kerwa

Swahili

Verb

-kerwa (infinitive kukerwa)

1. Passive form of -kera

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kerwa
Positive present -nakerwa Subjunctive -kerwe Negative -kerwi Imperative singular kerwa
Infinitives
Positive kukerwa Negative kutokerwa
Imperatives
Singular kerwa Plural kerweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukerwa Positive past positive subject concord + -likerwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kukerwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakerwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninakerwa/nakerwa tunakerwa 2nd person unakerwa mnakerwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakerwa wanakerwa other classes positive subject concord + -nakerwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kerwi) Singular Plural 1st person sikerwi hatukerwi 2nd person hukerwi hamkerwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakerwi hawakerwi other classes negative subject concord + -kerwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takerwa Negative future negative subject concord + -takerwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kerwe) Singular Plural 1st person nikerwe tukerwe 2nd person ukerwe mkerwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akerwe wakerwe other classes positive subject concord + -kerwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikerwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekerwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekerwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikerwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikerwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akerwa) Singular Plural 1st person nakerwa twakerwa 2nd person wakerwa mwakerwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akerwa wakerwa m-mi(III/IV) wakerwa yakerwa ji-ma(V/VI) lakerwa yakerwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakerwa vyakerwa n(IX/X) yakerwa zakerwa u(XI) wakerwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakerwa pa(XVI) pakerwa mu(XVIII) mwakerwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekerwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakerwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakerwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikerwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokerwa Consecutive kakerwa / positive subject concord + -kakerwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakerwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikerwa -tukerwa 2nd person -kukerwa -wakerwa/-kukerweni/-wakerweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkerwa -wakerwa m-mi(III/IV) -ukerwa -ikerwa ji-ma(V/VI) -likerwa -yakerwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikerwa -vikerwa n(IX/X) -ikerwa -zikerwa u(XI) -ukerwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukerwa pa(XVI) -pakerwa mu(XVIII) -mukerwa Reflexive -jikerwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kerwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kerwaye -kerwao m-mi(III/IV) -kerwao -kerwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kerwalo -kerwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kerwacho -kerwavyo n(IX/X) -kerwayo -kerwazo u(XI) -kerwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kerwako pa(XVI) -kerwapo mu(XVIII) -kerwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kerwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekerwa -okerwa m-mi(III/IV) -okerwa -yokerwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lokerwa -yokerwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokerwa -vyokerwa n(IX/X) -yokerwa -zokerwa u(XI) -okerwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokerwa pa(XVI) -pokerwa mu(XVIII) -mokerwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.