umbwa

Mwani

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́à.

Noun

umbwa

1. dog

Swahili

Verb

-umbwa (infinitive kuumbwa)

1. Passive form of -umba

Conjugation

Conjugation of -umbwa
Positive present -naumbwa Subjunctive -umbwe Negative -umbwi Imperative singular umbwa
Infinitives
Positive kuumbwa Negative kutoumbwa
Imperatives
Singular umbwa Plural umbweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huumbwa Positive past positive subject concord + -liumbwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuumbwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naumbwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaumbwa/naumbwa tunaumbwa 2nd person unaumbwa mnaumbwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaumbwa wanaumbwa other classes positive subject concord + -naumbwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -umbwi) Singular Plural 1st person siumbwi hatuumbwi 2nd person huumbwi hamuumbwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haumbwi hawaumbwi other classes negative subject concord + -umbwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taumbwa Negative future negative subject concord + -taumbwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -umbwe) Singular Plural 1st person niumbwe tuumbwe 2nd person uumbwe muumbwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aumbwe waumbwe other classes positive subject concord + -umbwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siumbwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeumbwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeumbwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliumbwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliumbwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aumbwa) Singular Plural 1st person naumbwa twaumbwa 2nd person waumbwa mwaumbwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aumbwa waumbwa m-mi(III/IV) waumbwa yaumbwa ji-ma(V/VI) laumbwa yaumbwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaumbwa vyaumbwa n(IX/X) yaumbwa zaumbwa u(XI) waumbwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaumbwa pa(XVI) paumbwa mu(XVIII) mwaumbwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meumbwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaumbwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaumbwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiumbwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoumbwa Consecutive kaumbwa / positive subject concord + -kaumbwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaumbwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niumbwa -tuumbwa 2nd person -kuumbwa -waumbwa/-kuumbweni/-waumbweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muumbwa -waumbwa m-mi(III/IV) -uumbwa -iumbwa ji-ma(V/VI) -liumbwa -yaumbwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiumbwa -viumbwa n(IX/X) -iumbwa -ziumbwa u(XI) -uumbwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuumbwa pa(XVI) -paumbwa mu(XVIII) -muumbwa Reflexive -jiumbwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -umbwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -umbwaye -umbwao m-mi(III/IV) -umbwao -umbwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -umbwalo -umbwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -umbwacho -umbwavyo n(IX/X) -umbwayo -umbwazo u(XI) -umbwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -umbwako pa(XVI) -umbwapo mu(XVIII) -umbwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -umbwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeumbwa -oumbwa m-mi(III/IV) -oumbwa -youmbwa ji-ma(V/VI) -loumbwa -youmbwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choumbwa -vyoumbwa n(IX/X) -youmbwa -zoumbwa u(XI) -oumbwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koumbwa pa(XVI) -poumbwa mu(XVIII) -moumbwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.