Swahili
Verb
-fumbana (infinitive kufumbana)
- Reciprocal form of -fumba
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fumbana
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| Positive present
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-nafumbana
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| Subjunctive
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-fumbane
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| Negative
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-fumbani
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| Imperative singular
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fumbana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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fumbana
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| Plural
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fumbaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufumbana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifumbana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufumbana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafumbana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafumbana/nafumbana
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tunafumbana
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| 2nd person
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unafumbana
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mnafumbana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafumbana
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wanafumbana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafumbana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fumbani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifumbani
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hatufumbani
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| 2nd person
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hufumbani
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hamfumbani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafumbani
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hawafumbani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fumbani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafumbana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafumbana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fumbane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifumbane
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tufumbane
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| 2nd person
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ufumbane
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mfumbane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afumbane
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wafumbane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fumbane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifumbane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefumbana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefumbana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifumbana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifumbana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afumbana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafumbana
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twafumbana
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| 2nd person
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wafumbana
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mwafumbana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afumbana
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wafumbana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafumbana
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yafumbana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafumbana
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yafumbana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafumbana
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vyafumbana
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| n(IX/X)
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yafumbana
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zafumbana
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| u(XI)
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wafumbana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafumbana
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| pa(XVI)
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pafumbana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafumbana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefumbana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafumbana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafumbana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifumbana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofumbana
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| Consecutive
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kafumbana / positive subject concord + -kafumbana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafumbane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -fumbana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fumbanaye
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-fumbanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fumbanao
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-fumbanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fumbanalo
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-fumbanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-fumbanacho
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-fumbanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-fumbanayo
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-fumbanazo
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| u(XI)
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-fumbanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-fumbanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-fumbanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-fumbanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -fumbana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefumbana
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-ofumbana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofumbana
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-yofumbana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofumbana
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-yofumbana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofumbana
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-vyofumbana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofumbana
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-zofumbana
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| u(XI)
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-ofumbana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofumbana
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofumbana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofumbana
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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