porwa

Swahili

Verb

-porwa (infinitive kuporwa)

  1. Passive form of -pora

Conjugation

Conjugation of -porwa
Positive present -naporwa
Subjunctive -porwe
Negative -porwi
Imperative singular porwa
Infinitives
Positive kuporwa
Negative kutoporwa
Imperatives
Singular porwa
Plural porweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huporwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -liporwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuporwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naporwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaporwa/naporwa tunaporwa
2nd person unaporwa mnaporwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaporwa wanaporwa
other classes positive subject concord + -naporwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -porwi)
Singular Plural
1st person siporwi hatuporwi
2nd person huporwi hamporwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haporwi hawaporwi
other classes negative subject concord + -porwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taporwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -taporwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -porwe)
Singular Plural
1st person niporwe tuporwe
2nd person uporwe mporwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aporwe waporwe
other classes positive subject concord + -porwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siporwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeporwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeporwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliporwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliporwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aporwa)
Singular Plural
1st person naporwa twaporwa
2nd person waporwa mwaporwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aporwa waporwa
m-mi(III/IV) waporwa yaporwa
ji-ma(V/VI) laporwa yaporwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaporwa vyaporwa
n(IX/X) yaporwa zaporwa
u(XI) waporwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaporwa
pa(XVI) paporwa
mu(XVIII) mwaporwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meporwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaporwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japorwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiporwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoporwa
Consecutive kaporwa / positive subject concord + -kaporwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaporwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niporwa -tuporwa
2nd person -kuporwa -waporwa/-kuporweni/-waporweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mporwa -waporwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uporwa -iporwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -liporwa -yaporwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiporwa -viporwa
n(IX/X) -iporwa -ziporwa
u(XI) -uporwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuporwa
pa(XVI) -paporwa
mu(XVIII) -muporwa
Reflexive -jiporwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -porwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -porwaye -porwao
m-mi(III/IV) -porwao -porwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -porwalo -porwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -porwacho -porwavyo
n(IX/X) -porwayo -porwazo
u(XI) -porwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -porwako
pa(XVI) -porwapo
mu(XVIII) -porwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -porwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeporwa -oporwa
m-mi(III/IV) -oporwa -yoporwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -loporwa -yoporwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choporwa -vyoporwa
n(IX/X) -yoporwa -zoporwa
u(XI) -oporwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koporwa
pa(XVI) -poporwa
mu(XVIII) -moporwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.