Swahili
Verb
-rambana (infinitive kurambana)
- Reciprocal form of -ramba: alternative form of lambana (“to lick each other”)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -rambana
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| Positive present
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-narambana
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| Subjunctive
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-rambane
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| Negative
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-rambani
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| Imperative singular
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rambana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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rambana
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| Plural
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rambaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hurambana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lirambana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kurambana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -narambana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninarambana/narambana
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tunarambana
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| 2nd person
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unarambana
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mnarambana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anarambana
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wanarambana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -narambana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -rambani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sirambani
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haturambani
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| 2nd person
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hurambani
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hamrambani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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harambani
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hawarambani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -rambani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tarambana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tarambana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rambane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nirambane
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turambane
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| 2nd person
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urambane
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mrambane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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arambane
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warambane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -rambane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sirambane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngerambana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singerambana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalirambana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalirambana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arambana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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narambana
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twarambana
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| 2nd person
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warambana
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mwarambana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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arambana
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warambana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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warambana
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yarambana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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larambana
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yarambana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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charambana
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vyarambana
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| n(IX/X)
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yarambana
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zarambana
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| u(XI)
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warambana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwarambana
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| pa(XVI)
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parambana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwarambana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -merambana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -mesharambana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jarambana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kirambana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siporambana
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| Consecutive
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karambana / positive subject concord + -karambana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -karambane
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| Object concord
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—
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -rambana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-rambanaye
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-rambanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-rambanao
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-rambanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-rambanalo
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-rambanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-rambanacho
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-rambanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-rambanayo
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-rambanazo
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| u(XI)
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-rambanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-rambanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-rambanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-rambanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -rambana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yerambana
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-orambana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-orambana
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-yorambana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lorambana
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-yorambana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chorambana
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-vyorambana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yorambana
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-zorambana
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| u(XI)
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-orambana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-korambana
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| pa(XVI)
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-porambana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-morambana
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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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