umbwa

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Swahili

Verb

-umbwa (infinitive kuumbwa)

  1. Passive form of -umba

Conjugation

Conjugation of -umbwa
Positive present -naumbwa
Subjunctive -umbwe
Negative -umbwi
Imperative singular umbwa
Infinitives
Positive kuumbwa
Negative kutoumbwa
Imperatives
Singular umbwa
Plural umbweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huumbwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -liumbwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuumbwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naumbwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaumbwa/naumbwa tunaumbwa
2nd person unaumbwa mnaumbwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaumbwa wanaumbwa
other classes positive subject concord + -naumbwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -umbwi)
Singular Plural
1st person siumbwi hatuumbwi
2nd person huumbwi hamuumbwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haumbwi hawaumbwi
other classes negative subject concord + -umbwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taumbwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -taumbwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -umbwe)
Singular Plural
1st person niumbwe tuumbwe
2nd person uumbwe muumbwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aumbwe waumbwe
other classes positive subject concord + -umbwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siumbwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeumbwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeumbwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliumbwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliumbwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aumbwa)
Singular Plural
1st person naumbwa twaumbwa
2nd person waumbwa mwaumbwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aumbwa waumbwa
m-mi(III/IV) waumbwa yaumbwa
ji-ma(V/VI) laumbwa yaumbwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaumbwa vyaumbwa
n(IX/X) yaumbwa zaumbwa
u(XI) waumbwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaumbwa
pa(XVI) paumbwa
mu(XVIII) mwaumbwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meumbwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaumbwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaumbwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiumbwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoumbwa
Consecutive kaumbwa / positive subject concord + -kaumbwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaumbwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niumbwa -tuumbwa
2nd person -kuumbwa -waumbwa/-kuumbweni/-waumbweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muumbwa -waumbwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uumbwa -iumbwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -liumbwa -yaumbwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiumbwa -viumbwa
n(IX/X) -iumbwa -ziumbwa
u(XI) -uumbwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuumbwa
pa(XVI) -paumbwa
mu(XVIII) -muumbwa
Reflexive -jiumbwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -umbwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -umbwaye -umbwao
m-mi(III/IV) -umbwao -umbwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -umbwalo -umbwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -umbwacho -umbwavyo
n(IX/X) -umbwayo -umbwazo
u(XI) -umbwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -umbwako
pa(XVI) -umbwapo
mu(XVIII) -umbwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -umbwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeumbwa -oumbwa
m-mi(III/IV) -oumbwa -youmbwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -loumbwa -youmbwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choumbwa -vyoumbwa
n(IX/X) -youmbwa -zoumbwa
u(XI) -oumbwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koumbwa
pa(XVI) -poumbwa
mu(XVIII) -moumbwa
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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