pembwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pembwa (infinitive kupembwa)

1. Passive form of -pemba

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pembwa
Positive present -napembwa Subjunctive -pembwe Negative -pembwi Imperative singular pembwa
Infinitives
Positive kupembwa Negative kutopembwa
Imperatives
Singular pembwa Plural pembweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupembwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lipembwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kupembwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napembwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninapembwa/napembwa tunapembwa 2nd person unapembwa mnapembwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapembwa wanapembwa other classes positive subject concord + -napembwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pembwi) Singular Plural 1st person sipembwi hatupembwi 2nd person hupembwi hampembwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapembwi hawapembwi other classes negative subject concord + -pembwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapembwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tapembwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pembwe) Singular Plural 1st person nipembwe tupembwe 2nd person upembwe mpembwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apembwe wapembwe other classes positive subject concord + -pembwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipembwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepembwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepembwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipembwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipembwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apembwa) Singular Plural 1st person napembwa twapembwa 2nd person wapembwa mwapembwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apembwa wapembwa m-mi(III/IV) wapembwa yapembwa ji-ma(V/VI) lapembwa yapembwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapembwa vyapembwa n(IX/X) yapembwa zapembwa u(XI) wapembwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapembwa pa(XVI) papembwa mu(XVIII) mwapembwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepembwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapembwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japembwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipembwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopembwa Consecutive kapembwa / positive subject concord + -kapembwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapembwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipembwa -tupembwa 2nd person -kupembwa -wapembwa/-kupembweni/-wapembweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpembwa -wapembwa m-mi(III/IV) -upembwa -ipembwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lipembwa -yapembwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipembwa -vipembwa n(IX/X) -ipembwa -zipembwa u(XI) -upembwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupembwa pa(XVI) -papembwa mu(XVIII) -mupembwa Reflexive -jipembwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pembwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pembwaye -pembwao m-mi(III/IV) -pembwao -pembwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pembwalo -pembwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pembwacho -pembwavyo n(IX/X) -pembwayo -pembwazo u(XI) -pembwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pembwako pa(XVI) -pembwapo mu(XVIII) -pembwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pembwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepembwa -opembwa m-mi(III/IV) -opembwa -yopembwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lopembwa -yopembwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopembwa -vyopembwa n(IX/X) -yopembwa -zopembwa u(XI) -opembwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopembwa pa(XVI) -popembwa mu(XVIII) -mopembwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.