Swahili

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Verb

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-sulubiwa (infinitive kusulubiwa)

  1. Passive form of -sulubu

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -sulubiwa
Positive present -nasulubiwa
Subjunctive -sulubiwe
Negative -sulubiwi
Imperative singular sulubiwa
Infinitives
Positive kusulubiwa
Negative kutosulubiwa
Imperatives
Singular sulubiwa
Plural sulubiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual husulubiwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisulubiwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusulubiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasulubiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasulubiwa/nasulubiwa tunasulubiwa
2nd person unasulubiwa mnasulubiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasulubiwa wanasulubiwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nasulubiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sulubiwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sisulubiwi hatusulubiwi
2nd person husulubiwi hamsulubiwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasulubiwi hawasulubiwi
other classes negative subject concord + -sulubiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasulubiwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasulubiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sulubiwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nisulubiwe tusulubiwe
2nd person usulubiwe msulubiwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asulubiwe wasulubiwe
other classes positive subject concord + -sulubiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisulubiwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesulubiwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesulubiwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisulubiwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisulubiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asulubiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nasulubiwa twasulubiwa
2nd person wasulubiwa mwasulubiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asulubiwa wasulubiwa
m-mi(III/IV) wasulubiwa yasulubiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lasulubiwa yasulubiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasulubiwa vyasulubiwa
n(IX/X) yasulubiwa zasulubiwa
u(XI) wasulubiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasulubiwa
pa(XVI) pasulubiwa
mu(XVIII) mwasulubiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesulubiwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasulubiwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasulubiwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisulubiwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposulubiwa
Consecutive kasulubiwa / positive subject concord + -kasulubiwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasulubiwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisulubiwa -tusulubiwa
2nd person -kusulubiwa -wasulubiwa/-kusulubiweni/-wasulubiweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msulubiwa -wasulubiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -usulubiwa -isulubiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisulubiwa -yasulubiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisulubiwa -visulubiwa
n(IX/X) -isulubiwa -zisulubiwa
u(XI) -usulubiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusulubiwa
pa(XVI) -pasulubiwa
mu(XVIII) -musulubiwa
Reflexive -jisulubiwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sulubiwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -sulubiwaye -sulubiwao
m-mi(III/IV) -sulubiwao -sulubiwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -sulubiwalo -sulubiwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sulubiwacho -sulubiwavyo
n(IX/X) -sulubiwayo -sulubiwazo
u(XI) -sulubiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -sulubiwako
pa(XVI) -sulubiwapo
mu(XVIII) -sulubiwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sulubiwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesulubiwa -osulubiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -osulubiwa -yosulubiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -losulubiwa -yosulubiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosulubiwa -vyosulubiwa
n(IX/X) -yosulubiwa -zosulubiwa
u(XI) -osulubiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosulubiwa
pa(XVI) -posulubiwa
mu(XVIII) -mosulubiwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.