pembeka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pembeka (infinitive kupembeka)

1. Stative form of -pemba

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pembeka
Positive present -napembeka Subjunctive -pembeke Negative -pembeki Imperative singular pembeka
Infinitives
Positive kupembeka Negative kutopembeka
Imperatives
Singular pembeka Plural pembekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupembeka Positive past positive subject concord + -lipembeka Negative past negative subject concord + -kupembeka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napembeka) Singular Plural 1st person ninapembeka/napembeka tunapembeka 2nd person unapembeka mnapembeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapembeka wanapembeka other classes positive subject concord + -napembeka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pembeki) Singular Plural 1st person sipembeki hatupembeki 2nd person hupembeki hampembeki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapembeki hawapembeki other classes negative subject concord + -pembeki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapembeka Negative future negative subject concord + -tapembeka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pembeke) Singular Plural 1st person nipembeke tupembeke 2nd person upembeke mpembeke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apembeke wapembeke other classes positive subject concord + -pembeke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipembeke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepembeka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepembeka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipembeka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipembeka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apembeka) Singular Plural 1st person napembeka twapembeka 2nd person wapembeka mwapembeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apembeka wapembeka m-mi(III/IV) wapembeka yapembeka ji-ma(V/VI) lapembeka yapembeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapembeka vyapembeka n(IX/X) yapembeka zapembeka u(XI) wapembeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapembeka pa(XVI) papembeka mu(XVIII) mwapembeka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepembeka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapembeka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japembeka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipembeka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopembeka Consecutive kapembeka / positive subject concord + -kapembeka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapembeke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipembeka -tupembeka 2nd person -kupembeka -wapembeka/-kupembekeni/-wapembekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpembeka -wapembeka m-mi(III/IV) -upembeka -ipembeka ji-ma(V/VI) -lipembeka -yapembeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipembeka -vipembeka n(IX/X) -ipembeka -zipembeka u(XI) -upembeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupembeka pa(XVI) -papembeka mu(XVIII) -mupembeka Reflexive -jipembeka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pembeka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pembekaye -pembekao m-mi(III/IV) -pembekao -pembekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pembekalo -pembekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pembekacho -pembekavyo n(IX/X) -pembekayo -pembekazo u(XI) -pembekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pembekako pa(XVI) -pembekapo mu(XVIII) -pembekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pembeka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepembeka -opembeka m-mi(III/IV) -opembeka -yopembeka ji-ma(V/VI) -lopembeka -yopembeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopembeka -vyopembeka n(IX/X) -yopembeka -zopembeka u(XI) -opembeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopembeka pa(XVI) -popembeka mu(XVIII) -mopembeka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.