gombanika

Swahili

Verb

-gombanika (infinitive kugombanika)

1. Stative form of -gombana

Conjugation

Conjugation of -gombanika
Positive present -nagombanika Subjunctive -gombanike Negative -gombaniki Imperative singular gombanika
Infinitives
Positive kugombanika Negative kutogombanika
Imperatives
Singular gombanika Plural gombanikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hugombanika Positive past positive subject concord + -ligombanika Negative past negative subject concord + -kugombanika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nagombanika) Singular Plural 1st person ninagombanika/nagombanika tunagombanika 2nd person unagombanika mnagombanika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anagombanika wanagombanika other classes positive subject concord + -nagombanika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -gombaniki) Singular Plural 1st person sigombaniki hatugombaniki 2nd person hugombaniki hamgombaniki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hagombaniki hawagombaniki other classes negative subject concord + -gombaniki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tagombanika Negative future negative subject concord + -tagombanika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -gombanike) Singular Plural 1st person nigombanike tugombanike 2nd person ugombanike mgombanike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) agombanike wagombanike other classes positive subject concord + -gombanike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sigombanike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngegombanika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singegombanika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaligombanika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaligombanika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -agombanika) Singular Plural 1st person nagombanika twagombanika 2nd person wagombanika mwagombanika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) agombanika wagombanika m-mi(III/IV) wagombanika yagombanika ji-ma(V/VI) lagombanika yagombanika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chagombanika vyagombanika n(IX/X) yagombanika zagombanika u(XI) wagombanika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwagombanika pa(XVI) pagombanika mu(XVIII) mwagombanika
Perfect positive subject concord + -megombanika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshagombanika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jagombanika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kigombanika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipogombanika Consecutive kagombanika / positive subject concord + -kagombanika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kagombanike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nigombanika -tugombanika 2nd person -kugombanika -wagombanika/-kugombanikeni/-wagombanikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mgombanika -wagombanika m-mi(III/IV) -ugombanika -igombanika ji-ma(V/VI) -ligombanika -yagombanika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kigombanika -vigombanika n(IX/X) -igombanika -zigombanika u(XI) -ugombanika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kugombanika pa(XVI) -pagombanika mu(XVIII) -mugombanika Reflexive -jigombanika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -gombanika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -gombanikaye -gombanikao m-mi(III/IV) -gombanikao -gombanikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -gombanikalo -gombanikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -gombanikacho -gombanikavyo n(IX/X) -gombanikayo -gombanikazo u(XI) -gombanikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -gombanikako pa(XVI) -gombanikapo mu(XVIII) -gombanikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -gombanika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yegombanika -ogombanika m-mi(III/IV) -ogombanika -yogombanika ji-ma(V/VI) -logombanika -yogombanika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chogombanika -vyogombanika n(IX/X) -yogombanika -zogombanika u(XI) -ogombanika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kogombanika pa(XVI) -pogombanika mu(XVIII) -mogombanika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.