kumbana

Swahili

Verb

-kumbana (infinitive kukumbana)

1. Reciprocal form of -kumba: to tussle with

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kumbana
Positive present -nakumbana Subjunctive -kumbane Negative -kumbani Imperative singular kumbana
Infinitives
Positive kukumbana Negative kutokumbana
Imperatives
Singular kumbana Plural kumbaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukumbana Positive past positive subject concord + -likumbana Negative past negative subject concord + -kukumbana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakumbana) Singular Plural 1st person ninakumbana/nakumbana tunakumbana 2nd person unakumbana mnakumbana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakumbana wanakumbana other classes positive subject concord + -nakumbana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kumbani) Singular Plural 1st person sikumbani hatukumbani 2nd person hukumbani hamkumbani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakumbani hawakumbani other classes negative subject concord + -kumbani
Positive future positive subject concord + -takumbana Negative future negative subject concord + -takumbana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kumbane) Singular Plural 1st person nikumbane tukumbane 2nd person ukumbane mkumbane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akumbane wakumbane other classes positive subject concord + -kumbane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikumbane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekumbana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekumbana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikumbana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikumbana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akumbana) Singular Plural 1st person nakumbana twakumbana 2nd person wakumbana mwakumbana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akumbana wakumbana m-mi(III/IV) wakumbana yakumbana ji-ma(V/VI) lakumbana yakumbana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakumbana vyakumbana n(IX/X) yakumbana zakumbana u(XI) wakumbana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakumbana pa(XVI) pakumbana mu(XVIII) mwakumbana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekumbana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakumbana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakumbana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikumbana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokumbana Consecutive kakumbana / positive subject concord + -kakumbana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakumbane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -kumbana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kumbanaye -kumbanao m-mi(III/IV) -kumbanao -kumbanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kumbanalo -kumbanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kumbanacho -kumbanavyo n(IX/X) -kumbanayo -kumbanazo u(XI) -kumbanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kumbanako pa(XVI) -kumbanapo mu(XVIII) -kumbanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -kumbana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekumbana -okumbana m-mi(III/IV) -okumbana -yokumbana ji-ma(V/VI) -lokumbana -yokumbana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokumbana -vyokumbana n(IX/X) -yokumbana -zokumbana u(XI) -okumbana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokumbana pa(XVI) -pokumbana mu(XVIII) -mokumbana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.