patwa

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English

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Etymology

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Noun

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patwa (plural patwas)

  1. (Guyana) Any of the genus Cichlasoma of fishes.

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-patwa (infinitive kupatwa)

  1. Passive form of -pata: to be gotten, to be caught

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -patwa
Positive present -napatwa
Subjunctive -patwe
Negative -patwi
Imperative singular patwa
Infinitives
Positive kupatwa
Negative kutopatwa
Imperatives
Singular patwa
Plural patweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupatwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipatwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupatwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napatwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapatwa/napatwa tunapatwa
2nd person unapatwa mnapatwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapatwa wanapatwa
other classes positive subject concord + -napatwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -patwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sipatwi hatupatwi
2nd person hupatwi hampatwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapatwi hawapatwi
other classes negative subject concord + -patwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapatwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapatwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -patwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nipatwe tupatwe
2nd person upatwe mpatwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apatwe wapatwe
other classes positive subject concord + -patwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipatwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepatwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepatwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipatwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipatwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apatwa)
Singular Plural
1st person napatwa twapatwa
2nd person wapatwa mwapatwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apatwa wapatwa
m-mi(III/IV) wapatwa yapatwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lapatwa yapatwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapatwa vyapatwa
n(IX/X) yapatwa zapatwa
u(XI) wapatwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapatwa
pa(XVI) papatwa
mu(XVIII) mwapatwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepatwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapatwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japatwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipatwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopatwa
Consecutive kapatwa / positive subject concord + -kapatwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapatwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nipatwa -tupatwa
2nd person -kupatwa -wapatwa/-kupatweni/-wapatweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpatwa -wapatwa
m-mi(III/IV) -upatwa -ipatwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipatwa -yapatwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipatwa -vipatwa
n(IX/X) -ipatwa -zipatwa
u(XI) -upatwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kupatwa
pa(XVI) -papatwa
mu(XVIII) -mupatwa
Reflexive -jipatwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -patwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -patwaye -patwao
m-mi(III/IV) -patwao -patwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -patwalo -patwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -patwacho -patwavyo
n(IX/X) -patwayo -patwazo
u(XI) -patwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -patwako
pa(XVI) -patwapo
mu(XVIII) -patwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -patwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepatwa -opatwa
m-mi(III/IV) -opatwa -yopatwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopatwa -yopatwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopatwa -vyopatwa
n(IX/X) -yopatwa -zopatwa
u(XI) -opatwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopatwa
pa(XVI) -popatwa
mu(XVIII) -mopatwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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