wa

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[Swahili Word] -wa

[English Word] be

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] tutakuwa marafiki

[English Example] we will be friends

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[Swahili Word] -wa

[English Word] become

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -wa

[English Word] exist

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -wa

[English Word] happen

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -wa

[English Word] occur

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] wa

[English Word] of (class 1, 2, 3, 11, 14)

[Part of Speech] conjunction

[Swahili Example] watu wa Nairobi

[English Example] people of Nairobi

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[Swahili Word] wa

[English Word] they (people or animals)

[Part of Speech] verb subject

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[Swahili Word] wa

[English Word] you (singular) do

[Part of Speech] verb subject

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[Swahili Word] wa

[English Word] they (people or animals) do

[Part of Speech] verb subject

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[Swahili Word] wa

[English Word] it (class 3, 11, 14) does

[Part of Speech] verb subject

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[Swahili Word] wa

[English Word] you (plural)

[Part of Speech] verb object

[Note] verbs that end in a may change the ending to eni; other verbs may add ni at the end

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[Swahili Word] wa

[English Word] them (people or animals)

[Part of Speech] verb object

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[Swahili Word] wa

[English Word] and

[Part of Speech] conjunction

[Derived Language] Arabic

[Note] rare

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