nyimwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nyimwa (infinitive kunyimwa)

  1. Passive form of -nyima

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nyimwa
Positive present -nanyimwa
Subjunctive -nyimwe
Negative -nyimwi
Imperative singular nyimwa
Infinitives
Positive kunyimwa
Negative kutonyimwa
Imperatives
Singular nyimwa
Plural nyimweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunyimwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -linyimwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kunyimwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyimwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninanyimwa/nanyimwa tunanyimwa
2nd person unanyimwa mnanyimwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananyimwa wananyimwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nanyimwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyimwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sinyimwi hatunyimwi
2nd person hunyimwi hamnyimwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanyimwi hawanyimwi
other classes negative subject concord + -nyimwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanyimwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tanyimwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyimwe)
Singular Plural
1st person ninyimwe tunyimwe
2nd person unyimwe mnyimwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyimwe wanyimwe
other classes positive subject concord + -nyimwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinyimwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenyimwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenyimwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinyimwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinyimwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anyimwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nanyimwa twanyimwa
2nd person wanyimwa mwanyimwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyimwa wanyimwa
m-mi(III/IV) wanyimwa yanyimwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lanyimwa yanyimwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanyimwa vyanyimwa
n(IX/X) yanyimwa zanyimwa
u(XI) wanyimwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwanyimwa
pa(XVI) panyimwa
mu(XVIII) mwanyimwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -menyimwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshanyimwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -janyimwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kinyimwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -siponyimwa
Consecutive kanyimwa / positive subject concord + -kanyimwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanyimwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -ninyimwa -tunyimwa
2nd person -kunyimwa -wanyimwa/-kunyimweni/-wanyimweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnyimwa -wanyimwa
m-mi(III/IV) -unyimwa -inyimwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -linyimwa -yanyimwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinyimwa -vinyimwa
n(IX/X) -inyimwa -zinyimwa
u(XI) -unyimwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kunyimwa
pa(XVI) -panyimwa
mu(XVIII) -munyimwa
Reflexive -jinyimwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nyimwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -nyimwaye -nyimwao
m-mi(III/IV) -nyimwao -nyimwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -nyimwalo -nyimwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nyimwacho -nyimwavyo
n(IX/X) -nyimwayo -nyimwazo
u(XI) -nyimwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -nyimwako
pa(XVI) -nyimwapo
mu(XVIII) -nyimwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nyimwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yenyimwa -onyimwa
m-mi(III/IV) -onyimwa -yonyimwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lonyimwa -yonyimwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonyimwa -vyonyimwa
n(IX/X) -yonyimwa -zonyimwa
u(XI) -onyimwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -konyimwa
pa(XVI) -ponyimwa
mu(XVIII) -monyimwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.