komaa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-komaa (infinitive kukomaa)

1. to be ripe
2. to be mature

Conjugation

Conjugation of -komaa
Positive present -nakomaa Subjunctive -komae Negative -komai Imperative singular komaa
Infinitives
Positive kukomaa Negative kutokomaa
Imperatives
Singular komaa Plural komaeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukomaa Positive past positive subject concord + -likomaa Negative past negative subject concord + -kukomaa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakomaa) Singular Plural 1st person ninakomaa/nakomaa tunakomaa 2nd person unakomaa mnakomaa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakomaa wanakomaa other classes positive subject concord + -nakomaa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -komai) Singular Plural 1st person sikomai hatukomai 2nd person hukomai hamkomai 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakomai hawakomai other classes negative subject concord + -komai
Positive future positive subject concord + -takomaa Negative future negative subject concord + -takomaa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -komae) Singular Plural 1st person nikomae tukomae 2nd person ukomae mkomae 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akomae wakomae other classes positive subject concord + -komae
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikomae Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekomaa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekomaa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikomaa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikomaa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akomaa) Singular Plural 1st person nakomaa twakomaa 2nd person wakomaa mwakomaa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akomaa wakomaa m-mi(III/IV) wakomaa yakomaa ji-ma(V/VI) lakomaa yakomaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakomaa vyakomaa n(IX/X) yakomaa zakomaa u(XI) wakomaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakomaa pa(XVI) pakomaa mu(XVIII) mwakomaa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekomaa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakomaa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakomaa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikomaa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokomaa Consecutive kakomaa / positive subject concord + -kakomaa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakomae
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikomaa -tukomaa 2nd person -kukomaa -wakomaa/-kukomaeni/-wakomaeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkomaa -wakomaa m-mi(III/IV) -ukomaa -ikomaa ji-ma(V/VI) -likomaa -yakomaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikomaa -vikomaa n(IX/X) -ikomaa -zikomaa u(XI) -ukomaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukomaa pa(XVI) -pakomaa mu(XVIII) -mukomaa Reflexive -jikomaa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -komaa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -komaaye -komaao m-mi(III/IV) -komaao -komaayo ji-ma(V/VI) -komaalo -komaayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -komaacho -komaavyo n(IX/X) -komaayo -komaazo u(XI) -komaao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -komaako pa(XVI) -komaapo mu(XVIII) -komaamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -komaa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekomaa -okomaa m-mi(III/IV) -okomaa -yokomaa ji-ma(V/VI) -lokomaa -yokomaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokomaa -vyokomaa n(IX/X) -yokomaa -zokomaa u(XI) -okomaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokomaa pa(XVI) -pokomaa mu(XVIII) -mokomaa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.