twaa

twaa

Swahili

Verb

-twaa (infinitive kutwaa)

1. to take, to grab
2. to capture, to occupy

Conjugation

Conjugation of -twaa
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kutwaa							kutotwaa
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					twaa							twaeni
Habitual					hutwaa
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 nilitwaa nalitwaa tulitwaa twalitwaa ulitwaa walitwaa mlitwaa mwalitwaa alitwaa walitwaa ulitwaa ilitwaa lilitwaa yalitwaa kilitwaa vilitwaa ilitwaa zilitwaa ulitwaa kulitwaa palitwaa mulitwaa Relative niliotwaa naliotwaa tuliotwaa twaliotwaa uliotwaa waliotwaa mliotwaa mwaliotwaa aliotwaa waliotwaa uliotwaa iliotwaa liliotwaa yaliotwaa kiliotwaa viliotwaa iliotwaa ziliotwaa uliotwaa kuliotwaa paliotwaa muliotwaa Negative sikutwaa hatukutwaa hukutwaa hamkutwaa hakutwaa hawakutwaa haukutwaa haikutwaa halikutwaa hayakutwaa hakikutwaa havikutwaa haikutwaa hazikutwaa haukutwaa hakukutwaa hapakutwaa hamukutwaa
Present Positive ninatwaa natwaa tunatwaa unatwaa mnatwaa anatwaa wanatwaa unatwaa inatwaa linatwaa yanatwaa kinatwaa vinatwaa inatwaa zinatwaa unatwaa kunatwaa panatwaa munatwaa Relative ninaotwaa naotwaa tunaotwaa unaotwaa mnaotwaa anaotwaa wanaotwaa unaotwaa inaotwaa linaotwaa yanaotwaa kinaotwaa vinaotwaa inaotwaa zinaotwaa unaotwaa kunaotwaa panaotwaa munaotwaa Negative sitwai hatutwai hutwai hamtwai hatwai hawatwai hautwai haitwai halitwai hayatwai hakitwai havitwai haitwai hazitwai hautwai hakutwai hapatwai hamutwai
Future Positive nitatwaa tutatwaa utatwaa mtatwaa atatwaa watatwaa utatwaa itatwaa litatwaa yatatwaa kitatwaa vitatwaa itatwaa zitatwaa utatwaa kutatwaa patatwaa mutatwaa Relative nitakaotwaa tutakaotwaa utakaotwaa mtakaotwaa atakaotwaa watakaotwaa utakaotwaa itakaotwaa litakaotwaa yatakaotwaa kitakaotwaa vitakaotwaa itakaotwaa zitakaotwaa utakaotwaa kutakaotwaa patakaotwaa mutakaotwaa Negative sitatwaa hatutatwaa hutatwaa hamtatwaa hatatwaa hawatatwaa hautatwaa haitatwaa halitatwaa hayatatwaa hakitatwaa havitatwaa haitatwaa hazitatwaa hautatwaa hakutatwaa hapatatwaa hamutatwaa
Subjunctive Positive nitwae tutwae utwae mtwae atwae watwae utwae itwae litwae yatwae kitwae vitwae itwae zitwae utwae kutwae patwae mutwae Negative nisitwae tusitwae usitwae msitwae asitwae wasitwae usitwae isitwae lisitwae yasitwae kisitwae visitwae isitwae zisitwae usitwae kusitwae pasitwae musitwae
Present Conditional Positive ningetwaa tungetwaa ungetwaa mngetwaa angetwaa wangetwaa ungetwaa ingetwaa lingetwaa yangetwaa kingetwaa vingetwaa ingetwaa zingetwaa ungetwaa kungetwaa pangetwaa mungetwaa Negative nisingetwaa singetwaa tusingetwaa hatungetwaa usingetwaa hungetwaa msingetwaa hamngetwaa asingetwaa hangetwaa wasingetwaa hawangetwaa usingetwaa haungetwaa isingetwaa haingetwaa lisingetwaa halingetwaa yasingetwaa hayangetwaa kisingetwaa hakingetwaa visingetwaa havingetwaa isingetwaa haingetwaa zisingetwaa hazingetwaa usingetwaa haungetwaa kusingetwaa hakungetwaa pasingetwaa hapangetwaa musingetwaa hamungetwaa
