ambiwa

Swahili

Verb

-ambiwa (infinitive kuambiwa)

Passive form of -ambia: be told

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ambiwa

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kuambiwa

kutoambiwa

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

ambiwa

ambiweni

Habitual

huambiwa

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	niliambiwa naliambiwa	tuliambiwa twaliambiwa	uliambiwa waliambiwa	mliambiwa mwaliambiwa	aliambiwa	waliambiwa	uliambiwa	iliambiwa	liliambiwa	yaliambiwa	kiliambiwa	viliambiwa	iliambiwa	ziliambiwa	uliambiwa	kuliambiwa	paliambiwa	muliambiwa
Relative	nilioambiwa nalioambiwa	tulioambiwa twalioambiwa	ulioambiwa walioambiwa	mlioambiwa mwalioambiwa	alioambiwa	walioambiwa	ulioambiwa	ilioambiwa	lilioambiwa	yalioambiwa	kilioambiwa	vilioambiwa	ilioambiwa	zilioambiwa	ulioambiwa	kulioambiwa	palioambiwa	mulioambiwa
Negative	sikuambiwa	hatukuambiwa	hukuambiwa	hamkuambiwa	hakuambiwa	hawakuambiwa	haukuambiwa	haikuambiwa	halikuambiwa	hayakuambiwa	hakikuambiwa	havikuambiwa	haikuambiwa	hazikuambiwa	haukuambiwa	hakukuambiwa	hapakuambiwa	hamukuambiwa

Present
Positive	ninaambiwa naambiwa	tunaambiwa	unaambiwa	mnaambiwa	anaambiwa	wanaambiwa	unaambiwa	inaambiwa	linaambiwa	yanaambiwa	kinaambiwa	vinaambiwa	inaambiwa	zinaambiwa	unaambiwa	kunaambiwa	panaambiwa	munaambiwa
Relative	ninaoambiwa naoambiwa	tunaoambiwa	unaoambiwa	mnaoambiwa	anaoambiwa	wanaoambiwa	unaoambiwa	inaoambiwa	linaoambiwa	yanaoambiwa	kinaoambiwa	vinaoambiwa	inaoambiwa	zinaoambiwa	unaoambiwa	kunaoambiwa	panaoambiwa	munaoambiwa
Negative	siambiwi	hatuambiwi	huambiwi	hamambiwi	haambiwi	hawaambiwi	hauambiwi	haiambiwi	haliambiwi	hayaambiwi	hakiambiwi	haviambiwi	haiambiwi	haziambiwi	hauambiwi	hakuambiwi	hapaambiwi	hamuambiwi

Future
Positive	nitaambiwa	tutaambiwa	utaambiwa	mtaambiwa	ataambiwa	wataambiwa	utaambiwa	itaambiwa	litaambiwa	yataambiwa	kitaambiwa	vitaambiwa	itaambiwa	zitaambiwa	utaambiwa	kutaambiwa	pataambiwa	mutaambiwa
Relative	nitakaoambiwa	tutakaoambiwa	utakaoambiwa	mtakaoambiwa	atakaoambiwa	watakaoambiwa	utakaoambiwa	itakaoambiwa	litakaoambiwa	yatakaoambiwa	kitakaoambiwa	vitakaoambiwa	itakaoambiwa	zitakaoambiwa	utakaoambiwa	kutakaoambiwa	patakaoambiwa	mutakaoambiwa
Negative	sitaambiwa	hatutaambiwa	hutaambiwa	hamtaambiwa	hataambiwa	hawataambiwa	hautaambiwa	haitaambiwa	halitaambiwa	hayataambiwa	hakitaambiwa	havitaambiwa	haitaambiwa	hazitaambiwa	hautaambiwa	hakutaambiwa	hapataambiwa	hamutaambiwa

Subjunctive
Positive	niambiwe	tuambiwe	uambiwe	mambiwe	aambiwe	waambiwe	uambiwe	iambiwe	liambiwe	yaambiwe	kiambiwe	viambiwe	iambiwe	ziambiwe	uambiwe	kuambiwe	paambiwe	muambiwe
Negative	nisiambiwe	tusiambiwe	usiambiwe	msiambiwe	asiambiwe	wasiambiwe	usiambiwe	isiambiwe	lisiambiwe	yasiambiwe	kisiambiwe	visiambiwe	isiambiwe	zisiambiwe	usiambiwe	kusiambiwe	pasiambiwe	musiambiwe

Present Conditional
Positive	ningeambiwa	tungeambiwa	ungeambiwa	mngeambiwa	angeambiwa	wangeambiwa	ungeambiwa	ingeambiwa	lingeambiwa	yangeambiwa	kingeambiwa	vingeambiwa	ingeambiwa	zingeambiwa	ungeambiwa	kungeambiwa	pangeambiwa	mungeambiwa
Negative	nisingeambiwa singeambiwa	tusingeambiwa hatungeambiwa	usingeambiwa hungeambiwa	msingeambiwa hamngeambiwa	asingeambiwa hangeambiwa	wasingeambiwa hawangeambiwa	usingeambiwa haungeambiwa	isingeambiwa haingeambiwa	lisingeambiwa halingeambiwa	yasingeambiwa hayangeambiwa	kisingeambiwa hakingeambiwa	visingeambiwa havingeambiwa	isingeambiwa haingeambiwa	zisingeambiwa hazingeambiwa	usingeambiwa haungeambiwa	kusingeambiwa hakungeambiwa	pasingeambiwa hapangeambiwa	musingeambiwa hamungeambiwa

