gombana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-gombana (infinitive kugombana)

1. Reciprocal form of -gomba

Conjugation

Conjugation of -gombana
Positive present -nagombana Subjunctive -gombane Negative -gombani Imperative singular gombana
Infinitives
Positive kugombana Negative kutogombana
Imperatives
Singular gombana Plural gombaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hugombana Positive past positive subject concord + -ligombana Negative past negative subject concord + -kugombana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nagombana) Singular Plural 1st person ninagombana/nagombana tunagombana 2nd person unagombana mnagombana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anagombana wanagombana other classes positive subject concord + -nagombana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -gombani) Singular Plural 1st person sigombani hatugombani 2nd person hugombani hamgombani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hagombani hawagombani other classes negative subject concord + -gombani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tagombana Negative future negative subject concord + -tagombana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -gombane) Singular Plural 1st person nigombane tugombane 2nd person ugombane mgombane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) agombane wagombane other classes positive subject concord + -gombane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sigombane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngegombana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singegombana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaligombana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaligombana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -agombana) Singular Plural 1st person nagombana twagombana 2nd person wagombana mwagombana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) agombana wagombana m-mi(III/IV) wagombana yagombana ji-ma(V/VI) lagombana yagombana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chagombana vyagombana n(IX/X) yagombana zagombana u(XI) wagombana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwagombana pa(XVI) pagombana mu(XVIII) mwagombana
Perfect positive subject concord + -megombana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshagombana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jagombana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kigombana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipogombana Consecutive kagombana / positive subject concord + -kagombana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kagombane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -gombana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -gombanaye -gombanao m-mi(III/IV) -gombanao -gombanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -gombanalo -gombanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -gombanacho -gombanavyo n(IX/X) -gombanayo -gombanazo u(XI) -gombanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -gombanako pa(XVI) -gombanapo mu(XVIII) -gombanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -gombana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yegombana -ogombana m-mi(III/IV) -ogombana -yogombana ji-ma(V/VI) -logombana -yogombana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chogombana -vyogombana n(IX/X) -yogombana -zogombana u(XI) -ogombana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kogombana pa(XVI) -pogombana mu(XVIII) -mogombana
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:
  • Applicative: -gombania
  • Causative: -gombanisha
  • Passive: -gombanwa
  • Stative: -gombanika