tumwa

tumwa

Swahili

Verb

-tumwa (infinitive kutumwa)

1. Passive form of -tuma

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tumwa
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kutumwa							kutotumwa
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					tumwa							tumweni
Habitual					hutumwa
Complex finite forms
Polarity	Persons				Persons / Classes		Classes
	1st		2nd		3rd / M-wa		M-mi		Ma		Ki-vi		N		U	Ku	Pa	Mu
	Sg.	Pl.	Sg.	Pl.	Sg. / 1	Pl. / 2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11 / 14	15 / 17	16	18
Past Positive nilitumwa nalitumwa tulitumwa twalitumwa ulitumwa walitumwa mlitumwa mwalitumwa alitumwa walitumwa ulitumwa ilitumwa lilitumwa yalitumwa kilitumwa vilitumwa ilitumwa zilitumwa ulitumwa kulitumwa palitumwa mulitumwa Relative niliotumwa naliotumwa tuliotumwa twaliotumwa uliotumwa waliotumwa mliotumwa mwaliotumwa aliotumwa waliotumwa uliotumwa iliotumwa liliotumwa yaliotumwa kiliotumwa viliotumwa iliotumwa ziliotumwa uliotumwa kuliotumwa paliotumwa muliotumwa Negative sikutumwa hatukutumwa hukutumwa hamkutumwa hakutumwa hawakutumwa haukutumwa haikutumwa halikutumwa hayakutumwa hakikutumwa havikutumwa haikutumwa hazikutumwa haukutumwa hakukutumwa hapakutumwa hamukutumwa
Present Positive ninatumwa natumwa tunatumwa unatumwa mnatumwa anatumwa wanatumwa unatumwa inatumwa linatumwa yanatumwa kinatumwa vinatumwa inatumwa zinatumwa unatumwa kunatumwa panatumwa munatumwa Relative ninaotumwa naotumwa tunaotumwa unaotumwa mnaotumwa anaotumwa wanaotumwa unaotumwa inaotumwa linaotumwa yanaotumwa kinaotumwa vinaotumwa inaotumwa zinaotumwa unaotumwa kunaotumwa panaotumwa munaotumwa Negative situmwi hatutumwi hutumwi hamtumwi hatumwi hawatumwi hautumwi haitumwi halitumwi hayatumwi hakitumwi havitumwi haitumwi hazitumwi hautumwi hakutumwi hapatumwi hamutumwi
Future Positive nitatumwa tutatumwa utatumwa mtatumwa atatumwa watatumwa utatumwa itatumwa litatumwa yatatumwa kitatumwa vitatumwa itatumwa zitatumwa utatumwa kutatumwa patatumwa mutatumwa Relative nitakaotumwa tutakaotumwa utakaotumwa mtakaotumwa atakaotumwa watakaotumwa utakaotumwa itakaotumwa litakaotumwa yatakaotumwa kitakaotumwa vitakaotumwa itakaotumwa zitakaotumwa utakaotumwa kutakaotumwa patakaotumwa mutakaotumwa Negative sitatumwa hatutatumwa hutatumwa hamtatumwa hatatumwa hawatatumwa hautatumwa haitatumwa halitatumwa hayatatumwa hakitatumwa havitatumwa haitatumwa hazitatumwa hautatumwa hakutatumwa hapatatumwa hamutatumwa
Subjunctive Positive nitumwe tutumwe utumwe mtumwe atumwe watumwe utumwe itumwe litumwe yatumwe kitumwe vitumwe itumwe zitumwe utumwe kutumwe patumwe mutumwe Negative nisitumwe tusitumwe usitumwe msitumwe asitumwe wasitumwe usitumwe isitumwe lisitumwe yasitumwe kisitumwe visitumwe isitumwe zisitumwe usitumwe kusitumwe pasitumwe musitumwe
Present Conditional Positive ningetumwa tungetumwa ungetumwa mngetumwa angetumwa wangetumwa ungetumwa ingetumwa lingetumwa yangetumwa kingetumwa vingetumwa ingetumwa zingetumwa ungetumwa kungetumwa pangetumwa mungetumwa Negative nisingetumwa singetumwa tusingetumwa hatungetumwa usingetumwa hungetumwa msingetumwa hamngetumwa asingetumwa hangetumwa wasingetumwa hawangetumwa usingetumwa haungetumwa isingetumwa haingetumwa lisingetumwa halingetumwa yasingetumwa hayangetumwa kisingetumwa hakingetumwa visingetumwa havingetumwa isingetumwa haingetumwa zisingetumwa hazingetumwa usingetumwa haungetumwa kusingetumwa hakungetumwa pasingetumwa hapangetumwa musingetumwa hamungetumwa
