ponwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ponwa (infinitive kuponwa)

1. Passive form of -pona

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ponwa
Positive present -naponwa Subjunctive -ponwe Negative -ponwi Imperative singular ponwa
Infinitives
Positive kuponwa Negative kutoponwa
Imperatives
Singular ponwa Plural ponweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huponwa Positive past positive subject concord + -liponwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuponwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naponwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaponwa/naponwa tunaponwa 2nd person unaponwa mnaponwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaponwa wanaponwa other classes positive subject concord + -naponwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ponwi) Singular Plural 1st person siponwi hatuponwi 2nd person huponwi hamponwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haponwi hawaponwi other classes negative subject concord + -ponwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taponwa Negative future negative subject concord + -taponwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ponwe) Singular Plural 1st person niponwe tuponwe 2nd person uponwe mponwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aponwe waponwe other classes positive subject concord + -ponwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siponwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeponwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeponwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliponwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliponwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aponwa) Singular Plural 1st person naponwa twaponwa 2nd person waponwa mwaponwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aponwa waponwa m-mi(III/IV) waponwa yaponwa ji-ma(V/VI) laponwa yaponwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaponwa vyaponwa n(IX/X) yaponwa zaponwa u(XI) waponwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaponwa pa(XVI) paponwa mu(XVIII) mwaponwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meponwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaponwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japonwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiponwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoponwa Consecutive kaponwa / positive subject concord + -kaponwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaponwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niponwa -tuponwa 2nd person -kuponwa -waponwa/-kuponweni/-waponweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mponwa -waponwa m-mi(III/IV) -uponwa -iponwa ji-ma(V/VI) -liponwa -yaponwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiponwa -viponwa n(IX/X) -iponwa -ziponwa u(XI) -uponwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuponwa pa(XVI) -paponwa mu(XVIII) -muponwa Reflexive -jiponwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ponwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ponwaye -ponwao m-mi(III/IV) -ponwao -ponwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ponwalo -ponwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ponwacho -ponwavyo n(IX/X) -ponwayo -ponwazo u(XI) -ponwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ponwako pa(XVI) -ponwapo mu(XVIII) -ponwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ponwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeponwa -oponwa m-mi(III/IV) -oponwa -yoponwa ji-ma(V/VI) -loponwa -yoponwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choponwa -vyoponwa n(IX/X) -yoponwa -zoponwa u(XI) -oponwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koponwa pa(XVI) -poponwa mu(XVIII) -moponwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.