-rambwa (infinitive kurambwa)
- Passive form of -ramba: Alternative form of lambwa (“to be licked”)
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. This word took on another meaning since the Shakahola massacre because of a quote Pastor Paul Mackenzie. See https://www.reddit.com/r/Kenya/comments/17pugfz/what_does_kurambwa_mean_and_where_did_its_origin/k87s5is/ "Since this famous incident, the word has been adopted into popular use to describe any event where persistence in going after something brings ill-fortune or unwanted results on somebody."
Conjugation of -rambwa
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Positive present
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-narambwa
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Subjunctive
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-rambwe
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Negative
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-rambwi
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Imperative singular
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rambwa
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hurambwa
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lirambwa
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kurambwa
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -narambwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninarambwa/narambwa
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tunarambwa
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2nd person
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unarambwa
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mnarambwa
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anarambwa
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wanarambwa
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -narambwa
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -rambwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sirambwi
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haturambwi
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2nd person
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hurambwi
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hamrambwi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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harambwi
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hawarambwi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -rambwi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tarambwa
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tarambwa
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rambwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nirambwe
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turambwe
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2nd person
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urambwe
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mrambwe
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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arambwe
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warambwe
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -rambwe
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sirambwe
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngerambwa
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singerambwa
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalirambwa
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalirambwa
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -merambwa
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -mesharambwa
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jarambwa
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kirambwa
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -siporambwa
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Consecutive
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karambwa / positive subject concord + -karambwa
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -karambwe
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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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