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