nyimwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nyimwa (infinitive kunyimwa)

1. Passive form of -nyima

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nyimwa
Positive present -nanyimwa Subjunctive -nyimwe Negative -nyimwi Imperative singular nyimwa
Infinitives
Positive kunyimwa Negative kutonyimwa
Imperatives
Singular nyimwa Plural nyimweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunyimwa Positive past positive subject concord + -linyimwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kunyimwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyimwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninanyimwa/nanyimwa tunanyimwa 2nd person unanyimwa mnanyimwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananyimwa wananyimwa other classes positive subject concord + -nanyimwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyimwi) Singular Plural 1st person sinyimwi hatunyimwi 2nd person hunyimwi hamnyimwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanyimwi hawanyimwi other classes negative subject concord + -nyimwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanyimwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tanyimwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyimwe) Singular Plural 1st person ninyimwe tunyimwe 2nd person unyimwe mnyimwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyimwe wanyimwe other classes positive subject concord + -nyimwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinyimwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenyimwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenyimwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinyimwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinyimwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anyimwa) Singular Plural 1st person nanyimwa twanyimwa 2nd person wanyimwa mwanyimwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyimwa wanyimwa m-mi(III/IV) wanyimwa yanyimwa ji-ma(V/VI) lanyimwa yanyimwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanyimwa vyanyimwa n(IX/X) yanyimwa zanyimwa u(XI) wanyimwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanyimwa pa(XVI) panyimwa mu(XVIII) mwanyimwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -menyimwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanyimwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janyimwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinyimwa "If not" positive subject concord + -siponyimwa Consecutive kanyimwa / positive subject concord + -kanyimwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanyimwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninyimwa -tunyimwa 2nd person -kunyimwa -wanyimwa/-kunyimweni/-wanyimweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnyimwa -wanyimwa m-mi(III/IV) -unyimwa -inyimwa ji-ma(V/VI) -linyimwa -yanyimwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinyimwa -vinyimwa n(IX/X) -inyimwa -zinyimwa u(XI) -unyimwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunyimwa pa(XVI) -panyimwa mu(XVIII) -munyimwa Reflexive -jinyimwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nyimwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nyimwaye -nyimwao m-mi(III/IV) -nyimwao -nyimwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nyimwalo -nyimwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nyimwacho -nyimwavyo n(IX/X) -nyimwayo -nyimwazo u(XI) -nyimwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nyimwako pa(XVI) -nyimwapo mu(XVIII) -nyimwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nyimwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenyimwa -onyimwa m-mi(III/IV) -onyimwa -yonyimwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lonyimwa -yonyimwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonyimwa -vyonyimwa n(IX/X) -yonyimwa -zonyimwa u(XI) -onyimwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konyimwa pa(XVI) -ponyimwa mu(XVIII) -monyimwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.