tumiwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tumiwa (infinitive kutumiwa)

  1. Passive form of -tumia: to be used

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tumiwa
Positive present -natumiwa
Subjunctive -tumiwe
Negative -tumiwi
Imperative singular tumiwa
Infinitives
Positive kutumiwa
Negative kutotumiwa
Imperatives
Singular tumiwa
Plural tumiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutumiwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -litumiwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutumiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natumiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatumiwa/natumiwa tunatumiwa
2nd person unatumiwa mnatumiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatumiwa wanatumiwa
other classes positive subject concord + -natumiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tumiwi)
Singular Plural
1st person situmiwi hatutumiwi
2nd person hutumiwi hamtumiwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatumiwi hawatumiwi
other classes negative subject concord + -tumiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatumiwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatumiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tumiwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nitumiwe tutumiwe
2nd person utumiwe mtumiwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atumiwe watumiwe
other classes positive subject concord + -tumiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -situmiwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetumiwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetumiwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitumiwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitumiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atumiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person natumiwa twatumiwa
2nd person watumiwa mwatumiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atumiwa watumiwa
m-mi(III/IV) watumiwa yatumiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) latumiwa yatumiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatumiwa vyatumiwa
n(IX/X) yatumiwa zatumiwa
u(XI) watumiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatumiwa
pa(XVI) patumiwa
mu(XVIII) mwatumiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -metumiwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatumiwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatumiwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitumiwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotumiwa
Consecutive katumiwa / positive subject concord + -katumiwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katumiwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitumiwa -tutumiwa
2nd person -kutumiwa -watumiwa/-kutumiweni/-watumiweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtumiwa -watumiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -utumiwa -itumiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -litumiwa -yatumiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitumiwa -vitumiwa
n(IX/X) -itumiwa -zitumiwa
u(XI) -utumiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutumiwa
pa(XVI) -patumiwa
mu(XVIII) -mutumiwa
Reflexive -jitumiwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tumiwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tumiwaye -tumiwao
m-mi(III/IV) -tumiwao -tumiwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tumiwalo -tumiwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tumiwacho -tumiwavyo
n(IX/X) -tumiwayo -tumiwazo
u(XI) -tumiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tumiwako
pa(XVI) -tumiwapo
mu(XVIII) -tumiwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tumiwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetumiwa -otumiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -otumiwa -yotumiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotumiwa -yotumiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotumiwa -vyotumiwa
n(IX/X) -yotumiwa -zotumiwa
u(XI) -otumiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotumiwa
pa(XVI) -potumiwa
mu(XVIII) -motumiwa
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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