gawanya

Swahili

Etymology

From -gawa.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-gawanya (infinitive kugawanya)

1. to divide up, share

Conjugation

Conjugation of -gawanya
Positive present -nagawanya Subjunctive -gawanye Negative -gawanyi Imperative singular gawanya
Infinitives
Positive kugawanya Negative kutogawanya
Imperatives
Singular gawanya Plural gawanyeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hugawanya Positive past positive subject concord + -ligawanya Negative past negative subject concord + -kugawanya
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nagawanya) Singular Plural 1st person ninagawanya/nagawanya tunagawanya 2nd person unagawanya mnagawanya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anagawanya wanagawanya other classes positive subject concord + -nagawanya
Negative present (negative subject concord + -gawanyi) Singular Plural 1st person sigawanyi hatugawanyi 2nd person hugawanyi hamgawanyi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hagawanyi hawagawanyi other classes negative subject concord + -gawanyi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tagawanya Negative future negative subject concord + -tagawanya
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -gawanye) Singular Plural 1st person nigawanye tugawanye 2nd person ugawanye mgawanye 3rd person m-wa(I/II) agawanye wagawanye other classes positive subject concord + -gawanye
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sigawanye Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngegawanya Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singegawanya Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaligawanya Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaligawanya
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -agawanya) Singular Plural 1st person nagawanya twagawanya 2nd person wagawanya mwagawanya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) agawanya wagawanya m-mi(III/IV) wagawanya yagawanya ji-ma(V/VI) lagawanya yagawanya ki-vi(VII/VIII) chagawanya vyagawanya n(IX/X) yagawanya zagawanya u(XI) wagawanya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwagawanya pa(XVI) pagawanya mu(XVIII) mwagawanya
Perfect positive subject concord + -megawanya "Already" positive subject concord + -meshagawanya "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jagawanya "If/When" positive subject concord + -kigawanya "If not" positive subject concord + -sipogawanya Consecutive kagawanya / positive subject concord + -kagawanya Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kagawanye
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nigawanya -tugawanya 2nd person -kugawanya -wagawanya/-kugawanyeni/-wagawanyeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mgawanya -wagawanya m-mi(III/IV) -ugawanya -igawanya ji-ma(V/VI) -ligawanya -yagawanya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kigawanya -vigawanya n(IX/X) -igawanya -zigawanya u(XI) -ugawanya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kugawanya pa(XVI) -pagawanya mu(XVIII) -mugawanya Reflexive -jigawanya
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -gawanya- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -gawanyaye -gawanyao m-mi(III/IV) -gawanyao -gawanyayo ji-ma(V/VI) -gawanyalo -gawanyayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -gawanyacho -gawanyavyo n(IX/X) -gawanyayo -gawanyazo u(XI) -gawanyao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -gawanyako pa(XVI) -gawanyapo mu(XVIII) -gawanyamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -gawanya) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yegawanya -ogawanya m-mi(III/IV) -ogawanya -yogawanya ji-ma(V/VI) -logawanya -yogawanya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chogawanya -vyogawanya n(IX/X) -yogawanya -zogawanya u(XI) -ogawanya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kogawanya pa(XVI) -pogawanya mu(XVIII) -mogawanya
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -gawanyia
  • Causative: -gawanyisha
  • Passive: -gawanywa
  • Reciprocal: -gawanyana
  • Stative: -gawanyika

• Nominal derivations:
  • mgawanyo (“division”)