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-lambwa (infinitive kulambwa)
- Passive form of -lamba: to be licked
Conjugation of -lambwa
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Positive present
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-nalambwa
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Subjunctive
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-lambwe
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Negative
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-lambwi
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Imperative singular
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lambwa
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hulambwa
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lilambwa
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kulambwa
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalambwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninalambwa/nalambwa
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tunalambwa
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2nd person
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unalambwa
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mnalambwa
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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analambwa
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wanalambwa
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nalambwa
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -lambwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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silambwi
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hatulambwi
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2nd person
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hulambwi
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hamlambwi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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halambwi
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hawalambwi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -lambwi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -talambwa
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -talambwa
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lambwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nilambwe
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tulambwe
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2nd person
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ulambwe
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mlambwe
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alambwe
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walambwe
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -lambwe
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -silambwe
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngelambwa
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singelambwa
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalilambwa
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalilambwa
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -melambwa
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshalambwa
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jalambwa
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kilambwa
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipolambwa
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Consecutive
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kalambwa / positive subject concord + -kalambwa
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kalambwe
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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