Past Conditional Positive ningalitumwa tungalitumwa ungalitumwa mngalitumwa angalitumwa wangalitumwa ungalitumwa ingalitumwa lingalitumwa yangalitumwa kingalitumwa vingalitumwa ingalitumwa zingalitumwa ungalitumwa kungalitumwa pangalitumwa mungalitumwa Negative nisingalitumwa singalitumwa tusingalitumwa hatungalitumwa usingalitumwa hungalitumwa msingalitumwa hamngalitumwa asingalitumwa hangalitumwa wasingalitumwa hawangalitumwa usingalitumwa haungalitumwa isingalitumwa haingalitumwa lisingalitumwa halingalitumwa yasingalitumwa hayangalitumwa kisingalitumwa hakingalitumwa visingalitumwa havingalitumwa isingalitumwa haingalitumwa zisingalitumwa hazingalitumwa usingalitumwa haungalitumwa kusingalitumwa hakungalitumwa pasingalitumwa hapangalitumwa musingalitumwa hamungalitumwa
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningelitumwa tungelitumwa ungelitumwa mngelitumwa angelitumwa wangelitumwa ungelitumwa ingelitumwa lingelitumwa yangelitumwa kingelitumwa vingelitumwa ingelitumwa zingelitumwa ungelitumwa kungelitumwa pangelitumwa mungelitumwa
General Relative Positive nitumwao tutumwao utumwao mtumwao atumwao watumwao utumwao itumwao litumwao yatumwao kitumwao vitumwao itumwao zitumwao utumwao kutumwao patumwao mutumwao Negative nisiotumwa tusiotumwa usiotumwa msiotumwa asiotumwa wasiotumwa usiotumwa isiotumwa lisiotumwa yasiotumwa kisiotumwa visiotumwa isiotumwa zisiotumwa usiotumwa kusiotumwa pasiotumwa musiotumwa
Gnomic Positive natumwa twatumwa watumwa mwatumwa atumwa watumwa watumwa yatumwa latumwa yatumwa chatumwa vyatumwa yatumwa zatumwa watumwa kwatumwa patumwa mwatumwa
Perfect Positive nimetumwa tumetumwa umetumwa mmetumwa ametumwa wametumwa umetumwa imetumwa limetumwa yametumwa kimetumwa vimetumwa imetumwa zimetumwa umetumwa kumetumwa pametumwa mumetumwa
"Already" Positive nimeshatumwa tumeshatumwa umeshatumwa mmeshatumwa ameshatumwa wameshatumwa umeshatumwa imeshatumwa limeshatumwa yameshatumwa kimeshatumwa vimeshatumwa imeshatumwa zimeshatumwa umeshatumwa kumeshatumwa pameshatumwa mumeshatumwa
"Not yet" Negative sijatumwa hatujatumwa hujatumwa hamjatumwa hajatumwa hawajatumwa haujatumwa haijatumwa halijatumwa hayajatumwa hakijatumwa havijatumwa haijatumwa hazijatumwa haujatumwa hakujatumwa hapajatumwa hamujatumwa
"If/When" Positive nikitumwa tukitumwa ukitumwa mkitumwa akitumwa wakitumwa ukitumwa ikitumwa likitumwa yakitumwa kikitumwa vikitumwa ikitumwa zikitumwa ukitumwa kukitumwa pakitumwa mukitumwa
"If not" Negative nisipotumwa tusipotumwa usipotumwa msipotumwa asipotumwa wasipotumwa usipotumwa isipotumwa lisipotumwa yasipotumwa kisipotumwa visipotumwa isipotumwa zisipotumwa usipotumwa kusipotumwa pasipotumwa musipotumwa
Consecutive Positive nikatumwa tukatumwa ukatumwa mkatumwa akatumwa wakatumwa ukatumwa ikatumwa likatumwa yakatumwa kikatumwa vikatumwa ikatumwa zikatumwa ukatumwa kukatumwa pakatumwa mukatumwa
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mtumwa (“slave”)
  • utumwa (“slavery”)