koroma

See also: Koroma

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

koroma (ma class, plural makoroma)

1. coconut (still ripening; between unripe (dafu) and ripe (nazi))

Etymology 2

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Verb

-koroma (infinitive kukoroma)

1. to snore
2. to croak

Conjugation

Conjugation of -koroma
Positive present -nakoroma Subjunctive -korome Negative -koromi Imperative singular koroma
Infinitives
Positive kukoroma Negative kutokoroma
Imperatives
Singular koroma Plural koromeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukoroma Positive past positive subject concord + -likoroma Negative past negative subject concord + -kukoroma
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakoroma) Singular Plural 1st person ninakoroma/nakoroma tunakoroma 2nd person unakoroma mnakoroma 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakoroma wanakoroma other classes positive subject concord + -nakoroma
Negative present (negative subject concord + -koromi) Singular Plural 1st person sikoromi hatukoromi 2nd person hukoromi hamkoromi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakoromi hawakoromi other classes negative subject concord + -koromi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takoroma Negative future negative subject concord + -takoroma
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -korome) Singular Plural 1st person nikorome tukorome 2nd person ukorome mkorome 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akorome wakorome other classes positive subject concord + -korome
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikorome Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekoroma Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekoroma Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikoroma Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikoroma
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akoroma) Singular Plural 1st person nakoroma twakoroma 2nd person wakoroma mwakoroma 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akoroma wakoroma m-mi(III/IV) wakoroma yakoroma ji-ma(V/VI) lakoroma yakoroma ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakoroma vyakoroma n(IX/X) yakoroma zakoroma u(XI) wakoroma see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakoroma pa(XVI) pakoroma mu(XVIII) mwakoroma
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekoroma "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakoroma "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakoroma "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikoroma "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokoroma Consecutive kakoroma / positive subject concord + -kakoroma Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakorome
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikoroma -tukoroma 2nd person -kukoroma -wakoroma/-kukoromeni/-wakoromeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkoroma -wakoroma m-mi(III/IV) -ukoroma -ikoroma ji-ma(V/VI) -likoroma -yakoroma ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikoroma -vikoroma n(IX/X) -ikoroma -zikoroma u(XI) -ukoroma see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukoroma pa(XVI) -pakoroma mu(XVIII) -mukoroma Reflexive -jikoroma
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -koroma- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -koromaye -koromao m-mi(III/IV) -koromao -koromayo ji-ma(V/VI) -koromalo -koromayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -koromacho -koromavyo n(IX/X) -koromayo -koromazo u(XI) -koromao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koromako pa(XVI) -koromapo mu(XVIII) -koromamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -koroma) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekoroma -okoroma m-mi(III/IV) -okoroma -yokoroma ji-ma(V/VI) -lokoroma -yokoroma ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokoroma -vyokoroma n(IX/X) -yokoroma -zokoroma u(XI) -okoroma see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokoroma pa(XVI) -pokoroma mu(XVIII) -mokoroma
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:
  • mkoromo (“snore”)