egama

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-egama (infinitive kuegama)

1. to lean on, be supported by

Conjugation

Conjugation of -egama
Positive present -naegama Subjunctive -egame Negative -egami Imperative singular egama
Infinitives
Positive kuegama Negative kutoegama
Imperatives
Singular egama Plural egameni
Tensed forms
Habitual huegama Positive past positive subject concord + -liegama Negative past negative subject concord + -kuegama
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naegama) Singular Plural 1st person ninaegama/naegama tunaegama 2nd person unaegama mnaegama 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaegama wanaegama other classes positive subject concord + -naegama
Negative present (negative subject concord + -egami) Singular Plural 1st person siegami hatuegami 2nd person huegami hamwegami 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haegami hawaegami other classes negative subject concord + -egami
Positive future positive subject concord + -taegama Negative future negative subject concord + -taegama
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -egame) Singular Plural 1st person niegame tuegame 2nd person uegame mwegame 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aegame waegame other classes positive subject concord + -egame
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siegame Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeegama Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeegama Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliegama Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliegama
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aegama) Singular Plural 1st person naegama twaegama 2nd person waegama mwaegama 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aegama waegama m-mi(III/IV) waegama yaegama ji-ma(V/VI) laegama yaegama ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaegama vyaegama n(IX/X) yaegama zaegama u(XI) waegama see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaegama pa(XVI) paegama mu(XVIII) mwaegama
Perfect positive subject concord + -meegama "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaegama "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaegama "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiegama "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoegama Consecutive kaegama / positive subject concord + -kaegama Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaegame
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niegama -tuegama 2nd person -kuegama -waegama/-kuegameni/-waegameni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwegama -waegama m-mi(III/IV) -uegama -iegama ji-ma(V/VI) -liegama -yaegama ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiegama -viegama n(IX/X) -iegama -ziegama u(XI) -uegama see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuegama pa(XVI) -paegama mu(XVIII) -muegama Reflexive -jiegama
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -egama- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -egamaye -egamao m-mi(III/IV) -egamao -egamayo ji-ma(V/VI) -egamalo -egamayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -egamacho -egamavyo n(IX/X) -egamayo -egamazo u(XI) -egamao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -egamako pa(XVI) -egamapo mu(XVIII) -egamamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -egama) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeegama -oegama m-mi(III/IV) -oegama -yoegama ji-ma(V/VI) -loegama -yoegama ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choegama -vyoegama n(IX/X) -yoegama -zoegama u(XI) -oegama see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koegama pa(XVI) -poegama mu(XVIII) -moegama
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -egamisha (“confirm, establish”)