tumwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tumwa (infinitive kutumwa)

1. Passive form of -tuma

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tumwa
Positive present -natumwa Subjunctive -tumwe Negative -tumwi Imperative singular tumwa
Infinitives
Positive kutumwa Negative kutotumwa
Imperatives
Singular tumwa Plural tumweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutumwa Positive past positive subject concord + -litumwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kutumwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natumwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninatumwa/natumwa tunatumwa 2nd person unatumwa mnatumwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatumwa wanatumwa other classes positive subject concord + -natumwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tumwi) Singular Plural 1st person situmwi hatutumwi 2nd person hutumwi hamtumwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatumwi hawatumwi other classes negative subject concord + -tumwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatumwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tatumwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tumwe) Singular Plural 1st person nitumwe tutumwe 2nd person utumwe mtumwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atumwe watumwe other classes positive subject concord + -tumwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -situmwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetumwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetumwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitumwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitumwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atumwa) Singular Plural 1st person natumwa twatumwa 2nd person watumwa mwatumwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atumwa watumwa m-mi(III/IV) watumwa yatumwa ji-ma(V/VI) latumwa yatumwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatumwa vyatumwa n(IX/X) yatumwa zatumwa u(XI) watumwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatumwa pa(XVI) patumwa mu(XVIII) mwatumwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -metumwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatumwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatumwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitumwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotumwa Consecutive katumwa / positive subject concord + -katumwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katumwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitumwa -tutumwa 2nd person -kutumwa -watumwa/-kutumweni/-watumweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtumwa -watumwa m-mi(III/IV) -utumwa -itumwa ji-ma(V/VI) -litumwa -yatumwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitumwa -vitumwa n(IX/X) -itumwa -zitumwa u(XI) -utumwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutumwa pa(XVI) -patumwa mu(XVIII) -mutumwa Reflexive -jitumwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tumwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tumwaye -tumwao m-mi(III/IV) -tumwao -tumwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tumwalo -tumwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tumwacho -tumwavyo n(IX/X) -tumwayo -tumwazo u(XI) -tumwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tumwako pa(XVI) -tumwapo mu(XVIII) -tumwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tumwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetumwa -otumwa m-mi(III/IV) -otumwa -yotumwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lotumwa -yotumwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotumwa -vyotumwa n(IX/X) -yotumwa -zotumwa u(XI) -otumwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotumwa pa(XVI) -potumwa mu(XVIII) -motumwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mtumwa (“slave”)
  • utumwa (“slavery”)