rambwa

Swahili

Verb

-rambwa (infinitive kurambwa)

1. Passive form of -ramba: Alternative form of lambwa (“to be licked”)
2. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. This word took on another meaning since the Shakahola massacre because of a quote Pastor Paul Mackenzie. See https://www.reddit.com/r/Kenya/comments/17pugfz/what_does_kurambwa_mean_and_where_did_its_origin/k87s5is/ "Since this famous incident, the word has been adopted into popular use to describe any event where persistence in going after something brings ill-fortune or unwanted results on somebody."

Conjugation

Conjugation of -rambwa
Positive present -narambwa Subjunctive -rambwe Negative -rambwi Imperative singular rambwa
Infinitives
Positive kurambwa Negative kutorambwa
Imperatives
Singular rambwa Plural rambweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hurambwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lirambwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kurambwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -narambwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninarambwa/narambwa tunarambwa 2nd person unarambwa mnarambwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anarambwa wanarambwa other classes positive subject concord + -narambwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -rambwi) Singular Plural 1st person sirambwi haturambwi 2nd person hurambwi hamrambwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) harambwi hawarambwi other classes negative subject concord + -rambwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tarambwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tarambwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rambwe) Singular Plural 1st person nirambwe turambwe 2nd person urambwe mrambwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arambwe warambwe other classes positive subject concord + -rambwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sirambwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngerambwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singerambwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalirambwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalirambwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arambwa) Singular Plural 1st person narambwa twarambwa 2nd person warambwa mwarambwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arambwa warambwa m-mi(III/IV) warambwa yarambwa ji-ma(V/VI) larambwa yarambwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) charambwa vyarambwa n(IX/X) yarambwa zarambwa u(XI) warambwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwarambwa pa(XVI) parambwa mu(XVIII) mwarambwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -merambwa "Already" positive subject concord + -mesharambwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jarambwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kirambwa "If not" positive subject concord + -siporambwa Consecutive karambwa / positive subject concord + -karambwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karambwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nirambwa -turambwa 2nd person -kurambwa -warambwa/-kurambweni/-warambweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mrambwa -warambwa m-mi(III/IV) -urambwa -irambwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lirambwa -yarambwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kirambwa -virambwa n(IX/X) -irambwa -zirambwa u(XI) -urambwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kurambwa pa(XVI) -parambwa mu(XVIII) -murambwa Reflexive -jirambwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rambwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -rambwaye -rambwao m-mi(III/IV) -rambwao -rambwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -rambwalo -rambwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -rambwacho -rambwavyo n(IX/X) -rambwayo -rambwazo u(XI) -rambwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -rambwako pa(XVI) -rambwapo mu(XVIII) -rambwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rambwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yerambwa -orambwa m-mi(III/IV) -orambwa -yorambwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lorambwa -yorambwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chorambwa -vyorambwa n(IX/X) -yorambwa -zorambwa u(XI) -orambwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -korambwa pa(XVI) -porambwa mu(XVIII) -morambwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.