zimwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-zimwa (infinitive kuzimwa)

  1. Passive form of -zima

Conjugation

Conjugation of -zimwa
Positive present -nazimwa
Subjunctive -zimwe
Negative -zimwi
Imperative singular zimwa
Infinitives
Positive kuzimwa
Negative kutozimwa
Imperatives
Singular zimwa
Plural zimweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzimwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lizimwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzimwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazimwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninazimwa/nazimwa tunazimwa
2nd person unazimwa mnazimwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazimwa wanazimwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nazimwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zimwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sizimwi hatuzimwi
2nd person huzimwi hamzimwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazimwi hawazimwi
other classes negative subject concord + -zimwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazimwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tazimwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zimwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nizimwe tuzimwe
2nd person uzimwe mzimwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azimwe wazimwe
other classes positive subject concord + -zimwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizimwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezimwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezimwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizimwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizimwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azimwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nazimwa twazimwa
2nd person wazimwa mwazimwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azimwa wazimwa
m-mi(III/IV) wazimwa yazimwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lazimwa yazimwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazimwa vyazimwa
n(IX/X) yazimwa zazimwa
u(XI) wazimwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwazimwa
pa(XVI) pazimwa
mu(XVIII) mwazimwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezimwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshazimwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazimwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kizimwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipozimwa
Consecutive kazimwa / positive subject concord + -kazimwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazimwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nizimwa -tuzimwa
2nd person -kuzimwa -wazimwa/-kuzimweni/-wazimweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzimwa -wazimwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uzimwa -izimwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lizimwa -yazimwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizimwa -vizimwa
n(IX/X) -izimwa -zizimwa
u(XI) -uzimwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuzimwa
pa(XVI) -pazimwa
mu(XVIII) -muzimwa
Reflexive -jizimwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zimwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -zimwaye -zimwao
m-mi(III/IV) -zimwao -zimwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -zimwalo -zimwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zimwacho -zimwavyo
n(IX/X) -zimwayo -zimwazo
u(XI) -zimwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -zimwako
pa(XVI) -zimwapo
mu(XVIII) -zimwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zimwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yezimwa -ozimwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ozimwa -yozimwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lozimwa -yozimwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozimwa -vyozimwa
n(IX/X) -yozimwa -zozimwa
u(XI) -ozimwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kozimwa
pa(XVI) -pozimwa
mu(XVIII) -mozimwa
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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