ambiwa

Swahili

Pronunciation
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Verb

-ambiwa (infinitive kuambiwa)

  1. Passive form of -ambia: be told

Conjugation
Conjugation of -ambiwa
Positive present -naambiwa
Subjunctive -ambiwe
Negative -ambiwi
Imperative singular ambiwa
Infinitives
Positive kuambiwa
Negative kutoambiwa
Imperatives
Singular ambiwa
Plural ambiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huambiwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -liambiwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuambiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naambiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaambiwa/naambiwa tunaambiwa
2nd person unaambiwa mnaambiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaambiwa wanaambiwa
other classes positive subject concord + -naambiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ambiwi)
Singular Plural
1st person siambiwi hatuambiwi
2nd person huambiwi hamwambiwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haambiwi hawaambiwi
other classes negative subject concord + -ambiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taambiwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -taambiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ambiwe)
Singular Plural
1st person niambiwe tuambiwe
2nd person uambiwe mwambiwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambiwe waambiwe
other classes positive subject concord + -ambiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siambiwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeambiwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeambiwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliambiwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliambiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aambiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person naambiwa twaambiwa
2nd person waambiwa mwaambiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambiwa waambiwa
m-mi(III/IV) waambiwa yaambiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) laambiwa yaambiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaambiwa vyaambiwa
n(IX/X) yaambiwa zaambiwa
u(XI) waambiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaambiwa
pa(XVI) paambiwa
mu(XVIII) mwaambiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meambiwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaambiwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaambiwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiambiwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoambiwa
Consecutive kaambiwa / positive subject concord + -kaambiwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaambiwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niambiwa -tuambiwa
2nd person -kuambiwa -waambiwa/-kuambiweni/-waambiweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwambiwa -waambiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uambiwa -iambiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -liambiwa -yaambiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiambiwa -viambiwa
n(IX/X) -iambiwa -ziambiwa
u(XI) -uambiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuambiwa
pa(XVI) -paambiwa
mu(XVIII) -muambiwa
Reflexive -jiambiwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ambiwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ambiwaye -ambiwao
m-mi(III/IV) -ambiwao -ambiwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ambiwalo -ambiwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ambiwacho -ambiwavyo
n(IX/X) -ambiwayo -ambiwazo
u(XI) -ambiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ambiwako
pa(XVI) -ambiwapo
mu(XVIII) -ambiwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ambiwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeambiwa -oambiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -oambiwa -yoambiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -loambiwa -yoambiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choambiwa -vyoambiwa
n(IX/X) -yoambiwa -zoambiwa
u(XI) -oambiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koambiwa
pa(XVI) -poambiwa
mu(XVIII) -moambiwa
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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