kumbia

Swahili

Verb

-kumbia (infinitive kukumbia)

1. Applicative form of -kumba

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kumbia
Positive present -nakumbia Subjunctive -kumbie Negative -kumbii Imperative singular kumbia
Infinitives
Positive kukumbia Negative kutokumbia
Imperatives
Singular kumbia Plural kumbieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukumbia Positive past positive subject concord + -likumbia Negative past negative subject concord + -kukumbia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakumbia) Singular Plural 1st person ninakumbia/nakumbia tunakumbia 2nd person unakumbia mnakumbia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakumbia wanakumbia other classes positive subject concord + -nakumbia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kumbii) Singular Plural 1st person sikumbii hatukumbii 2nd person hukumbii hamkumbii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakumbii hawakumbii other classes negative subject concord + -kumbii
Positive future positive subject concord + -takumbia Negative future negative subject concord + -takumbia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kumbie) Singular Plural 1st person nikumbie tukumbie 2nd person ukumbie mkumbie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akumbie wakumbie other classes positive subject concord + -kumbie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikumbie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekumbia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekumbia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikumbia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikumbia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akumbia) Singular Plural 1st person nakumbia twakumbia 2nd person wakumbia mwakumbia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akumbia wakumbia m-mi(III/IV) wakumbia yakumbia ji-ma(V/VI) lakumbia yakumbia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakumbia vyakumbia n(IX/X) yakumbia zakumbia u(XI) wakumbia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakumbia pa(XVI) pakumbia mu(XVIII) mwakumbia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekumbia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakumbia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakumbia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikumbia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokumbia Consecutive kakumbia / positive subject concord + -kakumbia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakumbie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikumbia -tukumbia 2nd person -kukumbia -wakumbia/-kukumbieni/-wakumbieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkumbia -wakumbia m-mi(III/IV) -ukumbia -ikumbia ji-ma(V/VI) -likumbia -yakumbia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikumbia -vikumbia n(IX/X) -ikumbia -zikumbia u(XI) -ukumbia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukumbia pa(XVI) -pakumbia mu(XVIII) -mukumbia Reflexive -jikumbia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kumbia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kumbiaye -kumbiao m-mi(III/IV) -kumbiao -kumbiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kumbialo -kumbiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kumbiacho -kumbiavyo n(IX/X) -kumbiayo -kumbiazo u(XI) -kumbiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kumbiako pa(XVI) -kumbiapo mu(XVIII) -kumbiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kumbia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekumbia -okumbia m-mi(III/IV) -okumbia -yokumbia ji-ma(V/VI) -lokumbia -yokumbia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokumbia -vyokumbia n(IX/X) -yokumbia -zokumbia u(XI) -okumbia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokumbia pa(XVI) -pokumbia mu(XVIII) -mokumbia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.