Swahili
Verb
-vimbana (infinitive kuvimbana)
- Reciprocal form of -vimba
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -vimbana
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| Positive present
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-navimbana
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| Subjunctive
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-vimbane
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| Negative
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-vimbani
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| Imperative singular
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vimbana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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vimbana
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| Plural
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vimbaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huvimbana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -livimbana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuvimbana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -navimbana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninavimbana/navimbana
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tunavimbana
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| 2nd person
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unavimbana
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mnavimbana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anavimbana
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wanavimbana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -navimbana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -vimbani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sivimbani
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hatuvimbani
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| 2nd person
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huvimbani
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hamvimbani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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havimbani
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hawavimbani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -vimbani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tavimbana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tavimbana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vimbane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nivimbane
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tuvimbane
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| 2nd person
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uvimbane
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mvimbane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avimbane
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wavimbane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -vimbane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sivimbane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngevimbana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singevimbana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalivimbana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalivimbana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avimbana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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navimbana
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twavimbana
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| 2nd person
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wavimbana
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mwavimbana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avimbana
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wavimbana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wavimbana
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yavimbana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lavimbana
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yavimbana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chavimbana
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vyavimbana
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| n(IX/X)
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yavimbana
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zavimbana
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| u(XI)
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wavimbana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwavimbana
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| pa(XVI)
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pavimbana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwavimbana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mevimbana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshavimbana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -javimbana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kivimbana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipovimbana
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| Consecutive
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kavimbana / positive subject concord + -kavimbana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kavimbane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -vimbana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-vimbanaye
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-vimbanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-vimbanao
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-vimbanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-vimbanalo
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-vimbanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-vimbanacho
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-vimbanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-vimbanayo
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-vimbanazo
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| u(XI)
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-vimbanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-vimbanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-vimbanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-vimbanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -vimbana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yevimbana
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-ovimbana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ovimbana
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-yovimbana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lovimbana
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-yovimbana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chovimbana
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-vyovimbana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yovimbana
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-zovimbana
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| u(XI)
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-ovimbana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kovimbana
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| pa(XVI)
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-povimbana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-movimbana
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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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