dumishwa

Swahili

Verb

-dumishwa (infinitive kudumishwa)

1. Passive form of -dumisha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dumishwa
Positive present -nadumishwa Subjunctive -dumishwe Negative -dumishwi Imperative singular dumishwa
Infinitives
Positive kudumishwa Negative kutodumishwa
Imperatives
Singular dumishwa Plural dumishweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudumishwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lidumishwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kudumishwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadumishwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninadumishwa/nadumishwa tunadumishwa 2nd person unadumishwa mnadumishwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadumishwa wanadumishwa other classes positive subject concord + -nadumishwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dumishwi) Singular Plural 1st person sidumishwi hatudumishwi 2nd person hudumishwi hamdumishwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadumishwi hawadumishwi other classes negative subject concord + -dumishwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadumishwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tadumishwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dumishwe) Singular Plural 1st person nidumishwe tudumishwe 2nd person udumishwe mdumishwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adumishwe wadumishwe other classes positive subject concord + -dumishwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidumishwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedumishwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedumishwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidumishwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidumishwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adumishwa) Singular Plural 1st person nadumishwa twadumishwa 2nd person wadumishwa mwadumishwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adumishwa wadumishwa m-mi(III/IV) wadumishwa yadumishwa ji-ma(V/VI) ladumishwa yadumishwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadumishwa vyadumishwa n(IX/X) yadumishwa zadumishwa u(XI) wadumishwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadumishwa pa(XVI) padumishwa mu(XVIII) mwadumishwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -medumishwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadumishwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadumishwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidumishwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodumishwa Consecutive kadumishwa / positive subject concord + -kadumishwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadumishwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidumishwa -tudumishwa 2nd person -kudumishwa -wadumishwa/-kudumishweni/-wadumishweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdumishwa -wadumishwa m-mi(III/IV) -udumishwa -idumishwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lidumishwa -yadumishwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidumishwa -vidumishwa n(IX/X) -idumishwa -zidumishwa u(XI) -udumishwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudumishwa pa(XVI) -padumishwa mu(XVIII) -mudumishwa Reflexive -jidumishwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dumishwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dumishwaye -dumishwao m-mi(III/IV) -dumishwao -dumishwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -dumishwalo -dumishwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dumishwacho -dumishwavyo n(IX/X) -dumishwayo -dumishwazo u(XI) -dumishwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dumishwako pa(XVI) -dumishwapo mu(XVIII) -dumishwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dumishwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedumishwa -odumishwa m-mi(III/IV) -odumishwa -yodumishwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lodumishwa -yodumishwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodumishwa -vyodumishwa n(IX/X) -yodumishwa -zodumishwa u(XI) -odumishwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodumishwa pa(XVI) -podumishwa mu(XVIII) -modumishwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • udumishwaji