fumbwa

Swahili

Verb

-fumbwa (infinitive kufumbwa)

1. Passive form of -fumba

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fumbwa
Positive present -nafumbwa Subjunctive -fumbwe Negative -fumbwi Imperative singular fumbwa
Infinitives
Positive kufumbwa Negative kutofumbwa
Imperatives
Singular fumbwa Plural fumbweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufumbwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lifumbwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kufumbwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafumbwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninafumbwa/nafumbwa tunafumbwa 2nd person unafumbwa mnafumbwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafumbwa wanafumbwa other classes positive subject concord + -nafumbwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fumbwi) Singular Plural 1st person sifumbwi hatufumbwi 2nd person hufumbwi hamfumbwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafumbwi hawafumbwi other classes negative subject concord + -fumbwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafumbwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tafumbwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fumbwe) Singular Plural 1st person nifumbwe tufumbwe 2nd person ufumbwe mfumbwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afumbwe wafumbwe other classes positive subject concord + -fumbwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifumbwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefumbwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefumbwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifumbwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifumbwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afumbwa) Singular Plural 1st person nafumbwa twafumbwa 2nd person wafumbwa mwafumbwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afumbwa wafumbwa m-mi(III/IV) wafumbwa yafumbwa ji-ma(V/VI) lafumbwa yafumbwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafumbwa vyafumbwa n(IX/X) yafumbwa zafumbwa u(XI) wafumbwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafumbwa pa(XVI) pafumbwa mu(XVIII) mwafumbwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefumbwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafumbwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafumbwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifumbwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofumbwa Consecutive kafumbwa / positive subject concord + -kafumbwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafumbwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifumbwa -tufumbwa 2nd person -kufumbwa -wafumbwa/-kufumbweni/-wafumbweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfumbwa -wafumbwa m-mi(III/IV) -ufumbwa -ifumbwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lifumbwa -yafumbwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifumbwa -vifumbwa n(IX/X) -ifumbwa -zifumbwa u(XI) -ufumbwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufumbwa pa(XVI) -pafumbwa mu(XVIII) -mufumbwa Reflexive -jifumbwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fumbwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fumbwaye -fumbwao m-mi(III/IV) -fumbwao -fumbwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fumbwalo -fumbwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fumbwacho -fumbwavyo n(IX/X) -fumbwayo -fumbwazo u(XI) -fumbwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fumbwako pa(XVI) -fumbwapo mu(XVIII) -fumbwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fumbwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefumbwa -ofumbwa m-mi(III/IV) -ofumbwa -yofumbwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lofumbwa -yofumbwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofumbwa -vyofumbwa n(IX/X) -yofumbwa -zofumbwa u(XI) -ofumbwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofumbwa pa(XVI) -pofumbwa mu(XVIII) -mofumbwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.