Swahili
Verb
-tombana (infinitive kutombana)
- Reciprocal form of -tomba
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tombana
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| Positive present
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-natombana
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| Subjunctive
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-tombane
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| Negative
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-tombani
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| Imperative singular
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tombana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tombana
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| Plural
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tombaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutombana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litombana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutombana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natombana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatombana/natombana
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tunatombana
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| 2nd person
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unatombana
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mnatombana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatombana
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wanatombana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natombana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tombani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitombani
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hatutombani
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| 2nd person
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hutombani
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hamtombani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatombani
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hawatombani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tombani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatombana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatombana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tombane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitombane
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tutombane
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| 2nd person
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utombane
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mtombane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atombane
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watombane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tombane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitombane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetombana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetombana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitombana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitombana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atombana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natombana
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twatombana
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| 2nd person
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watombana
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mwatombana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atombana
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watombana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watombana
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yatombana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latombana
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yatombana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatombana
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vyatombana
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| n(IX/X)
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yatombana
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zatombana
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| u(XI)
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watombana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatombana
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| pa(XVI)
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patombana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatombana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metombana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatombana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatombana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitombana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotombana
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| Consecutive
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katombana / positive subject concord + -katombana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katombane
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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 + -tombana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tombanaye
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-tombanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tombanao
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-tombanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tombanalo
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-tombanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tombanacho
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-tombanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tombanayo
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-tombanazo
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| u(XI)
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-tombanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tombanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tombanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tombanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -tombana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetombana
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-otombana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otombana
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-yotombana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotombana
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-yotombana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotombana
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-vyotombana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotombana
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-zotombana
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| u(XI)
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-otombana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotombana
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| pa(XVI)
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-potombana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motombana
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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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