amriwa

Swahili

Etymology

From amri (“command or order”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-amriwa (infinitive kuamriwa)

1. to be ordered

Conjugation

Conjugation of -amriwa
Positive present -naamriwa Subjunctive -amriwe Negative -amriwi Imperative singular amriwa
Infinitives
Positive kuamriwa Negative kutoamriwa
Imperatives
Singular amriwa Plural amriweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huamriwa Positive past positive subject concord + -liamriwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuamriwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naamriwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaamriwa/naamriwa tunaamriwa 2nd person unaamriwa mnaamriwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaamriwa wanaamriwa other classes positive subject concord + -naamriwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -amriwi) Singular Plural 1st person siamriwi hatuamriwi 2nd person huamriwi hamwamriwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haamriwi hawaamriwi other classes negative subject concord + -amriwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taamriwa Negative future negative subject concord + -taamriwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -amriwe) Singular Plural 1st person niamriwe tuamriwe 2nd person uamriwe mwamriwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamriwe waamriwe other classes positive subject concord + -amriwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siamriwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeamriwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeamriwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliamriwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliamriwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aamriwa) Singular Plural 1st person naamriwa twaamriwa 2nd person waamriwa mwaamriwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamriwa waamriwa m-mi(III/IV) waamriwa yaamriwa ji-ma(V/VI) laamriwa yaamriwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaamriwa vyaamriwa n(IX/X) yaamriwa zaamriwa u(XI) waamriwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaamriwa pa(XVI) paamriwa mu(XVIII) mwaamriwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meamriwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaamriwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaamriwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiamriwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoamriwa Consecutive kaamriwa / positive subject concord + -kaamriwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaamriwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niamriwa -tuamriwa 2nd person -kuamriwa -waamriwa/-kuamriweni/-waamriweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwamriwa -waamriwa m-mi(III/IV) -uamriwa -iamriwa ji-ma(V/VI) -liamriwa -yaamriwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiamriwa -viamriwa n(IX/X) -iamriwa -ziamriwa u(XI) -uamriwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuamriwa pa(XVI) -paamriwa mu(XVIII) -muamriwa Reflexive -jiamriwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -amriwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -amriwaye -amriwao m-mi(III/IV) -amriwao -amriwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -amriwalo -amriwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -amriwacho -amriwavyo n(IX/X) -amriwayo -amriwazo u(XI) -amriwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -amriwako pa(XVI) -amriwapo mu(XVIII) -amriwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -amriwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeamriwa -oamriwa m-mi(III/IV) -oamriwa -yoamriwa ji-ma(V/VI) -loamriwa -yoamriwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choamriwa -vyoamriwa n(IX/X) -yoamriwa -zoamriwa u(XI) -oamriwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koamriwa pa(XVI) -poamriwa mu(XVIII) -moamriwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.