wekana

Swahili

Verb

-wekana (infinitive kuwekana)

Reciprocal form of -weka

Conjugation

Conjugation of -wekana

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kuwekana

kutowekana

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

wekana

wekaneni

Habitual

huwekana

Complex finite forms

Polarity

Persons

Persons / Classes

Classes

1st

2nd

3rd / M-wa

M-mi

Ma

Ki-vi

N

U

Ku

Pa

Mu

Sg.

Pl.

Sg.

Pl.

Sg. / 1

Pl. / 2

3

4

5

6

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9

10

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Past
Positive	niliwekana naliwekana	tuliwekana twaliwekana	uliwekana waliwekana	mliwekana mwaliwekana	aliwekana	waliwekana	uliwekana	iliwekana	liliwekana	yaliwekana	kiliwekana	viliwekana	iliwekana	ziliwekana	uliwekana	kuliwekana	paliwekana	muliwekana
Relative	niliowekana naliowekana	tuliowekana twaliowekana	uliowekana waliowekana	mliowekana mwaliowekana	aliowekana	waliowekana	uliowekana	iliowekana	liliowekana	yaliowekana	kiliowekana	viliowekana	iliowekana	ziliowekana	uliowekana	kuliowekana	paliowekana	muliowekana
Negative	sikuwekana	hatukuwekana	hukuwekana	hamkuwekana	hakuwekana	hawakuwekana	haukuwekana	haikuwekana	halikuwekana	hayakuwekana	hakikuwekana	havikuwekana	haikuwekana	hazikuwekana	haukuwekana	hakukuwekana	hapakuwekana	hamukuwekana

Present
Positive	ninawekana nawekana	tunawekana	unawekana	mnawekana	anawekana	wanawekana	unawekana	inawekana	linawekana	yanawekana	kinawekana	vinawekana	inawekana	zinawekana	unawekana	kunawekana	panawekana	munawekana
Relative	ninaowekana naowekana	tunaowekana	unaowekana	mnaowekana	anaowekana	wanaowekana	unaowekana	inaowekana	linaowekana	yanaowekana	kinaowekana	vinaowekana	inaowekana	zinaowekana	unaowekana	kunaowekana	panaowekana	munaowekana
Negative	siwekani	hatuwekani	huwekani	hamwekani	hawekani	hawawekani	hauwekani	haiwekani	haliwekani	hayawekani	hakiwekani	haviwekani	haiwekani	haziwekani	hauwekani	hakuwekani	hapawekani	hamuwekani

Future
Positive	nitawekana	tutawekana	utawekana	mtawekana	atawekana	watawekana	utawekana	itawekana	litawekana	yatawekana	kitawekana	vitawekana	itawekana	zitawekana	utawekana	kutawekana	patawekana	mutawekana
Relative	nitakaowekana	tutakaowekana	utakaowekana	mtakaowekana	atakaowekana	watakaowekana	utakaowekana	itakaowekana	litakaowekana	yatakaowekana	kitakaowekana	vitakaowekana	itakaowekana	zitakaowekana	utakaowekana	kutakaowekana	patakaowekana	mutakaowekana
Negative	sitawekana	hatutawekana	hutawekana	hamtawekana	hatawekana	hawatawekana	hautawekana	haitawekana	halitawekana	hayatawekana	hakitawekana	havitawekana	haitawekana	hazitawekana	hautawekana	hakutawekana	hapatawekana	hamutawekana

Subjunctive
Positive	niwekane	tuwekane	uwekane	mwekane	awekane	wawekane	uwekane	iwekane	liwekane	yawekane	kiwekane	viwekane	iwekane	ziwekane	uwekane	kuwekane	pawekane	muwekane
Negative	nisiwekane	tusiwekane	usiwekane	msiwekane	asiwekane	wasiwekane	usiwekane	isiwekane	lisiwekane	yasiwekane	kisiwekane	visiwekane	isiwekane	zisiwekane	usiwekane	kusiwekane	pasiwekane	musiwekane

Present Conditional
Positive	ningewekana	tungewekana	ungewekana	mngewekana	angewekana	wangewekana	ungewekana	ingewekana	lingewekana	yangewekana	kingewekana	vingewekana	ingewekana	zingewekana	ungewekana	kungewekana	pangewekana	mungewekana
Negative	nisingewekana singewekana	tusingewekana hatungewekana	usingewekana hungewekana	msingewekana hamngewekana	asingewekana hangewekana	wasingewekana hawangewekana	usingewekana haungewekana	isingewekana haingewekana	lisingewekana halingewekana	yasingewekana hayangewekana	kisingewekana hakingewekana	visingewekana havingewekana	isingewekana haingewekana	zisingewekana hazingewekana	usingewekana haungewekana	kusingewekana hakungewekana	pasingewekana hapangewekana	musingewekana hamungewekana

