tabiriwa

Swahili

Verb

-tabiriwa (infinitive kutabiriwa)

  1. Passive form of -tabiri

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tabiriwa
Positive present -natabiriwa
Subjunctive -tabiriwe
Negative -tabiriwi
Imperative singular tabiriwa
Infinitives
Positive kutabiriwa
Negative kutotabiriwa
Imperatives
Singular tabiriwa
Plural tabiriweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutabiriwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -litabiriwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutabiriwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natabiriwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatabiriwa/natabiriwa tunatabiriwa
2nd person unatabiriwa mnatabiriwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatabiriwa wanatabiriwa
other classes positive subject concord + -natabiriwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tabiriwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sitabiriwi hatutabiriwi
2nd person hutabiriwi hamtabiriwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatabiriwi hawatabiriwi
other classes negative subject concord + -tabiriwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatabiriwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatabiriwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tabiriwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nitabiriwe tutabiriwe
2nd person utabiriwe mtabiriwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atabiriwe watabiriwe
other classes positive subject concord + -tabiriwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitabiriwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetabiriwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetabiriwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitabiriwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitabiriwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atabiriwa)
Singular Plural
1st person natabiriwa twatabiriwa
2nd person watabiriwa mwatabiriwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atabiriwa watabiriwa
m-mi(III/IV) watabiriwa yatabiriwa
ji-ma(V/VI) latabiriwa yatabiriwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatabiriwa vyatabiriwa
n(IX/X) yatabiriwa zatabiriwa
u(XI) watabiriwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatabiriwa
pa(XVI) patabiriwa
mu(XVIII) mwatabiriwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -metabiriwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatabiriwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatabiriwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitabiriwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotabiriwa
Consecutive katabiriwa / positive subject concord + -katabiriwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katabiriwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitabiriwa -tutabiriwa
2nd person -kutabiriwa -watabiriwa/-kutabiriweni/-watabiriweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtabiriwa -watabiriwa
m-mi(III/IV) -utabiriwa -itabiriwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -litabiriwa -yatabiriwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitabiriwa -vitabiriwa
n(IX/X) -itabiriwa -zitabiriwa
u(XI) -utabiriwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutabiriwa
pa(XVI) -patabiriwa
mu(XVIII) -mutabiriwa
Reflexive -jitabiriwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tabiriwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tabiriwaye -tabiriwao
m-mi(III/IV) -tabiriwao -tabiriwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tabiriwalo -tabiriwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tabiriwacho -tabiriwavyo
n(IX/X) -tabiriwayo -tabiriwazo
u(XI) -tabiriwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tabiriwako
pa(XVI) -tabiriwapo
mu(XVIII) -tabiriwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tabiriwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetabiriwa -otabiriwa
m-mi(III/IV) -otabiriwa -yotabiriwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotabiriwa -yotabiriwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotabiriwa -vyotabiriwa
n(IX/X) -yotabiriwa -zotabiriwa
u(XI) -otabiriwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotabiriwa
pa(XVI) -potabiriwa
mu(XVIII) -motabiriwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.