kimbia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kimbia (infinitive kukimbia)

1. to run

   kukimbia mbio ― to run fast

2. to flee

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kimbia
Positive present -nakimbia Subjunctive -kimbie Negative -kimbii Imperative singular kimbia
Infinitives
Positive kukimbia Negative kutokimbia
Imperatives
Singular kimbia Plural kimbieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukimbia Positive past positive subject concord + -likimbia Negative past negative subject concord + -kukimbia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakimbia) Singular Plural 1st person ninakimbia/nakimbia tunakimbia 2nd person unakimbia mnakimbia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakimbia wanakimbia other classes positive subject concord + -nakimbia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kimbii) Singular Plural 1st person sikimbii hatukimbii 2nd person hukimbii hamkimbii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakimbii hawakimbii other classes negative subject concord + -kimbii
Positive future positive subject concord + -takimbia Negative future negative subject concord + -takimbia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kimbie) Singular Plural 1st person nikimbie tukimbie 2nd person ukimbie mkimbie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akimbie wakimbie other classes positive subject concord + -kimbie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikimbie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekimbia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekimbia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikimbia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikimbia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akimbia) Singular Plural 1st person nakimbia twakimbia 2nd person wakimbia mwakimbia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akimbia wakimbia m-mi(III/IV) wakimbia yakimbia ji-ma(V/VI) lakimbia yakimbia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakimbia vyakimbia n(IX/X) yakimbia zakimbia u(XI) wakimbia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakimbia pa(XVI) pakimbia mu(XVIII) mwakimbia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekimbia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakimbia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakimbia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikimbia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokimbia Consecutive kakimbia / positive subject concord + -kakimbia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakimbie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikimbia -tukimbia 2nd person -kukimbia -wakimbia/-kukimbieni/-wakimbieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkimbia -wakimbia m-mi(III/IV) -ukimbia -ikimbia ji-ma(V/VI) -likimbia -yakimbia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikimbia -vikimbia n(IX/X) -ikimbia -zikimbia u(XI) -ukimbia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukimbia pa(XVI) -pakimbia mu(XVIII) -mukimbia Reflexive -jikimbia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kimbia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kimbiaye -kimbiao m-mi(III/IV) -kimbiao -kimbiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kimbialo -kimbiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kimbiacho -kimbiavyo n(IX/X) -kimbiayo -kimbiazo u(XI) -kimbiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kimbiako pa(XVI) -kimbiapo mu(XVIII) -kimbiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kimbia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekimbia -okimbia m-mi(III/IV) -okimbia -yokimbia ji-ma(V/VI) -lokimbia -yokimbia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokimbia -vyokimbia n(IX/X) -yokimbia -zokimbia u(XI) -okimbia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokimbia pa(XVI) -pokimbia mu(XVIII) -mokimbia
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: -kimbilia (“to run to (something, someone, or somewhere)”)
  • Causative: -kimbiza (“to chase, to run after”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • mkimbiaji (“a runner”)
  • mkimbizi (“a refugee”)