inama

See also: Inama

Sotho

Verb

inama

1. to bow, to stoop, to bend

Swahili

Etymology

From *-ina +‎ -ama, from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-inama (infinitive kuinama)

1. to bend down, to sag, to lean

Conjugation

Conjugation of -inama
Positive present -nainama Subjunctive -iname Negative -inami Imperative singular inama
Infinitives
Positive kuinama Negative kutoinama
Imperatives
Singular inama Plural inameni
Tensed forms
Habitual huinama Positive past positive subject concord + -liinama Negative past negative subject concord + -kuinama
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nainama) Singular Plural 1st person ninainama/nainama tunainama 2nd person unainama mnainama 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anainama wanainama other classes positive subject concord + -nainama
Negative present (negative subject concord + -inami) Singular Plural 1st person siinami hatuinami 2nd person huinami hamwinami 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hainami hawainami other classes negative subject concord + -inami
Positive future positive subject concord + -tainama Negative future negative subject concord + -tainama
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -iname) Singular Plural 1st person niiname tuiname 2nd person uiname mwiname 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ainame wainame other classes positive subject concord + -iname
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siiname Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeinama Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeinama Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliinama Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliinama
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ainama) Singular Plural 1st person nainama twainama 2nd person wainama mwainama 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ainama wainama m-mi(III/IV) wainama yainama ji-ma(V/VI) lainama yainama ki-vi(VII/VIII) chainama vyainama n(IX/X) yainama zainama u(XI) wainama see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwainama pa(XVI) painama mu(XVIII) mwainama
Perfect positive subject concord + -meinama "Already" positive subject concord + -meshainama "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jainama "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiinama "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoinama Consecutive kainama / positive subject concord + -kainama Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kainame
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niinama -tuinama 2nd person -kuinama -wainama/-kuinameni/-wainameni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwinama -wainama m-mi(III/IV) -uinama -iinama ji-ma(V/VI) -liinama -yainama ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiinama -viinama n(IX/X) -iinama -ziinama u(XI) -uinama see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuinama pa(XVI) -painama mu(XVIII) -muinama Reflexive -jiinama
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -inama- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -inamaye -inamao m-mi(III/IV) -inamao -inamayo ji-ma(V/VI) -inamalo -inamayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -inamacho -inamavyo n(IX/X) -inamayo -inamazo u(XI) -inamao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -inamako pa(XVI) -inamapo mu(XVIII) -inamamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -inama) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeinama -oinama m-mi(III/IV) -oinama -yoinama ji-ma(V/VI) -loinama -yoinama ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choinama -vyoinama n(IX/X) -yoinama -zoinama u(XI) -oinama see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koinama pa(XVI) -poinama mu(XVIII) -moinama
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.