Past Conditional Positive ningalitwaa tungalitwaa ungalitwaa mngalitwaa angalitwaa wangalitwaa ungalitwaa ingalitwaa lingalitwaa yangalitwaa kingalitwaa vingalitwaa ingalitwaa zingalitwaa ungalitwaa kungalitwaa pangalitwaa mungalitwaa Negative nisingalitwaa singalitwaa tusingalitwaa hatungalitwaa usingalitwaa hungalitwaa msingalitwaa hamngalitwaa asingalitwaa hangalitwaa wasingalitwaa hawangalitwaa usingalitwaa haungalitwaa isingalitwaa haingalitwaa lisingalitwaa halingalitwaa yasingalitwaa hayangalitwaa kisingalitwaa hakingalitwaa visingalitwaa havingalitwaa isingalitwaa haingalitwaa zisingalitwaa hazingalitwaa usingalitwaa haungalitwaa kusingalitwaa hakungalitwaa pasingalitwaa hapangalitwaa musingalitwaa hamungalitwaa
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningelitwaa tungelitwaa ungelitwaa mngelitwaa angelitwaa wangelitwaa ungelitwaa ingelitwaa lingelitwaa yangelitwaa kingelitwaa vingelitwaa ingelitwaa zingelitwaa ungelitwaa kungelitwaa pangelitwaa mungelitwaa
General Relative Positive nitwaao tutwaao utwaao mtwaao atwaao watwaao utwaao itwaao litwaao yatwaao kitwaao vitwaao itwaao zitwaao utwaao kutwaao patwaao mutwaao Negative nisiotwaa tusiotwaa usiotwaa msiotwaa asiotwaa wasiotwaa usiotwaa isiotwaa lisiotwaa yasiotwaa kisiotwaa visiotwaa isiotwaa zisiotwaa usiotwaa kusiotwaa pasiotwaa musiotwaa
Gnomic Positive natwaa twatwaa watwaa mwatwaa atwaa watwaa watwaa yatwaa latwaa yatwaa chatwaa vyatwaa yatwaa zatwaa watwaa kwatwaa patwaa mwatwaa
Perfect Positive nimetwaa tumetwaa umetwaa mmetwaa ametwaa wametwaa umetwaa imetwaa limetwaa yametwaa kimetwaa vimetwaa imetwaa zimetwaa umetwaa kumetwaa pametwaa mumetwaa
"Already" Positive nimeshatwaa tumeshatwaa umeshatwaa mmeshatwaa ameshatwaa wameshatwaa umeshatwaa imeshatwaa limeshatwaa yameshatwaa kimeshatwaa vimeshatwaa imeshatwaa zimeshatwaa umeshatwaa kumeshatwaa pameshatwaa mumeshatwaa
"Not yet" Negative sijatwaa hatujatwaa hujatwaa hamjatwaa hajatwaa hawajatwaa haujatwaa haijatwaa halijatwaa hayajatwaa hakijatwaa havijatwaa haijatwaa hazijatwaa haujatwaa hakujatwaa hapajatwaa hamujatwaa
"If/When" Positive nikitwaa tukitwaa ukitwaa mkitwaa akitwaa wakitwaa ukitwaa ikitwaa likitwaa yakitwaa kikitwaa vikitwaa ikitwaa zikitwaa ukitwaa kukitwaa pakitwaa mukitwaa
"If not" Negative nisipotwaa tusipotwaa usipotwaa msipotwaa asipotwaa wasipotwaa usipotwaa isipotwaa lisipotwaa yasipotwaa kisipotwaa visipotwaa isipotwaa zisipotwaa usipotwaa kusipotwaa pasipotwaa musipotwaa
Consecutive Positive nikatwaa tukatwaa ukatwaa mkatwaa akatwaa wakatwaa ukatwaa ikatwaa likatwaa yakatwaa kikatwaa vikatwaa ikatwaa zikatwaa ukatwaa kukatwaa pakatwaa mukatwaa
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.