pembwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pembwa (infinitive kupembwa)

  1. Passive form of -pemba

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pembwa
Positive present -napembwa
Subjunctive -pembwe
Negative -pembwi
Imperative singular pembwa
Infinitives
Positive kupembwa
Negative kutopembwa
Imperatives
Singular pembwa
Plural pembweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupembwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipembwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupembwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napembwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapembwa/napembwa tunapembwa
2nd person unapembwa mnapembwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapembwa wanapembwa
other classes positive subject concord + -napembwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pembwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sipembwi hatupembwi
2nd person hupembwi hampembwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapembwi hawapembwi
other classes negative subject concord + -pembwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapembwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapembwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pembwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nipembwe tupembwe
2nd person upembwe mpembwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apembwe wapembwe
other classes positive subject concord + -pembwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipembwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepembwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepembwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipembwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipembwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apembwa)
Singular Plural
1st person napembwa twapembwa
2nd person wapembwa mwapembwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apembwa wapembwa
m-mi(III/IV) wapembwa yapembwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lapembwa yapembwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapembwa vyapembwa
n(IX/X) yapembwa zapembwa
u(XI) wapembwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapembwa
pa(XVI) papembwa
mu(XVIII) mwapembwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepembwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapembwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japembwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipembwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopembwa
Consecutive kapembwa / positive subject concord + -kapembwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapembwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nipembwa -tupembwa
2nd person -kupembwa -wapembwa/-kupembweni/-wapembweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpembwa -wapembwa
m-mi(III/IV) -upembwa -ipembwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipembwa -yapembwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipembwa -vipembwa
n(IX/X) -ipembwa -zipembwa
u(XI) -upembwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kupembwa
pa(XVI) -papembwa
mu(XVIII) -mupembwa
Reflexive -jipembwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pembwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -pembwaye -pembwao
m-mi(III/IV) -pembwao -pembwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -pembwalo -pembwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pembwacho -pembwavyo
n(IX/X) -pembwayo -pembwazo
u(XI) -pembwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -pembwako
pa(XVI) -pembwapo
mu(XVIII) -pembwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pembwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepembwa -opembwa
m-mi(III/IV) -opembwa -yopembwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopembwa -yopembwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopembwa -vyopembwa
n(IX/X) -yopembwa -zopembwa
u(XI) -opembwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopembwa
pa(XVI) -popembwa
mu(XVIII) -mopembwa
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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