umwa

See also: UMWA and Umwa

Arosi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Oceanic *quma, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma, from Proto-Austronesian *qumah (“swidden”).

Verb

umwa

  1. to weed a garden

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

-umwa (infinitive kuumwa)

  1. Passive form of -uma: to be in pain, to ache
  2. to be sick

Conjugation

Conjugation of -umwa
Positive present -naumwa
Subjunctive -umwe
Negative -umwi
Imperative singular umwa
Infinitives
Positive kuumwa
Negative kutoumwa
Imperatives
Singular umwa
Plural umweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huumwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -liumwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuumwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naumwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaumwa/naumwa tunaumwa
2nd person unaumwa mnaumwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaumwa wanaumwa
other classes positive subject concord + -naumwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -umwi)
Singular Plural
1st person siumwi hatuumwi
2nd person huumwi hamuumwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haumwi hawaumwi
other classes negative subject concord + -umwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taumwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -taumwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -umwe)
Singular Plural
1st person niumwe tuumwe
2nd person uumwe muumwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aumwe waumwe
other classes positive subject concord + -umwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siumwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeumwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeumwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliumwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliumwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aumwa)
Singular Plural
1st person naumwa twaumwa
2nd person waumwa mwaumwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aumwa waumwa
m-mi(III/IV) waumwa yaumwa
ji-ma(V/VI) laumwa yaumwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaumwa vyaumwa
n(IX/X) yaumwa zaumwa
u(XI) waumwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaumwa
pa(XVI) paumwa
mu(XVIII) mwaumwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meumwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaumwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaumwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiumwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoumwa
Consecutive kaumwa / positive subject concord + -kaumwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaumwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niumwa -tuumwa
2nd person -kuumwa -waumwa/-kuumweni/-waumweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muumwa -waumwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uumwa -iumwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -liumwa -yaumwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiumwa -viumwa
n(IX/X) -iumwa -ziumwa
u(XI) -uumwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuumwa
pa(XVI) -paumwa
mu(XVIII) -muumwa
Reflexive -jiumwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -umwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -umwaye -umwao
m-mi(III/IV) -umwao -umwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -umwalo -umwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -umwacho -umwavyo
n(IX/X) -umwayo -umwazo
u(XI) -umwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -umwako
pa(XVI) -umwapo
mu(XVIII) -umwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -umwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeumwa -oumwa
m-mi(III/IV) -oumwa -youmwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -loumwa -youmwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choumwa -vyoumwa
n(IX/X) -youmwa -zoumwa
u(XI) -oumwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koumwa
pa(XVI) -poumwa
mu(XVIII) -moumwa
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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