Swahili
Verb
-pambwa (infinitive kupambwa)
- Passive form of -pamba: to be decorated
1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 4:[…] kimepambwa kwa kila aina ya vyombo na vifaa vya kisasa […]- […] it was decorated with all kinds of modern tools and devices […]
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -pambwa
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| Positive present
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-napambwa
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| Subjunctive
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-pambwe
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| Negative
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-pambwi
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| Imperative singular
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pambwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kupambwa
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| Negative
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kutopambwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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pambwa
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| Plural
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pambweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupambwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipambwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupambwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napambwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapambwa/napambwa
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tunapambwa
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| 2nd person
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unapambwa
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mnapambwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapambwa
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wanapambwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napambwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -pambwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipambwi
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hatupambwi
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| 2nd person
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hupambwi
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hampambwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapambwi
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hawapambwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -pambwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapambwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapambwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pambwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipambwe
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tupambwe
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| 2nd person
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upambwe
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mpambwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apambwe
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wapambwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -pambwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipambwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepambwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepambwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipambwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipambwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apambwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napambwa
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twapambwa
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| 2nd person
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wapambwa
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mwapambwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apambwa
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wapambwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapambwa
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yapambwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapambwa
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yapambwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapambwa
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vyapambwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yapambwa
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zapambwa
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| u(XI)
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wapambwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapambwa
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| pa(XVI)
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papambwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapambwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepambwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapambwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japambwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipambwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopambwa
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| Consecutive
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kapambwa / positive subject concord + -kapambwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapambwe
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| Object concord
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—
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -pambwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-pambwaye
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-pambwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-pambwao
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-pambwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-pambwalo
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-pambwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-pambwacho
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-pambwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-pambwayo
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-pambwazo
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| u(XI)
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-pambwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-pambwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-pambwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-pambwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -pambwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepambwa
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-opambwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opambwa
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-yopambwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopambwa
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-yopambwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopambwa
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-vyopambwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopambwa
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-zopambwa
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| u(XI)
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-opambwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopambwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-popambwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopambwa
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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