gombea

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-gombea (infinitive kugombea)

1. Applicative form of -gomba: to compete, to contest

Conjugation

Conjugation of -gombea
Positive present -nagombea Subjunctive -gombee Negative -gombei Imperative singular gombea
Infinitives
Positive kugombea Negative kutogombea
Imperatives
Singular gombea Plural gombeeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hugombea Positive past positive subject concord + -ligombea Negative past negative subject concord + -kugombea
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nagombea) Singular Plural 1st person ninagombea/nagombea tunagombea 2nd person unagombea mnagombea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anagombea wanagombea other classes positive subject concord + -nagombea
Negative present (negative subject concord + -gombei) Singular Plural 1st person sigombei hatugombei 2nd person hugombei hamgombei 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hagombei hawagombei other classes negative subject concord + -gombei
Positive future positive subject concord + -tagombea Negative future negative subject concord + -tagombea
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -gombee) Singular Plural 1st person nigombee tugombee 2nd person ugombee mgombee 3rd person m-wa(I/II) agombee wagombee other classes positive subject concord + -gombee
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sigombee Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngegombea Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singegombea Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaligombea Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaligombea
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -agombea) Singular Plural 1st person nagombea twagombea 2nd person wagombea mwagombea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) agombea wagombea m-mi(III/IV) wagombea yagombea ji-ma(V/VI) lagombea yagombea ki-vi(VII/VIII) chagombea vyagombea n(IX/X) yagombea zagombea u(XI) wagombea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwagombea pa(XVI) pagombea mu(XVIII) mwagombea
Perfect positive subject concord + -megombea "Already" positive subject concord + -meshagombea "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jagombea "If/When" positive subject concord + -kigombea "If not" positive subject concord + -sipogombea Consecutive kagombea / positive subject concord + -kagombea Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kagombee
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nigombea -tugombea 2nd person -kugombea -wagombea/-kugombeeni/-wagombeeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mgombea -wagombea m-mi(III/IV) -ugombea -igombea ji-ma(V/VI) -ligombea -yagombea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kigombea -vigombea n(IX/X) -igombea -zigombea u(XI) -ugombea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kugombea pa(XVI) -pagombea mu(XVIII) -mugombea Reflexive -jigombea
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -gombea- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -gombeaye -gombeao m-mi(III/IV) -gombeao -gombeayo ji-ma(V/VI) -gombealo -gombeayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -gombeacho -gombeavyo n(IX/X) -gombeayo -gombeazo u(XI) -gombeao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -gombeako pa(XVI) -gombeapo mu(XVIII) -gombeamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -gombea) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yegombea -ogombea m-mi(III/IV) -ogombea -yogombea ji-ma(V/VI) -logombea -yogombea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chogombea -vyogombea n(IX/X) -yogombea -zogombea u(XI) -ogombea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kogombea pa(XVI) -pogombea mu(XVIII) -mogombea
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mgombea (“candidate, contestant”)