kabiliwa

Swahili

Verb

-kabiliwa (infinitive kukabiliwa)

1. Passive form of -kabili

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kabiliwa
Positive present -nakabiliwa Subjunctive -kabiliwe Negative -kabiliwi Imperative singular kabiliwa
Infinitives
Positive kukabiliwa Negative kutokabiliwa
Imperatives
Singular kabiliwa Plural kabiliweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukabiliwa Positive past positive subject concord + -likabiliwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kukabiliwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakabiliwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninakabiliwa/nakabiliwa tunakabiliwa 2nd person unakabiliwa mnakabiliwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakabiliwa wanakabiliwa other classes positive subject concord + -nakabiliwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kabiliwi) Singular Plural 1st person sikabiliwi hatukabiliwi 2nd person hukabiliwi hamkabiliwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakabiliwi hawakabiliwi other classes negative subject concord + -kabiliwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takabiliwa Negative future negative subject concord + -takabiliwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kabiliwe) Singular Plural 1st person nikabiliwe tukabiliwe 2nd person ukabiliwe mkabiliwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akabiliwe wakabiliwe other classes positive subject concord + -kabiliwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikabiliwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekabiliwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekabiliwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikabiliwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikabiliwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akabiliwa) Singular Plural 1st person nakabiliwa twakabiliwa 2nd person wakabiliwa mwakabiliwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akabiliwa wakabiliwa m-mi(III/IV) wakabiliwa yakabiliwa ji-ma(V/VI) lakabiliwa yakabiliwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakabiliwa vyakabiliwa n(IX/X) yakabiliwa zakabiliwa u(XI) wakabiliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakabiliwa pa(XVI) pakabiliwa mu(XVIII) mwakabiliwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekabiliwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakabiliwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakabiliwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikabiliwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokabiliwa Consecutive kakabiliwa / positive subject concord + -kakabiliwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakabiliwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikabiliwa -tukabiliwa 2nd person -kukabiliwa -wakabiliwa/-kukabiliweni/-wakabiliweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkabiliwa -wakabiliwa m-mi(III/IV) -ukabiliwa -ikabiliwa ji-ma(V/VI) -likabiliwa -yakabiliwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikabiliwa -vikabiliwa n(IX/X) -ikabiliwa -zikabiliwa u(XI) -ukabiliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukabiliwa pa(XVI) -pakabiliwa mu(XVIII) -mukabiliwa Reflexive -jikabiliwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kabiliwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kabiliwaye -kabiliwao m-mi(III/IV) -kabiliwao -kabiliwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kabiliwalo -kabiliwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kabiliwacho -kabiliwavyo n(IX/X) -kabiliwayo -kabiliwazo u(XI) -kabiliwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kabiliwako pa(XVI) -kabiliwapo mu(XVIII) -kabiliwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kabiliwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekabiliwa -okabiliwa m-mi(III/IV) -okabiliwa -yokabiliwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lokabiliwa -yokabiliwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokabiliwa -vyokabiliwa n(IX/X) -yokabiliwa -zokabiliwa u(XI) -okabiliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokabiliwa pa(XVI) -pokabiliwa mu(XVIII) -mokabiliwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.