lambwa

Swahili

Verb

-lambwa (infinitive kulambwa)

1. Passive form of -lamba: to be licked

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lambwa
Positive present -nalambwa Subjunctive -lambwe Negative -lambwi Imperative singular lambwa
Infinitives
Positive kulambwa Negative kutolambwa
Imperatives
Singular lambwa Plural lambweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulambwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lilambwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kulambwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalambwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninalambwa/nalambwa tunalambwa 2nd person unalambwa mnalambwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analambwa wanalambwa other classes positive subject concord + -nalambwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lambwi) Singular Plural 1st person silambwi hatulambwi 2nd person hulambwi hamlambwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) halambwi hawalambwi other classes negative subject concord + -lambwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -talambwa Negative future negative subject concord + -talambwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lambwe) Singular Plural 1st person nilambwe tulambwe 2nd person ulambwe mlambwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alambwe walambwe other classes positive subject concord + -lambwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silambwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelambwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelambwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilambwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilambwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alambwa) Singular Plural 1st person nalambwa twalambwa 2nd person walambwa mwalambwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alambwa walambwa m-mi(III/IV) walambwa yalambwa ji-ma(V/VI) lalambwa yalambwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalambwa vyalambwa n(IX/X) yalambwa zalambwa u(XI) walambwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwalambwa pa(XVI) palambwa mu(XVIII) mwalambwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -melambwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalambwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalambwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kilambwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolambwa Consecutive kalambwa / positive subject concord + -kalambwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalambwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nilambwa -tulambwa 2nd person -kulambwa -walambwa/-kulambweni/-walambweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlambwa -walambwa m-mi(III/IV) -ulambwa -ilambwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lilambwa -yalambwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilambwa -vilambwa n(IX/X) -ilambwa -zilambwa u(XI) -ulambwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kulambwa pa(XVI) -palambwa mu(XVIII) -mulambwa Reflexive -jilambwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lambwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -lambwaye -lambwao m-mi(III/IV) -lambwao -lambwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -lambwalo -lambwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lambwacho -lambwavyo n(IX/X) -lambwayo -lambwazo u(XI) -lambwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -lambwako pa(XVI) -lambwapo mu(XVIII) -lambwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lambwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelambwa -olambwa m-mi(III/IV) -olambwa -yolambwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lolambwa -yolambwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholambwa -vyolambwa n(IX/X) -yolambwa -zolambwa u(XI) -olambwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kolambwa pa(XVI) -polambwa mu(XVIII) -molambwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.