ponwa

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-ponwa (infinitive kuponwa)

  1. Passive form of -pona

Conjugation

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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.