gawika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-gawika (infinitive kugawika)

1. Stative form of -gawa: to be divided

Conjugation

Conjugation of -gawika
Positive present -nagawika Subjunctive -gawike Negative -gawiki Imperative singular gawika
Infinitives
Positive kugawika Negative kutogawika
Imperatives
Singular gawika Plural gawikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hugawika Positive past positive subject concord + -ligawika Negative past negative subject concord + -kugawika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nagawika) Singular Plural 1st person ninagawika/nagawika tunagawika 2nd person unagawika mnagawika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anagawika wanagawika other classes positive subject concord + -nagawika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -gawiki) Singular Plural 1st person sigawiki hatugawiki 2nd person hugawiki hamgawiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hagawiki hawagawiki other classes negative subject concord + -gawiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tagawika Negative future negative subject concord + -tagawika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -gawike) Singular Plural 1st person nigawike tugawike 2nd person ugawike mgawike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) agawike wagawike other classes positive subject concord + -gawike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sigawike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngegawika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singegawika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaligawika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaligawika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -agawika) Singular Plural 1st person nagawika twagawika 2nd person wagawika mwagawika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) agawika wagawika m-mi(III/IV) wagawika yagawika ji-ma(V/VI) lagawika yagawika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chagawika vyagawika n(IX/X) yagawika zagawika u(XI) wagawika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwagawika pa(XVI) pagawika mu(XVIII) mwagawika
Perfect positive subject concord + -megawika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshagawika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jagawika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kigawika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipogawika Consecutive kagawika / positive subject concord + -kagawika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kagawike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nigawika -tugawika 2nd person -kugawika -wagawika/-kugawikeni/-wagawikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mgawika -wagawika m-mi(III/IV) -ugawika -igawika ji-ma(V/VI) -ligawika -yagawika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kigawika -vigawika n(IX/X) -igawika -zigawika u(XI) -ugawika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kugawika pa(XVI) -pagawika mu(XVIII) -mugawika Reflexive -jigawika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -gawika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -gawikaye -gawikao m-mi(III/IV) -gawikao -gawikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -gawikalo -gawikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -gawikacho -gawikavyo n(IX/X) -gawikayo -gawikazo u(XI) -gawikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -gawikako pa(XVI) -gawikapo mu(XVIII) -gawikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -gawika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yegawika -ogawika m-mi(III/IV) -ogawika -yogawika ji-ma(V/VI) -logawika -yogawika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chogawika -vyogawika n(IX/X) -yogawika -zogawika u(XI) -ogawika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kogawika pa(XVI) -pogawika mu(XVIII) -mogawika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.