legwa

legwa

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish legua, from Late Latin leuca, leuga (“the Gaulish mile”), from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *lewgā.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: leg‧wa

Noun

legwa

1. a league; the distance that a person can walk in one hour, commonly taken to be approximately three English miles (about five kilometers)

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Swahili

Verb

-legwa (infinitive kulegwa)

1. Passive form of -lega

Conjugation

Conjugation of -legwa
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kulegwa							kutolegwa
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					legwa							legweni
Habitual					hulegwa
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	7	8	9	10	11 / 14	15 / 17	16	18
Past Positive nililegwa nalilegwa tulilegwa twalilegwa ulilegwa walilegwa mlilegwa mwalilegwa alilegwa walilegwa ulilegwa ililegwa lililegwa yalilegwa kililegwa vililegwa ililegwa zililegwa ulilegwa kulilegwa palilegwa mulilegwa Relative niliolegwa naliolegwa tuliolegwa twaliolegwa uliolegwa waliolegwa mliolegwa mwaliolegwa aliolegwa waliolegwa uliolegwa iliolegwa liliolegwa yaliolegwa kiliolegwa viliolegwa iliolegwa ziliolegwa uliolegwa kuliolegwa paliolegwa muliolegwa Negative sikulegwa hatukulegwa hukulegwa hamkulegwa hakulegwa hawakulegwa haukulegwa haikulegwa halikulegwa hayakulegwa hakikulegwa havikulegwa haikulegwa hazikulegwa haukulegwa hakukulegwa hapakulegwa hamukulegwa
Present Positive ninalegwa nalegwa tunalegwa unalegwa mnalegwa analegwa wanalegwa unalegwa inalegwa linalegwa yanalegwa kinalegwa vinalegwa inalegwa zinalegwa unalegwa kunalegwa panalegwa munalegwa Relative ninaolegwa naolegwa tunaolegwa unaolegwa mnaolegwa anaolegwa wanaolegwa unaolegwa inaolegwa linaolegwa yanaolegwa kinaolegwa vinaolegwa inaolegwa zinaolegwa unaolegwa kunaolegwa panaolegwa munaolegwa Negative silegwi hatulegwi hulegwi hamlegwi halegwi hawalegwi haulegwi hailegwi halilegwi hayalegwi hakilegwi havilegwi hailegwi hazilegwi haulegwi hakulegwi hapalegwi hamulegwi
Future Positive nitalegwa tutalegwa utalegwa mtalegwa atalegwa watalegwa utalegwa italegwa litalegwa yatalegwa kitalegwa vitalegwa italegwa zitalegwa utalegwa kutalegwa patalegwa mutalegwa Relative nitakaolegwa tutakaolegwa utakaolegwa mtakaolegwa atakaolegwa watakaolegwa utakaolegwa itakaolegwa litakaolegwa yatakaolegwa kitakaolegwa vitakaolegwa itakaolegwa zitakaolegwa utakaolegwa kutakaolegwa patakaolegwa mutakaolegwa Negative sitalegwa hatutalegwa hutalegwa hamtalegwa hatalegwa hawatalegwa hautalegwa haitalegwa halitalegwa hayatalegwa hakitalegwa havitalegwa haitalegwa hazitalegwa hautalegwa hakutalegwa hapatalegwa hamutalegwa
Subjunctive Positive nilegwe tulegwe ulegwe mlegwe alegwe walegwe ulegwe ilegwe lilegwe yalegwe kilegwe vilegwe ilegwe zilegwe ulegwe kulegwe palegwe mulegwe Negative nisilegwe tusilegwe usilegwe msilegwe asilegwe wasilegwe usilegwe isilegwe lisilegwe yasilegwe kisilegwe visilegwe isilegwe zisilegwe usilegwe kusilegwe pasilegwe musilegwe
