pimwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pimwa (infinitive kupimwa)

  1. Passive form of -pima: to be examined

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pimwa
Positive present -napimwa
Subjunctive -pimwe
Negative -pimwi
Imperative singular pimwa
Infinitives
Positive kupimwa
Negative kutopimwa
Imperatives
Singular pimwa
Plural pimweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupimwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipimwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupimwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napimwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapimwa/napimwa tunapimwa
2nd person unapimwa mnapimwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapimwa wanapimwa
other classes positive subject concord + -napimwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pimwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sipimwi hatupimwi
2nd person hupimwi hampimwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapimwi hawapimwi
other classes negative subject concord + -pimwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapimwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapimwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pimwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nipimwe tupimwe
2nd person upimwe mpimwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apimwe wapimwe
other classes positive subject concord + -pimwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipimwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepimwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepimwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipimwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipimwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apimwa)
Singular Plural
1st person napimwa twapimwa
2nd person wapimwa mwapimwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apimwa wapimwa
m-mi(III/IV) wapimwa yapimwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lapimwa yapimwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapimwa vyapimwa
n(IX/X) yapimwa zapimwa
u(XI) wapimwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapimwa
pa(XVI) papimwa
mu(XVIII) mwapimwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepimwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapimwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japimwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipimwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopimwa
Consecutive kapimwa / positive subject concord + -kapimwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapimwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nipimwa -tupimwa
2nd person -kupimwa -wapimwa/-kupimweni/-wapimweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpimwa -wapimwa
m-mi(III/IV) -upimwa -ipimwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipimwa -yapimwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipimwa -vipimwa
n(IX/X) -ipimwa -zipimwa
u(XI) -upimwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kupimwa
pa(XVI) -papimwa
mu(XVIII) -mupimwa
Reflexive -jipimwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pimwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -pimwaye -pimwao
m-mi(III/IV) -pimwao -pimwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -pimwalo -pimwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pimwacho -pimwavyo
n(IX/X) -pimwayo -pimwazo
u(XI) -pimwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -pimwako
pa(XVI) -pimwapo
mu(XVIII) -pimwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pimwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepimwa -opimwa
m-mi(III/IV) -opimwa -yopimwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopimwa -yopimwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopimwa -vyopimwa
n(IX/X) -yopimwa -zopimwa
u(XI) -opimwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopimwa
pa(XVI) -popimwa
mu(XVIII) -mopimwa
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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