jigamba

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-jigamba (infinitive kujigamba)

1. to brag, boast

   Synonym: -jidai

Conjugation

Conjugation of -jigamba
Positive present -najigamba Subjunctive -jigambe Negative -jigambi Imperative singular jigamba
Infinitives
Positive kujigamba Negative kutojigamba
Imperatives
Singular jigamba Plural jigambeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hujigamba Positive past positive subject concord + -lijigamba Negative past negative subject concord + -kujigamba
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najigamba) Singular Plural 1st person ninajigamba/najigamba tunajigamba 2nd person unajigamba mnajigamba 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajigamba wanajigamba other classes positive subject concord + -najigamba
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jigambi) Singular Plural 1st person sijigambi hatujigambi 2nd person hujigambi hamjigambi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajigambi hawajigambi other classes negative subject concord + -jigambi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajigamba Negative future negative subject concord + -tajigamba
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jigambe) Singular Plural 1st person nijigambe tujigambe 2nd person ujigambe mjigambe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajigambe wajigambe other classes positive subject concord + -jigambe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijigambe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejigamba Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejigamba Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijigamba Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijigamba
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajigamba) Singular Plural 1st person najigamba twajigamba 2nd person wajigamba mwajigamba 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajigamba wajigamba m-mi(III/IV) wajigamba yajigamba ji-ma(V/VI) lajigamba yajigamba ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajigamba vyajigamba n(IX/X) yajigamba zajigamba u(XI) wajigamba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwajigamba pa(XVI) pajigamba mu(XVIII) mwajigamba
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejigamba "Already" positive subject concord + -meshajigamba "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajigamba "If/When" positive subject concord + -kijigamba "If not" positive subject concord + -sipojigamba Consecutive kajigamba / positive subject concord + -kajigamba Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajigambe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nijigamba -tujigamba 2nd person -kujigamba -wajigamba/-kujigambeni/-wajigambeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjigamba -wajigamba m-mi(III/IV) -ujigamba -ijigamba ji-ma(V/VI) -lijigamba -yajigamba ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijigamba -vijigamba n(IX/X) -ijigamba -zijigamba u(XI) -ujigamba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kujigamba pa(XVI) -pajigamba mu(XVIII) -mujigamba Reflexive -jijigamba
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jigamba- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -jigambaye -jigambao m-mi(III/IV) -jigambao -jigambayo ji-ma(V/VI) -jigambalo -jigambayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jigambacho -jigambavyo n(IX/X) -jigambayo -jigambazo u(XI) -jigambao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -jigambako pa(XVI) -jigambapo mu(XVIII) -jigambamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jigamba) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yejigamba -ojigamba m-mi(III/IV) -ojigamba -yojigamba ji-ma(V/VI) -lojigamba -yojigamba ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojigamba -vyojigamba n(IX/X) -yojigamba -zojigamba u(XI) -ojigamba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kojigamba pa(XVI) -pojigamba mu(XVIII) -mojigamba
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.