Present Conditional Positive ningelegwa tungelegwa ungelegwa mngelegwa angelegwa wangelegwa ungelegwa ingelegwa lingelegwa yangelegwa kingelegwa vingelegwa ingelegwa zingelegwa ungelegwa kungelegwa pangelegwa mungelegwa Negative nisingelegwa singelegwa tusingelegwa hatungelegwa usingelegwa hungelegwa msingelegwa hamngelegwa asingelegwa hangelegwa wasingelegwa hawangelegwa usingelegwa haungelegwa isingelegwa haingelegwa lisingelegwa halingelegwa yasingelegwa hayangelegwa kisingelegwa hakingelegwa visingelegwa havingelegwa isingelegwa haingelegwa zisingelegwa hazingelegwa usingelegwa haungelegwa kusingelegwa hakungelegwa pasingelegwa hapangelegwa musingelegwa hamungelegwa
Past Conditional Positive ningalilegwa tungalilegwa ungalilegwa mngalilegwa angalilegwa wangalilegwa ungalilegwa ingalilegwa lingalilegwa yangalilegwa kingalilegwa vingalilegwa ingalilegwa zingalilegwa ungalilegwa kungalilegwa pangalilegwa mungalilegwa Negative nisingalilegwa singalilegwa tusingalilegwa hatungalilegwa usingalilegwa hungalilegwa msingalilegwa hamngalilegwa asingalilegwa hangalilegwa wasingalilegwa hawangalilegwa usingalilegwa haungalilegwa isingalilegwa haingalilegwa lisingalilegwa halingalilegwa yasingalilegwa hayangalilegwa kisingalilegwa hakingalilegwa visingalilegwa havingalilegwa isingalilegwa haingalilegwa zisingalilegwa hazingalilegwa usingalilegwa haungalilegwa kusingalilegwa hakungalilegwa pasingalilegwa hapangalilegwa musingalilegwa hamungalilegwa
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningelilegwa tungelilegwa ungelilegwa mngelilegwa angelilegwa wangelilegwa ungelilegwa ingelilegwa lingelilegwa yangelilegwa kingelilegwa vingelilegwa ingelilegwa zingelilegwa ungelilegwa kungelilegwa pangelilegwa mungelilegwa
General Relative Positive nilegwao tulegwao ulegwao mlegwao alegwao walegwao ulegwao ilegwao lilegwao yalegwao kilegwao vilegwao ilegwao zilegwao ulegwao kulegwao palegwao mulegwao Negative nisiolegwa tusiolegwa usiolegwa msiolegwa asiolegwa wasiolegwa usiolegwa isiolegwa lisiolegwa yasiolegwa kisiolegwa visiolegwa isiolegwa zisiolegwa usiolegwa kusiolegwa pasiolegwa musiolegwa
Gnomic Positive nalegwa twalegwa walegwa mwalegwa alegwa walegwa walegwa yalegwa lalegwa yalegwa chalegwa vyalegwa yalegwa zalegwa walegwa kwalegwa palegwa mwalegwa
Perfect Positive nimelegwa tumelegwa umelegwa mmelegwa amelegwa wamelegwa umelegwa imelegwa limelegwa yamelegwa kimelegwa vimelegwa imelegwa zimelegwa umelegwa kumelegwa pamelegwa mumelegwa
"Already" Positive nimeshalegwa tumeshalegwa umeshalegwa mmeshalegwa ameshalegwa wameshalegwa umeshalegwa imeshalegwa limeshalegwa yameshalegwa kimeshalegwa vimeshalegwa imeshalegwa zimeshalegwa umeshalegwa kumeshalegwa pameshalegwa mumeshalegwa
"Not yet" Negative sijalegwa hatujalegwa hujalegwa hamjalegwa hajalegwa hawajalegwa haujalegwa haijalegwa halijalegwa hayajalegwa hakijalegwa havijalegwa haijalegwa hazijalegwa haujalegwa hakujalegwa hapajalegwa hamujalegwa
"If/When" Positive nikilegwa tukilegwa ukilegwa mkilegwa akilegwa wakilegwa ukilegwa ikilegwa likilegwa yakilegwa kikilegwa vikilegwa ikilegwa zikilegwa ukilegwa kukilegwa pakilegwa mukilegwa
"If not" Negative nisipolegwa tusipolegwa usipolegwa msipolegwa asipolegwa wasipolegwa usipolegwa isipolegwa lisipolegwa yasipolegwa kisipolegwa visipolegwa isipolegwa zisipolegwa usipolegwa kusipolegwa pasipolegwa musipolegwa
Consecutive Positive nikalegwa tukalegwa ukalegwa mkalegwa akalegwa wakalegwa ukalegwa ikalegwa likalegwa yakalegwa kikalegwa vikalegwa ikalegwa zikalegwa ukalegwa kukalegwa pakalegwa mukalegwa
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.