rambwa

Swahili

Verb

-rambwa (infinitive kurambwa)

  1. Passive form of -ramba: Alternative form of lambwa (“to be licked”)
  2. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. This word took on another meaning since the Shakahola massacre because of a quote Pastor Paul Mackenzie. See https://www.reddit.com/r/Kenya/comments/17pugfz/what_does_kurambwa_mean_and_where_did_its_origin/k87s5is/ "Since this famous incident, the word has been adopted into popular use to describe any event where persistence in going after something brings ill-fortune or unwanted results on somebody."

Conjugation
Conjugation of -rambwa
Positive present -narambwa
Subjunctive -rambwe
Negative -rambwi
Imperative singular rambwa
Infinitives
Positive kurambwa
Negative kutorambwa
Imperatives
Singular rambwa
Plural rambweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hurambwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lirambwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kurambwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -narambwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninarambwa/narambwa tunarambwa
2nd person unarambwa mnarambwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anarambwa wanarambwa
other classes positive subject concord + -narambwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -rambwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sirambwi haturambwi
2nd person hurambwi hamrambwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) harambwi hawarambwi
other classes negative subject concord + -rambwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tarambwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tarambwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rambwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nirambwe turambwe
2nd person urambwe mrambwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) arambwe warambwe
other classes positive subject concord + -rambwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sirambwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngerambwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singerambwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalirambwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalirambwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arambwa)
Singular Plural
1st person narambwa twarambwa
2nd person warambwa mwarambwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) arambwa warambwa
m-mi(III/IV) warambwa yarambwa
ji-ma(V/VI) larambwa yarambwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) charambwa vyarambwa
n(IX/X) yarambwa zarambwa
u(XI) warambwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwarambwa
pa(XVI) parambwa
mu(XVIII) mwarambwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -merambwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -mesharambwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jarambwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kirambwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -siporambwa
Consecutive karambwa / positive subject concord + -karambwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karambwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nirambwa -turambwa
2nd person -kurambwa -warambwa/-kurambweni/-warambweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mrambwa -warambwa
m-mi(III/IV) -urambwa -irambwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lirambwa -yarambwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kirambwa -virambwa
n(IX/X) -irambwa -zirambwa
u(XI) -urambwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kurambwa
pa(XVI) -parambwa
mu(XVIII) -murambwa
Reflexive -jirambwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rambwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -rambwaye -rambwao
m-mi(III/IV) -rambwao -rambwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -rambwalo -rambwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -rambwacho -rambwavyo
n(IX/X) -rambwayo -rambwazo
u(XI) -rambwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -rambwako
pa(XVI) -rambwapo
mu(XVIII) -rambwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rambwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yerambwa -orambwa
m-mi(III/IV) -orambwa -yorambwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lorambwa -yorambwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chorambwa -vyorambwa
n(IX/X) -yorambwa -zorambwa
u(XI) -orambwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -korambwa
pa(XVI) -porambwa
mu(XVIII) -morambwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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