dabiwa

Swahili

Verb

-dabiwa (infinitive kudabiwa)

1. Passive form of -dabu

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dabiwa
Positive present -nadabiwa Subjunctive -dabiwe Negative -dabiwi Imperative singular dabiwa
Infinitives
Positive kudabiwa Negative kutodabiwa
Imperatives
Singular dabiwa Plural dabiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudabiwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lidabiwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kudabiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadabiwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninadabiwa/nadabiwa tunadabiwa 2nd person unadabiwa mnadabiwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadabiwa wanadabiwa other classes positive subject concord + -nadabiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dabiwi) Singular Plural 1st person sidabiwi hatudabiwi 2nd person hudabiwi hamdabiwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadabiwi hawadabiwi other classes negative subject concord + -dabiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadabiwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tadabiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dabiwe) Singular Plural 1st person nidabiwe tudabiwe 2nd person udabiwe mdabiwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adabiwe wadabiwe other classes positive subject concord + -dabiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidabiwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedabiwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedabiwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidabiwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidabiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adabiwa) Singular Plural 1st person nadabiwa twadabiwa 2nd person wadabiwa mwadabiwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adabiwa wadabiwa m-mi(III/IV) wadabiwa yadabiwa ji-ma(V/VI) ladabiwa yadabiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadabiwa vyadabiwa n(IX/X) yadabiwa zadabiwa u(XI) wadabiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadabiwa pa(XVI) padabiwa mu(XVIII) mwadabiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -medabiwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadabiwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadabiwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidabiwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodabiwa Consecutive kadabiwa / positive subject concord + -kadabiwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadabiwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidabiwa -tudabiwa 2nd person -kudabiwa -wadabiwa/-kudabiweni/-wadabiweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdabiwa -wadabiwa m-mi(III/IV) -udabiwa -idabiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lidabiwa -yadabiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidabiwa -vidabiwa n(IX/X) -idabiwa -zidabiwa u(XI) -udabiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudabiwa pa(XVI) -padabiwa mu(XVIII) -mudabiwa Reflexive -jidabiwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dabiwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dabiwaye -dabiwao m-mi(III/IV) -dabiwao -dabiwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -dabiwalo -dabiwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dabiwacho -dabiwavyo n(IX/X) -dabiwayo -dabiwazo u(XI) -dabiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dabiwako pa(XVI) -dabiwapo mu(XVIII) -dabiwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dabiwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedabiwa -odabiwa m-mi(III/IV) -odabiwa -yodabiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lodabiwa -yodabiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodabiwa -vyodabiwa n(IX/X) -yodabiwa -zodabiwa u(XI) -odabiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodabiwa pa(XVI) -podabiwa mu(XVIII) -modabiwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.