sukumwa

Swahili

Verb

-sukumwa (infinitive kusukumwa)

  1. Passive form of -sukuma

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sukumwa
Positive present -nasukumwa
Subjunctive -sukumwe
Negative -sukumwi
Imperative singular sukumwa
Infinitives
Positive kusukumwa
Negative kutosukumwa
Imperatives
Singular sukumwa
Plural sukumweni
Tensed forms
Habitual husukumwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisukumwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusukumwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasukumwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasukumwa/nasukumwa tunasukumwa
2nd person unasukumwa mnasukumwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasukumwa wanasukumwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nasukumwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sukumwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sisukumwi hatusukumwi
2nd person husukumwi hamsukumwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasukumwi hawasukumwi
other classes negative subject concord + -sukumwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasukumwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasukumwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sukumwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nisukumwe tusukumwe
2nd person usukumwe msukumwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asukumwe wasukumwe
other classes positive subject concord + -sukumwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisukumwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesukumwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesukumwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisukumwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisukumwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asukumwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nasukumwa twasukumwa
2nd person wasukumwa mwasukumwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asukumwa wasukumwa
m-mi(III/IV) wasukumwa yasukumwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lasukumwa yasukumwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasukumwa vyasukumwa
n(IX/X) yasukumwa zasukumwa
u(XI) wasukumwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasukumwa
pa(XVI) pasukumwa
mu(XVIII) mwasukumwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesukumwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasukumwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasukumwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisukumwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposukumwa
Consecutive kasukumwa / positive subject concord + -kasukumwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasukumwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisukumwa -tusukumwa
2nd person -kusukumwa -wasukumwa/-kusukumweni/-wasukumweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msukumwa -wasukumwa
m-mi(III/IV) -usukumwa -isukumwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisukumwa -yasukumwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisukumwa -visukumwa
n(IX/X) -isukumwa -zisukumwa
u(XI) -usukumwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusukumwa
pa(XVI) -pasukumwa
mu(XVIII) -musukumwa
Reflexive -jisukumwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sukumwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -sukumwaye -sukumwao
m-mi(III/IV) -sukumwao -sukumwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -sukumwalo -sukumwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sukumwacho -sukumwavyo
n(IX/X) -sukumwayo -sukumwazo
u(XI) -sukumwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -sukumwako
pa(XVI) -sukumwapo
mu(XVIII) -sukumwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sukumwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesukumwa -osukumwa
m-mi(III/IV) -osukumwa -yosukumwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -losukumwa -yosukumwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosukumwa -vyosukumwa
n(IX/X) -yosukumwa -zosukumwa
u(XI) -osukumwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosukumwa
pa(XVI) -posukumwa
mu(XVIII) -mosukumwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.