bomoa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-bomoa (infinitive kubomoa)

1. to demolish, destroy

Conjugation

Conjugation of -bomoa
Positive present -nabomoa Subjunctive -bomoe Negative -bomoi Imperative singular bomoa
Infinitives
Positive kubomoa Negative kutobomoa
Imperatives
Singular bomoa Plural bomoeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubomoa Positive past positive subject concord + -libomoa Negative past negative subject concord + -kubomoa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabomoa) Singular Plural 1st person ninabomoa/nabomoa tunabomoa 2nd person unabomoa mnabomoa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabomoa wanabomoa other classes positive subject concord + -nabomoa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bomoi) Singular Plural 1st person sibomoi hatubomoi 2nd person hubomoi hambomoi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habomoi hawabomoi other classes negative subject concord + -bomoi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabomoa Negative future negative subject concord + -tabomoa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bomoe) Singular Plural 1st person nibomoe tubomoe 2nd person ubomoe mbomoe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abomoe wabomoe other classes positive subject concord + -bomoe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibomoe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebomoa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebomoa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibomoa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibomoa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abomoa) Singular Plural 1st person nabomoa twabomoa 2nd person wabomoa mwabomoa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abomoa wabomoa m-mi(III/IV) wabomoa yabomoa ji-ma(V/VI) labomoa yabomoa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabomoa vyabomoa n(IX/X) yabomoa zabomoa u(XI) wabomoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabomoa pa(XVI) pabomoa mu(XVIII) mwabomoa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebomoa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabomoa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabomoa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibomoa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobomoa Consecutive kabomoa / positive subject concord + -kabomoa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabomoe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibomoa -tubomoa 2nd person -kubomoa -wabomoa/-kubomoeni/-wabomoeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbomoa -wabomoa m-mi(III/IV) -ubomoa -ibomoa ji-ma(V/VI) -libomoa -yabomoa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibomoa -vibomoa n(IX/X) -ibomoa -zibomoa u(XI) -ubomoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubomoa pa(XVI) -pabomoa mu(XVIII) -mubomoa Reflexive -jibomoa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bomoa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -bomoaye -bomoao m-mi(III/IV) -bomoao -bomoayo ji-ma(V/VI) -bomoalo -bomoayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bomoacho -bomoavyo n(IX/X) -bomoayo -bomoazo u(XI) -bomoao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -bomoako pa(XVI) -bomoapo mu(XVIII) -bomoamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bomoa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebomoa -obomoa m-mi(III/IV) -obomoa -yobomoa ji-ma(V/VI) -lobomoa -yobomoa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobomoa -vyobomoa n(IX/X) -yobomoa -zobomoa u(XI) -obomoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobomoa pa(XVI) -pobomoa mu(XVIII) -mobomoa
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:
  • Passive: -bomolewa (“to be demolished”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • ubomoaji (“demolishing”)