Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-sumbuliwa (infinitive kusumbuliwa)

  1. Passive form of -sumbua: to be disturbed, to be annoyed, to be tormented

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -sumbuliwa
Positive present -nasumbuliwa
Subjunctive -sumbuliwe
Negative -sumbuliwi
Imperative singular sumbuliwa
Infinitives
Positive kusumbuliwa
Negative kutosumbuliwa
Imperatives
Singular sumbuliwa
Plural sumbuliweni
Tensed forms
Habitual husumbuliwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisumbuliwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusumbuliwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasumbuliwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasumbuliwa/nasumbuliwa tunasumbuliwa
2nd person unasumbuliwa mnasumbuliwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasumbuliwa wanasumbuliwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nasumbuliwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sumbuliwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sisumbuliwi hatusumbuliwi
2nd person husumbuliwi hamsumbuliwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasumbuliwi hawasumbuliwi
other classes negative subject concord + -sumbuliwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasumbuliwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasumbuliwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sumbuliwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nisumbuliwe tusumbuliwe
2nd person usumbuliwe msumbuliwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asumbuliwe wasumbuliwe
other classes positive subject concord + -sumbuliwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisumbuliwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesumbuliwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesumbuliwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisumbuliwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisumbuliwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asumbuliwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nasumbuliwa twasumbuliwa
2nd person wasumbuliwa mwasumbuliwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asumbuliwa wasumbuliwa
m-mi(III/IV) wasumbuliwa yasumbuliwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lasumbuliwa yasumbuliwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasumbuliwa vyasumbuliwa
n(IX/X) yasumbuliwa zasumbuliwa
u(XI) wasumbuliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasumbuliwa
pa(XVI) pasumbuliwa
mu(XVIII) mwasumbuliwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesumbuliwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasumbuliwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasumbuliwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisumbuliwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposumbuliwa
Consecutive kasumbuliwa / positive subject concord + -kasumbuliwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasumbuliwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisumbuliwa -tusumbuliwa
2nd person -kusumbuliwa -wasumbuliwa/-kusumbuliweni/-wasumbuliweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msumbuliwa -wasumbuliwa
m-mi(III/IV) -usumbuliwa -isumbuliwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisumbuliwa -yasumbuliwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisumbuliwa -visumbuliwa
n(IX/X) -isumbuliwa -zisumbuliwa
u(XI) -usumbuliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusumbuliwa
pa(XVI) -pasumbuliwa
mu(XVIII) -musumbuliwa
Reflexive -jisumbuliwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sumbuliwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -sumbuliwaye -sumbuliwao
m-mi(III/IV) -sumbuliwao -sumbuliwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -sumbuliwalo -sumbuliwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sumbuliwacho -sumbuliwavyo
n(IX/X) -sumbuliwayo -sumbuliwazo
u(XI) -sumbuliwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -sumbuliwako
pa(XVI) -sumbuliwapo
mu(XVIII) -sumbuliwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sumbuliwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesumbuliwa -osumbuliwa
m-mi(III/IV) -osumbuliwa -yosumbuliwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -losumbuliwa -yosumbuliwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosumbuliwa -vyosumbuliwa
n(IX/X) -yosumbuliwa -zosumbuliwa
u(XI) -osumbuliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosumbuliwa
pa(XVI) -posumbuliwa
mu(XVIII) -mosumbuliwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.