umwa

See also: UMWA and Umwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-umwa (infinitive kuumwa)

1. Passive form of -uma: to be in pain, to ache
2. to be sick

Conjugation

Conjugation of -umwa
Positive present -naumwa Subjunctive -umwe Negative -umwi Imperative singular umwa
Infinitives
Positive kuumwa Negative kutoumwa
Imperatives
Singular umwa Plural umweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huumwa Positive past positive subject concord + -liumwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuumwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naumwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaumwa/naumwa tunaumwa 2nd person unaumwa mnaumwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaumwa wanaumwa other classes positive subject concord + -naumwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -umwi) Singular Plural 1st person siumwi hatuumwi 2nd person huumwi hamuumwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haumwi hawaumwi other classes negative subject concord + -umwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taumwa Negative future negative subject concord + -taumwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -umwe) Singular Plural 1st person niumwe tuumwe 2nd person uumwe muumwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aumwe waumwe other classes positive subject concord + -umwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siumwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeumwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeumwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliumwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliumwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aumwa) Singular Plural 1st person naumwa twaumwa 2nd person waumwa mwaumwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aumwa waumwa m-mi(III/IV) waumwa yaumwa ji-ma(V/VI) laumwa yaumwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaumwa vyaumwa n(IX/X) yaumwa zaumwa u(XI) waumwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaumwa pa(XVI) paumwa mu(XVIII) mwaumwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meumwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaumwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaumwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiumwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoumwa Consecutive kaumwa / positive subject concord + -kaumwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaumwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niumwa -tuumwa 2nd person -kuumwa -waumwa/-kuumweni/-waumweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muumwa -waumwa m-mi(III/IV) -uumwa -iumwa ji-ma(V/VI) -liumwa -yaumwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiumwa -viumwa n(IX/X) -iumwa -ziumwa u(XI) -uumwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuumwa pa(XVI) -paumwa mu(XVIII) -muumwa Reflexive -jiumwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -umwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -umwaye -umwao m-mi(III/IV) -umwao -umwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -umwalo -umwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -umwacho -umwavyo n(IX/X) -umwayo -umwazo u(XI) -umwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -umwako pa(XVI) -umwapo mu(XVIII) -umwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -umwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeumwa -oumwa m-mi(III/IV) -oumwa -youmwa ji-ma(V/VI) -loumwa -youmwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choumwa -vyoumwa n(IX/X) -youmwa -zoumwa u(XI) -oumwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koumwa pa(XVI) -poumwa mu(XVIII) -moumwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.