tumwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tumwa (infinitive kutumwa)

  1. Passive form of -tuma

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tumwa
Positive present -natumwa
Subjunctive -tumwe
Negative -tumwi
Imperative singular tumwa
Infinitives
Positive kutumwa
Negative kutotumwa
Imperatives
Singular tumwa
Plural tumweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutumwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -litumwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutumwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natumwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatumwa/natumwa tunatumwa
2nd person unatumwa mnatumwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatumwa wanatumwa
other classes positive subject concord + -natumwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tumwi)
Singular Plural
1st person situmwi hatutumwi
2nd person hutumwi hamtumwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatumwi hawatumwi
other classes negative subject concord + -tumwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatumwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatumwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tumwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nitumwe tutumwe
2nd person utumwe mtumwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atumwe watumwe
other classes positive subject concord + -tumwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -situmwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetumwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetumwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitumwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitumwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atumwa)
Singular Plural
1st person natumwa twatumwa
2nd person watumwa mwatumwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atumwa watumwa
m-mi(III/IV) watumwa yatumwa
ji-ma(V/VI) latumwa yatumwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatumwa vyatumwa
n(IX/X) yatumwa zatumwa
u(XI) watumwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatumwa
pa(XVI) patumwa
mu(XVIII) mwatumwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -metumwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatumwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatumwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitumwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotumwa
Consecutive katumwa / positive subject concord + -katumwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katumwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitumwa -tutumwa
2nd person -kutumwa -watumwa/-kutumweni/-watumweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtumwa -watumwa
m-mi(III/IV) -utumwa -itumwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -litumwa -yatumwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitumwa -vitumwa
n(IX/X) -itumwa -zitumwa
u(XI) -utumwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutumwa
pa(XVI) -patumwa
mu(XVIII) -mutumwa
Reflexive -jitumwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tumwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tumwaye -tumwao
m-mi(III/IV) -tumwao -tumwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tumwalo -tumwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tumwacho -tumwavyo
n(IX/X) -tumwayo -tumwazo
u(XI) -tumwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tumwako
pa(XVI) -tumwapo
mu(XVIII) -tumwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tumwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetumwa -otumwa
m-mi(III/IV) -otumwa -yotumwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotumwa -yotumwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotumwa -vyotumwa
n(IX/X) -yotumwa -zotumwa
u(XI) -otumwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotumwa
pa(XVI) -potumwa
mu(XVIII) -motumwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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