Past Conditional
Positive	ningaliambiwa	tungaliambiwa	ungaliambiwa	mngaliambiwa	angaliambiwa	wangaliambiwa	ungaliambiwa	ingaliambiwa	lingaliambiwa	yangaliambiwa	kingaliambiwa	vingaliambiwa	ingaliambiwa	zingaliambiwa	ungaliambiwa	kungaliambiwa	pangaliambiwa	mungaliambiwa
Negative	nisingaliambiwa singaliambiwa	tusingaliambiwa hatungaliambiwa	usingaliambiwa hungaliambiwa	msingaliambiwa hamngaliambiwa	asingaliambiwa hangaliambiwa	wasingaliambiwa hawangaliambiwa	usingaliambiwa haungaliambiwa	isingaliambiwa haingaliambiwa	lisingaliambiwa halingaliambiwa	yasingaliambiwa hayangaliambiwa	kisingaliambiwa hakingaliambiwa	visingaliambiwa havingaliambiwa	isingaliambiwa haingaliambiwa	zisingaliambiwa hazingaliambiwa	usingaliambiwa haungaliambiwa	kusingaliambiwa hakungaliambiwa	pasingaliambiwa hapangaliambiwa	musingaliambiwa hamungaliambiwa

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningeliambiwa	tungeliambiwa	ungeliambiwa	mngeliambiwa	angeliambiwa	wangeliambiwa	ungeliambiwa	ingeliambiwa	lingeliambiwa	yangeliambiwa	kingeliambiwa	vingeliambiwa	ingeliambiwa	zingeliambiwa	ungeliambiwa	kungeliambiwa	pangeliambiwa	mungeliambiwa

General Relative
Positive	niambiwao	tuambiwao	uambiwao	mambiwao	aambiwao	waambiwao	uambiwao	iambiwao	liambiwao	yaambiwao	kiambiwao	viambiwao	iambiwao	ziambiwao	uambiwao	kuambiwao	paambiwao	muambiwao
Negative	nisioambiwa	tusioambiwa	usioambiwa	msioambiwa	asioambiwa	wasioambiwa	usioambiwa	isioambiwa	lisioambiwa	yasioambiwa	kisioambiwa	visioambiwa	isioambiwa	zisioambiwa	usioambiwa	kusioambiwa	pasioambiwa	musioambiwa

Gnomic
Positive	naambiwa	twaambiwa	waambiwa	mwaambiwa	aambiwa	waambiwa	waambiwa	yaambiwa	laambiwa	yaambiwa	chaambiwa	vyaambiwa	yaambiwa	zaambiwa	waambiwa	kwaambiwa	paambiwa	mwaambiwa

Perfect
Positive	nimeambiwa	tumeambiwa	umeambiwa	mmeambiwa	ameambiwa	wameambiwa	umeambiwa	imeambiwa	limeambiwa	yameambiwa	kimeambiwa	vimeambiwa	imeambiwa	zimeambiwa	umeambiwa	kumeambiwa	pameambiwa	mumeambiwa

"Already"
Positive	nimeshaambiwa	tumeshaambiwa	umeshaambiwa	mmeshaambiwa	ameshaambiwa	wameshaambiwa	umeshaambiwa	imeshaambiwa	limeshaambiwa	yameshaambiwa	kimeshaambiwa	vimeshaambiwa	imeshaambiwa	zimeshaambiwa	umeshaambiwa	kumeshaambiwa	pameshaambiwa	mumeshaambiwa

"Not yet"
Negative	sijaambiwa	hatujaambiwa	hujaambiwa	hamjaambiwa	hajaambiwa	hawajaambiwa	haujaambiwa	haijaambiwa	halijaambiwa	hayajaambiwa	hakijaambiwa	havijaambiwa	haijaambiwa	hazijaambiwa	haujaambiwa	hakujaambiwa	hapajaambiwa	hamujaambiwa

"If/When"
Positive	nikiambiwa	tukiambiwa	ukiambiwa	mkiambiwa	akiambiwa	wakiambiwa	ukiambiwa	ikiambiwa	likiambiwa	yakiambiwa	kikiambiwa	vikiambiwa	ikiambiwa	zikiambiwa	ukiambiwa	kukiambiwa	pakiambiwa	mukiambiwa

"If not"
Negative	nisipoambiwa	tusipoambiwa	usipoambiwa	msipoambiwa	asipoambiwa	wasipoambiwa	usipoambiwa	isipoambiwa	lisipoambiwa	yasipoambiwa	kisipoambiwa	visipoambiwa	isipoambiwa	zisipoambiwa	usipoambiwa	kusipoambiwa	pasipoambiwa	musipoambiwa

Consecutive
Positive	nikaambiwa	tukaambiwa	ukaambiwa	mkaambiwa	akaambiwa	wakaambiwa	ukaambiwa	ikaambiwa	likaambiwa	yakaambiwa	kikaambiwa	vikaambiwa	ikaambiwa	zikaambiwa	ukaambiwa	kukaambiwa	pakaambiwa	mukaambiwa

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.

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