tumiwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tumiwa (infinitive kutumiwa)

1. Passive form of -tumia: to be used

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tumiwa
Positive present -natumiwa Subjunctive -tumiwe Negative -tumiwi Imperative singular tumiwa
Infinitives
Positive kutumiwa Negative kutotumiwa
Imperatives
Singular tumiwa Plural tumiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutumiwa Positive past positive subject concord + -litumiwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kutumiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natumiwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninatumiwa/natumiwa tunatumiwa 2nd person unatumiwa mnatumiwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatumiwa wanatumiwa other classes positive subject concord + -natumiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tumiwi) Singular Plural 1st person situmiwi hatutumiwi 2nd person hutumiwi hamtumiwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatumiwi hawatumiwi other classes negative subject concord + -tumiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatumiwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tatumiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tumiwe) Singular Plural 1st person nitumiwe tutumiwe 2nd person utumiwe mtumiwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atumiwe watumiwe other classes positive subject concord + -tumiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -situmiwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetumiwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetumiwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitumiwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitumiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atumiwa) Singular Plural 1st person natumiwa twatumiwa 2nd person watumiwa mwatumiwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atumiwa watumiwa m-mi(III/IV) watumiwa yatumiwa ji-ma(V/VI) latumiwa yatumiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatumiwa vyatumiwa n(IX/X) yatumiwa zatumiwa u(XI) watumiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatumiwa pa(XVI) patumiwa mu(XVIII) mwatumiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -metumiwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatumiwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatumiwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitumiwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotumiwa Consecutive katumiwa / positive subject concord + -katumiwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katumiwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitumiwa -tutumiwa 2nd person -kutumiwa -watumiwa/-kutumiweni/-watumiweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtumiwa -watumiwa m-mi(III/IV) -utumiwa -itumiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -litumiwa -yatumiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitumiwa -vitumiwa n(IX/X) -itumiwa -zitumiwa u(XI) -utumiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutumiwa pa(XVI) -patumiwa mu(XVIII) -mutumiwa Reflexive -jitumiwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tumiwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tumiwaye -tumiwao m-mi(III/IV) -tumiwao -tumiwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tumiwalo -tumiwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tumiwacho -tumiwavyo n(IX/X) -tumiwayo -tumiwazo u(XI) -tumiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tumiwako pa(XVI) -tumiwapo mu(XVIII) -tumiwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tumiwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetumiwa -otumiwa m-mi(III/IV) -otumiwa -yotumiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lotumiwa -yotumiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotumiwa -vyotumiwa n(IX/X) -yotumiwa -zotumiwa u(XI) -otumiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotumiwa pa(XVI) -potumiwa mu(XVIII) -motumiwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.