha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninawasha/nawasha
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tunawasha
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| 2nd person
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unawasha
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mnawasha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anawasha
|
wanawasha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nawasha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -washi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siwashi
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hatuwashi
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| 2nd person
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huwashi
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hamuwashi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
hawashi
|
hawawashi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -washi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tawasha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tawasha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -washe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niwashe
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tuwashe
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| 2nd person
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uwashe
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muwashe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awashe
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wawashe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -washe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siwashe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngewasha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singewasha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliwasha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliwasha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awasha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nawasha
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twawasha
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| 2nd person
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wawasha
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mwawasha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
awasha
|
wawasha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wawasha
|
yawasha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lawasha
|
yawasha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chawasha
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vyawasha
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| n(IX/X)
|
yawasha
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zawasha
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| u(XI)
|
wawasha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwawasha
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| pa(XVI)
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pawasha
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwawasha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mewasha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshawasha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jawasha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiwasha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipowasha
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| Consecutive
|
kawasha / positive subject concord + -kawasha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kawashe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-niwasha
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-tuwasha
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| 2nd person
|
-kuwasha
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-wawasha/-kuwasheni/-wawasheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-muwasha
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-wawasha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uwasha
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-iwasha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liwasha
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-yawasha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiwasha
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-viwasha
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| n(IX/X)
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-iwasha
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-ziwasha
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| u(XI)
|
-uwasha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuwasha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pawasha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muwasha
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| Reflexive
|
-jiwasha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -washa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-washaye
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-washao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-washao
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-washayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-washalo
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-washayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-washacho
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-washavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-washayo
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-washazo
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| u(XI)
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-washao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-washako
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| pa(XVI)
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-washapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-washamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -washa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yewasha
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-owasha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-owasha
|
-yowasha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lowasha
|
-yowasha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chowasha
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-vyowasha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yowasha
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-zowasha
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| u(XI)
|
-owasha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kowasha
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| pa(XVI)
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-powasha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mowasha
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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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Swazi
Etymology
Borrowed from English wash.
Verb
-washa
- to wash (clothes)
Inflection
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