kumbatia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kumbatia (infinitive kukumbatia)

1. to embrace, hug

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kumbatia
Positive present -nakumbatia Subjunctive -kumbatie Negative -kumbatii Imperative singular kumbatia
Infinitives
Positive kukumbatia Negative kutokumbatia
Imperatives
Singular kumbatia Plural kumbatieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukumbatia Positive past positive subject concord + -likumbatia Negative past negative subject concord + -kukumbatia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakumbatia) Singular Plural 1st person ninakumbatia/nakumbatia tunakumbatia 2nd person unakumbatia mnakumbatia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakumbatia wanakumbatia other classes positive subject concord + -nakumbatia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kumbatii) Singular Plural 1st person sikumbatii hatukumbatii 2nd person hukumbatii hamkumbatii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakumbatii hawakumbatii other classes negative subject concord + -kumbatii
Positive future positive subject concord + -takumbatia Negative future negative subject concord + -takumbatia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kumbatie) Singular Plural 1st person nikumbatie tukumbatie 2nd person ukumbatie mkumbatie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akumbatie wakumbatie other classes positive subject concord + -kumbatie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikumbatie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekumbatia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekumbatia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikumbatia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikumbatia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akumbatia) Singular Plural 1st person nakumbatia twakumbatia 2nd person wakumbatia mwakumbatia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akumbatia wakumbatia m-mi(III/IV) wakumbatia yakumbatia ji-ma(V/VI) lakumbatia yakumbatia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakumbatia vyakumbatia n(IX/X) yakumbatia zakumbatia u(XI) wakumbatia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakumbatia pa(XVI) pakumbatia mu(XVIII) mwakumbatia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekumbatia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakumbatia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakumbatia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikumbatia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokumbatia Consecutive kakumbatia / positive subject concord + -kakumbatia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakumbatie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikumbatia -tukumbatia 2nd person -kukumbatia -wakumbatia/-kukumbatieni/-wakumbatieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkumbatia -wakumbatia m-mi(III/IV) -ukumbatia -ikumbatia ji-ma(V/VI) -likumbatia -yakumbatia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikumbatia -vikumbatia n(IX/X) -ikumbatia -zikumbatia u(XI) -ukumbatia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukumbatia pa(XVI) -pakumbatia mu(XVIII) -mukumbatia Reflexive -jikumbatia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kumbatia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kumbatiaye -kumbatiao m-mi(III/IV) -kumbatiao -kumbatiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kumbatialo -kumbatiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kumbatiacho -kumbatiavyo n(IX/X) -kumbatiayo -kumbatiazo u(XI) -kumbatiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kumbatiako pa(XVI) -kumbatiapo mu(XVIII) -kumbatiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kumbatia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekumbatia -okumbatia m-mi(III/IV) -okumbatia -yokumbatia ji-ma(V/VI) -lokumbatia -yokumbatia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokumbatia -vyokumbatia n(IX/X) -yokumbatia -zokumbatia u(XI) -okumbatia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokumbatia pa(XVI) -pokumbatia mu(XVIII) -mokumbatia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -kumbatiwa