kumbika

Swahili

Verb

-kumbika (infinitive kukumbika)

1. Stative form of -kumba

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kumbika
Positive present -nakumbika Subjunctive -kumbike Negative -kumbiki Imperative singular kumbika
Infinitives
Positive kukumbika Negative kutokumbika
Imperatives
Singular kumbika Plural kumbikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukumbika Positive past positive subject concord + -likumbika Negative past negative subject concord + -kukumbika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakumbika) Singular Plural 1st person ninakumbika/nakumbika tunakumbika 2nd person unakumbika mnakumbika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakumbika wanakumbika other classes positive subject concord + -nakumbika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kumbiki) Singular Plural 1st person sikumbiki hatukumbiki 2nd person hukumbiki hamkumbiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakumbiki hawakumbiki other classes negative subject concord + -kumbiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -takumbika Negative future negative subject concord + -takumbika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kumbike) Singular Plural 1st person nikumbike tukumbike 2nd person ukumbike mkumbike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akumbike wakumbike other classes positive subject concord + -kumbike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikumbike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekumbika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekumbika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikumbika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikumbika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akumbika) Singular Plural 1st person nakumbika twakumbika 2nd person wakumbika mwakumbika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akumbika wakumbika m-mi(III/IV) wakumbika yakumbika ji-ma(V/VI) lakumbika yakumbika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakumbika vyakumbika n(IX/X) yakumbika zakumbika u(XI) wakumbika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakumbika pa(XVI) pakumbika mu(XVIII) mwakumbika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekumbika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakumbika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakumbika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikumbika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokumbika Consecutive kakumbika / positive subject concord + -kakumbika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakumbike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikumbika -tukumbika 2nd person -kukumbika -wakumbika/-kukumbikeni/-wakumbikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkumbika -wakumbika m-mi(III/IV) -ukumbika -ikumbika ji-ma(V/VI) -likumbika -yakumbika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikumbika -vikumbika n(IX/X) -ikumbika -zikumbika u(XI) -ukumbika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukumbika pa(XVI) -pakumbika mu(XVIII) -mukumbika Reflexive -jikumbika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kumbika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kumbikaye -kumbikao m-mi(III/IV) -kumbikao -kumbikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kumbikalo -kumbikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kumbikacho -kumbikavyo n(IX/X) -kumbikayo -kumbikazo u(XI) -kumbikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kumbikako pa(XVI) -kumbikapo mu(XVIII) -kumbikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kumbika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekumbika -okumbika m-mi(III/IV) -okumbika -yokumbika ji-ma(V/VI) -lokumbika -yokumbika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokumbika -vyokumbika n(IX/X) -yokumbika -zokumbika u(XI) -okumbika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokumbika pa(XVI) -pokumbika mu(XVIII) -mokumbika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.