pambwa

Swahili

Verb

-pambwa (infinitive kupambwa)

1. Passive form of -pamba: to be decorated
   • 1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 4:

     […] kimepambwa kwa kila aina ya vyombo na vifaa vya kisasa […]

     […] it was decorated with all kinds of modern tools and devices […]

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pambwa
Positive present -napambwa Subjunctive -pambwe Negative -pambwi Imperative singular pambwa
Infinitives
Positive kupambwa Negative kutopambwa
Imperatives
Singular pambwa Plural pambweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupambwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lipambwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kupambwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napambwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninapambwa/napambwa tunapambwa 2nd person unapambwa mnapambwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapambwa wanapambwa other classes positive subject concord + -napambwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pambwi) Singular Plural 1st person sipambwi hatupambwi 2nd person hupambwi hampambwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapambwi hawapambwi other classes negative subject concord + -pambwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapambwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tapambwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pambwe) Singular Plural 1st person nipambwe tupambwe 2nd person upambwe mpambwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apambwe wapambwe other classes positive subject concord + -pambwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipambwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepambwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepambwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipambwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipambwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apambwa) Singular Plural 1st person napambwa twapambwa 2nd person wapambwa mwapambwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apambwa wapambwa m-mi(III/IV) wapambwa yapambwa ji-ma(V/VI) lapambwa yapambwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapambwa vyapambwa n(IX/X) yapambwa zapambwa u(XI) wapambwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapambwa pa(XVI) papambwa mu(XVIII) mwapambwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepambwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapambwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japambwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipambwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopambwa Consecutive kapambwa / positive subject concord + -kapambwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapambwe Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -pambwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pambwaye -pambwao m-mi(III/IV) -pambwao -pambwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pambwalo -pambwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pambwacho -pambwavyo n(IX/X) -pambwayo -pambwazo u(XI) -pambwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pambwako pa(XVI) -pambwapo mu(XVIII) -pambwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -pambwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepambwa -opambwa m-mi(III/IV) -opambwa -yopambwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lopambwa -yopambwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopambwa -vyopambwa n(IX/X) -yopambwa -zopambwa u(XI) -opambwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopambwa pa(XVI) -popambwa mu(XVIII) -mopambwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.