pambwa

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Swahili

Verb

-pambwa (infinitive kupambwa)

  1. Passive form of -pamba: to be decorated
    • 1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 4:
      […] kimepambwa kwa kila aina ya vyombo na vifaa vya kisasa […]
      it was decorated with all kinds of modern tools and devices 

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pambwa
Positive present -napambwa
Subjunctive -pambwe
Negative -pambwi
Imperative singular pambwa
Infinitives
Positive kupambwa
Negative kutopambwa
Imperatives
Singular pambwa
Plural pambweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupambwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipambwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupambwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napambwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapambwa/napambwa tunapambwa
2nd person unapambwa mnapambwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapambwa wanapambwa
other classes positive subject concord + -napambwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pambwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sipambwi hatupambwi
2nd person hupambwi hampambwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapambwi hawapambwi
other classes negative subject concord + -pambwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapambwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapambwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pambwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nipambwe tupambwe
2nd person upambwe mpambwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apambwe wapambwe
other classes positive subject concord + -pambwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipambwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepambwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepambwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipambwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipambwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apambwa)
Singular Plural
1st person napambwa twapambwa
2nd person wapambwa mwapambwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apambwa wapambwa
m-mi(III/IV) wapambwa yapambwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lapambwa yapambwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapambwa vyapambwa
n(IX/X) yapambwa zapambwa
u(XI) wapambwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapambwa
pa(XVI) papambwa
mu(XVIII) mwapambwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepambwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapambwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japambwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipambwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopambwa
Consecutive kapambwa / positive subject concord + -kapambwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapambwe
Object concord —
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + -pambwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -pambwaye -pambwao
m-mi(III/IV) -pambwao -pambwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -pambwalo -pambwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pambwacho -pambwavyo
n(IX/X) -pambwayo -pambwazo
u(XI) -pambwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -pambwako
pa(XVI) -pambwapo
mu(XVIII) -pambwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -pambwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepambwa -opambwa
m-mi(III/IV) -opambwa -yopambwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopambwa -yopambwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopambwa -vyopambwa
n(IX/X) -yopambwa -zopambwa
u(XI) -opambwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopambwa
pa(XVI) -popambwa
mu(XVIII) -mopambwa
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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