pimwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pimwa (infinitive kupimwa)

1. Passive form of -pima: to be examined

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pimwa
Positive present -napimwa Subjunctive -pimwe Negative -pimwi Imperative singular pimwa
Infinitives
Positive kupimwa Negative kutopimwa
Imperatives
Singular pimwa Plural pimweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupimwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lipimwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kupimwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napimwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninapimwa/napimwa tunapimwa 2nd person unapimwa mnapimwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapimwa wanapimwa other classes positive subject concord + -napimwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pimwi) Singular Plural 1st person sipimwi hatupimwi 2nd person hupimwi hampimwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapimwi hawapimwi other classes negative subject concord + -pimwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapimwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tapimwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pimwe) Singular Plural 1st person nipimwe tupimwe 2nd person upimwe mpimwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apimwe wapimwe other classes positive subject concord + -pimwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipimwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepimwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepimwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipimwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipimwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apimwa) Singular Plural 1st person napimwa twapimwa 2nd person wapimwa mwapimwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apimwa wapimwa m-mi(III/IV) wapimwa yapimwa ji-ma(V/VI) lapimwa yapimwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapimwa vyapimwa n(IX/X) yapimwa zapimwa u(XI) wapimwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapimwa pa(XVI) papimwa mu(XVIII) mwapimwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepimwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapimwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japimwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipimwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopimwa Consecutive kapimwa / positive subject concord + -kapimwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapimwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipimwa -tupimwa 2nd person -kupimwa -wapimwa/-kupimweni/-wapimweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpimwa -wapimwa m-mi(III/IV) -upimwa -ipimwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lipimwa -yapimwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipimwa -vipimwa n(IX/X) -ipimwa -zipimwa u(XI) -upimwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupimwa pa(XVI) -papimwa mu(XVIII) -mupimwa Reflexive -jipimwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pimwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pimwaye -pimwao m-mi(III/IV) -pimwao -pimwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pimwalo -pimwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pimwacho -pimwavyo n(IX/X) -pimwayo -pimwazo u(XI) -pimwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pimwako pa(XVI) -pimwapo mu(XVIII) -pimwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pimwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepimwa -opimwa m-mi(III/IV) -opimwa -yopimwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lopimwa -yopimwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopimwa -vyopimwa n(IX/X) -yopimwa -zopimwa u(XI) -opimwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopimwa pa(XVI) -popimwa mu(XVIII) -mopimwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.