tolewa

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-tolewa (infinitive kutolewa)

  1. Passive form of -toa: to be produced, to be given out, to be published

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -tolewa
Positive present -natolewa
Subjunctive -tolewe
Negative -tolewi
Imperative singular tolewa
Infinitives
Positive kutolewa
Negative kutotolewa
Imperatives
Singular tolewa
Plural toleweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutolewa
Positive past positive subject concord + -litolewa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutolewa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natolewa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatolewa/natolewa tunatolewa
2nd person unatolewa mnatolewa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatolewa wanatolewa
other classes positive subject concord + -natolewa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tolewi)
Singular Plural
1st person sitolewi hatutolewi
2nd person hutolewi hamtolewi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatolewi hawatolewi
other classes negative subject concord + -tolewi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatolewa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatolewa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tolewe)
Singular Plural
1st person nitolewe tutolewe
2nd person utolewe mtolewe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atolewe watolewe
other classes positive subject concord + -tolewe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitolewe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetolewa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetolewa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitolewa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitolewa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atolewa)
Singular Plural
1st person natolewa twatolewa
2nd person watolewa mwatolewa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atolewa watolewa
m-mi(III/IV) watolewa yatolewa
ji-ma(V/VI) latolewa yatolewa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatolewa vyatolewa
n(IX/X) yatolewa zatolewa
u(XI) watolewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatolewa
pa(XVI) patolewa
mu(XVIII) mwatolewa
Perfect positive subject concord + -metolewa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatolewa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatolewa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitolewa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotolewa
Consecutive katolewa / positive subject concord + -katolewa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katolewe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitolewa -tutolewa
2nd person -kutolewa -watolewa/-kutoleweni/-watoleweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtolewa -watolewa
m-mi(III/IV) -utolewa -itolewa
ji-ma(V/VI) -litolewa -yatolewa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitolewa -vitolewa
n(IX/X) -itolewa -zitolewa
u(XI) -utolewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutolewa
pa(XVI) -patolewa
mu(XVIII) -mutolewa
Reflexive -jitolewa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tolewa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tolewaye -tolewao
m-mi(III/IV) -tolewao -tolewayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tolewalo -tolewayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tolewacho -tolewavyo
n(IX/X) -tolewayo -tolewazo
u(XI) -tolewao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tolewako
pa(XVI) -tolewapo
mu(XVIII) -tolewamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tolewa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetolewa -otolewa
m-mi(III/IV) -otolewa -yotolewa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotolewa -yotolewa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotolewa -vyotolewa
n(IX/X) -yotolewa -zotolewa
u(XI) -otolewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotolewa
pa(XVI) -potolewa
mu(XVIII) -motolewa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.