tumia

Finnish

Noun

tumia

1. partitive plural of tuma

Anagrams

• muita, mutia, tuima

Swahili

Etymology

Applicative form of -tuma.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tumia (infinitive kutumia)

1. to use
2. (of a person) to employ
3. (of money) to spend

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tumia
Positive present -natumia Subjunctive -tumie Negative -tumii Imperative singular tumia
Infinitives
Positive kutumia Negative kutotumia
Imperatives
Singular tumia Plural tumieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutumia Positive past positive subject concord + -litumia Negative past negative subject concord + -kutumia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natumia) Singular Plural 1st person ninatumia/natumia tunatumia 2nd person unatumia mnatumia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatumia wanatumia other classes positive subject concord + -natumia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tumii) Singular Plural 1st person situmii hatutumii 2nd person hutumii hamtumii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatumii hawatumii other classes negative subject concord + -tumii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatumia Negative future negative subject concord + -tatumia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tumie) Singular Plural 1st person nitumie tutumie 2nd person utumie mtumie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atumie watumie other classes positive subject concord + -tumie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -situmie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetumia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetumia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitumia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitumia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atumia) Singular Plural 1st person natumia twatumia 2nd person watumia mwatumia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atumia watumia m-mi(III/IV) watumia yatumia ji-ma(V/VI) latumia yatumia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatumia vyatumia n(IX/X) yatumia zatumia u(XI) watumia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatumia pa(XVI) patumia mu(XVIII) mwatumia
Perfect positive subject concord + -metumia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatumia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatumia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitumia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotumia Consecutive katumia / positive subject concord + -katumia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katumie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitumia -tutumia 2nd person -kutumia -watumia/-kutumieni/-watumieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtumia -watumia m-mi(III/IV) -utumia -itumia ji-ma(V/VI) -litumia -yatumia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitumia -vitumia n(IX/X) -itumia -zitumia u(XI) -utumia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutumia pa(XVI) -patumia mu(XVIII) -mutumia Reflexive -jitumia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tumia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tumiaye -tumiao m-mi(III/IV) -tumiao -tumiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tumialo -tumiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tumiacho -tumiavyo n(IX/X) -tumiayo -tumiazo u(XI) -tumiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tumiako pa(XVI) -tumiapo mu(XVIII) -tumiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tumia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetumia -otumia m-mi(III/IV) -otumia -yotumia ji-ma(V/VI) -lotumia -yotumia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotumia -vyotumia n(IX/X) -yotumia -zotumia u(XI) -otumia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotumia pa(XVI) -potumia mu(XVIII) -motumia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -tumisha
  • Passive: -tumiwa (“be used”)
  • Stative: -tumika (“be used”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • matumizi (“usage”)
  • mtumi (“employee”)
  • mtumiaji (“user”)
  • mtumizi (“user”)
  • utumiaji (“use, usage, employment”)