-wa in Swahili

Suffix

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Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *-úa. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*-úa}} Proto-Bantu *-úa Head templates: {{head|sw|suffix}} -wa

Inflected forms

tutakuwa (Verb) first-person plural future of -wa

niwe (Verb) first-person singular subjunctive affirmative of -wa

si (Verb) negative relative stem of -wa, -wapo, -wako, or -wamo

hatukuwi (Verb) third-person singular present negative of -wa

nitakuwa (Verb) first-person singular future of -wa

kiwe (Verb) ki-vi class subject inflected singular subjunctive affirmative of -wa

alikuwa (Verb) inflection of -wa:; third-person singular past affirmative

alikuwa (Verb) inflection of -wa:; m-wa class subject inflected singular past affirmative

iwe (Verb) inflection of -wa:; m-mi class subject inflected plural subjunctive affirmative

iwe (Verb) inflection of -wa:; n class subject inflected singular subjunctive affirmative

ingekuwa (Verb) inflection of -wa:; m-mi class subject inflected plural conditional

ingekuwa (Verb) inflection of -wa:; n class subject inflected singular conditional

kuwa (Verb) infinitive of -wa

uwe (Verb) inflection of -wa:; second-person singular subjunctive affirmative

uwe (Verb) inflection of -wa:; m-mi class subject inflected singular subjunctive affirmative

uwe (Verb) inflection of -wa:; u class subject inflected singular subjunctive affirmative

walio (Verb) inflection of -wa:; m-wa class subject inflected plural first-person plural relative object general relative

walikuwa (Verb) inflection of -wa:; second-person singular past

walikuwa (Verb) inflection of -wa:; third-person plural past

walikuwa (Verb) inflection of -wa:; m-wa class subject inflected plural past

walio (Verb) inflection of -wa:; m-wa class subject inflected plural second-person plural relative object general relative

walio (Verb) inflection of -wa:; m-wa class subject inflected plural third-person plural relative object general relative

walio (Verb) inflection of -wa:; m-wa class subject inflected plural m-wa class relative object inflected plural general relative

walio (Verb) inflection of -wa:; m-wa class subject inflected plural m-mi class relative object inflected singular general relative

walio (Verb) inflection of -wa:; m-wa class subject inflected plural u class relative object inflected general relative

walio (Verb) inflection of -wa:; third-person plural subject first-person plural relative object general relative

walio (Verb) inflection of -wa:; third-person plural subject second-person plural relative object general relative

walio (Verb) inflection of -wa:; third-person plural subject third-person plural relative object general relative

walio (Verb) inflection of -wa:; third-person plural subject m-wa class relative object inflected plural general relative

walio (Verb) inflection of -wa:; third-person plural subject m-mi class relative object inflected singular general relative

walio (Verb) inflection of -wa:; third-person plural subject u class relative object inflected general relative

akiwa (Verb) inflection of -wa:; third-person singular situational

akiwa (Verb) inflection of -wa:; m-wa class subject inflected singular situational

awe (Verb) inflection of -wa:; third-person singular subjunctive affirmative

awe (Verb) inflection of -wa:; m-wa class subject inflected singular subjunctive affirmative

akawa (Verb) inflection of -wa:; third-person singular consecutive

akawa (Verb) inflection of -wa:; m-wa class subject inflected singular consecutive

imekuwa (Verb) inflection of -wa:; m-mi class subject inflected plural perfect

imekuwa (Verb) inflection of -wa:; n class subject inflected singular perfect

unakuwa (Verb) second-person singular present of -wa

siwi (Verb) first-person singular present negative of -wa

tuwe (Verb) first-person plural subjunctive affirmative of -wa

viwe (Verb) ki-vi class subject inflected plural subjunctive affirmative of -wa

watakuwa (Verb) inflection of -wa:; third-person plural future

mwe (Verb) second-person plural subjunctive affirmative of -wa

watakuwa (Verb) inflection of -wa:; m-wa class subject inflected plural future

ilio (Verb) inflection of -wa:; m-mi class subject inflected plural m-wa class relative object inflected plural general relative

ilio (Verb) inflection of -wa:; m-mi class subject inflected plural m-mi class relative object inflected singular general relative

ilio (Verb) inflection of -wa:; m-mi class subject inflected plural u class relative object inflected general relative

ilio (Verb) inflection of -wa:; n class subject inflected singular m-wa class relative object inflected plural general relative

ilio (Verb) inflection of -wa:; n class subject inflected singular m-mi class relative object inflected singular general relative

ilio (Verb) inflection of -wa:; n class subject inflected singular u class relative object inflected general relative

wawe (Verb) inflection of -wa:; third-person plural subjunctive affirmative

wawe (Verb) inflection of -wa:; m-wa class subject inflected plural subjunctive affirmative

mlikuwa (Verb) second-person plural past of -wa

ziwe (Verb) inflection of -wa:; n class subject inflected plural subjunctive affirmative

ziwe (Verb) inflection of -wa:; u class subject inflected plural subjunctive affirmative

sitakuwa (Verb) first-person singular future of -wa

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          "text": "-jaa (“to fill”) + -wa → -jawa (“to be filled”)",
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"-wa" meaning in Swahili

Suffix

Inflected forms