ibwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ibwa (infinitive kuibwa)

  1. Passive form of -iba: to be stolen

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ibwa
Positive present -naibwa
Subjunctive -ibwe
Negative -ibwi
Imperative singular ibwa
Infinitives
Positive kuibwa
Negative kutoibwa
Imperatives
Singular ibwa
Plural ibweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huibwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -liibwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuibwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naibwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaibwa/naibwa tunaibwa
2nd person unaibwa mnaibwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaibwa wanaibwa
other classes positive subject concord + -naibwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ibwi)
Singular Plural
1st person siibwi hatuibwi
2nd person huibwi hamwibwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haibwi hawaibwi
other classes negative subject concord + -ibwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taibwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -taibwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ibwe)
Singular Plural
1st person niibwe tuibwe
2nd person uibwe mwibwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aibwe waibwe
other classes positive subject concord + -ibwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siibwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeibwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeibwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliibwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliibwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aibwa)
Singular Plural
1st person naibwa twaibwa
2nd person waibwa mwaibwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aibwa waibwa
m-mi(III/IV) waibwa yaibwa
ji-ma(V/VI) laibwa yaibwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaibwa vyaibwa
n(IX/X) yaibwa zaibwa
u(XI) waibwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaibwa
pa(XVI) paibwa
mu(XVIII) mwaibwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meibwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaibwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaibwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiibwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoibwa
Consecutive kaibwa / positive subject concord + -kaibwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaibwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niibwa -tuibwa
2nd person -kuibwa -waibwa/-kuibweni/-waibweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwibwa -waibwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uibwa -iibwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -liibwa -yaibwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiibwa -viibwa
n(IX/X) -iibwa -ziibwa
u(XI) -uibwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuibwa
pa(XVI) -paibwa
mu(XVIII) -muibwa
Reflexive -jiibwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ibwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ibwaye -ibwao
m-mi(III/IV) -ibwao -ibwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ibwalo -ibwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ibwacho -ibwavyo
n(IX/X) -ibwayo -ibwazo
u(XI) -ibwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ibwako
pa(XVI) -ibwapo
mu(XVIII) -ibwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ibwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeibwa -oibwa
m-mi(III/IV) -oibwa -yoibwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -loibwa -yoibwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choibwa -vyoibwa
n(IX/X) -yoibwa -zoibwa
u(XI) -oibwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koibwa
pa(XVI) -poibwa
mu(XVIII) -moibwa
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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