Past Conditional
Positive	ningaliwekana	tungaliwekana	ungaliwekana	mngaliwekana	angaliwekana	wangaliwekana	ungaliwekana	ingaliwekana	lingaliwekana	yangaliwekana	kingaliwekana	vingaliwekana	ingaliwekana	zingaliwekana	ungaliwekana	kungaliwekana	pangaliwekana	mungaliwekana
Negative	nisingaliwekana singaliwekana	tusingaliwekana hatungaliwekana	usingaliwekana hungaliwekana	msingaliwekana hamngaliwekana	asingaliwekana hangaliwekana	wasingaliwekana hawangaliwekana	usingaliwekana haungaliwekana	isingaliwekana haingaliwekana	lisingaliwekana halingaliwekana	yasingaliwekana hayangaliwekana	kisingaliwekana hakingaliwekana	visingaliwekana havingaliwekana	isingaliwekana haingaliwekana	zisingaliwekana hazingaliwekana	usingaliwekana haungaliwekana	kusingaliwekana hakungaliwekana	pasingaliwekana hapangaliwekana	musingaliwekana hamungaliwekana

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningeliwekana	tungeliwekana	ungeliwekana	mngeliwekana	angeliwekana	wangeliwekana	ungeliwekana	ingeliwekana	lingeliwekana	yangeliwekana	kingeliwekana	vingeliwekana	ingeliwekana	zingeliwekana	ungeliwekana	kungeliwekana	pangeliwekana	mungeliwekana

General Relative
Positive	niwekanao	tuwekanao	uwekanao	mwekanao	awekanao	wawekanao	uwekanao	iwekanao	liwekanao	yawekanao	kiwekanao	viwekanao	iwekanao	ziwekanao	uwekanao	kuwekanao	pawekanao	muwekanao
Negative	nisiowekana	tusiowekana	usiowekana	msiowekana	asiowekana	wasiowekana	usiowekana	isiowekana	lisiowekana	yasiowekana	kisiowekana	visiowekana	isiowekana	zisiowekana	usiowekana	kusiowekana	pasiowekana	musiowekana

Gnomic
Positive	nawekana	twawekana	wawekana	mwawekana	awekana	wawekana	wawekana	yawekana	lawekana	yawekana	chawekana	vyawekana	yawekana	zawekana	wawekana	kwawekana	pawekana	mwawekana

Perfect
Positive	nimewekana	tumewekana	umewekana	mmewekana	amewekana	wamewekana	umewekana	imewekana	limewekana	yamewekana	kimewekana	vimewekana	imewekana	zimewekana	umewekana	kumewekana	pamewekana	mumewekana

"Already"
Positive	nimeshawekana	tumeshawekana	umeshawekana	mmeshawekana	ameshawekana	wameshawekana	umeshawekana	imeshawekana	limeshawekana	yameshawekana	kimeshawekana	vimeshawekana	imeshawekana	zimeshawekana	umeshawekana	kumeshawekana	pameshawekana	mumeshawekana

"Not yet"
Negative	sijawekana	hatujawekana	hujawekana	hamjawekana	hajawekana	hawajawekana	haujawekana	haijawekana	halijawekana	hayajawekana	hakijawekana	havijawekana	haijawekana	hazijawekana	haujawekana	hakujawekana	hapajawekana	hamujawekana

"If/When"
Positive	nikiwekana	tukiwekana	ukiwekana	mkiwekana	akiwekana	wakiwekana	ukiwekana	ikiwekana	likiwekana	yakiwekana	kikiwekana	vikiwekana	ikiwekana	zikiwekana	ukiwekana	kukiwekana	pakiwekana	mukiwekana

"If not"
Negative	nisipowekana	tusipowekana	usipowekana	msipowekana	asipowekana	wasipowekana	usipowekana	isipowekana	lisipowekana	yasipowekana	kisipowekana	visipowekana	isipowekana	zisipowekana	usipowekana	kusipowekana	pasipowekana	musipowekana

Consecutive
Positive	nikawekana	tukawekana	ukawekana	mkawekana	akawekana	wakawekana	ukawekana	ikawekana	likawekana	yakawekana	kikawekana	vikawekana	ikawekana	zikawekana	ukawekana	kukawekana	pakawekana	mukawekana

Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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