kumbushana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kumbushana (infinitive kukumbushana)

1. Reciprocal form of -kumbusha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kumbushana
Positive present -nakumbushana Subjunctive -kumbushane Negative -kumbushani Imperative singular kumbushana
Infinitives
Positive kukumbushana Negative kutokumbushana
Imperatives
Singular kumbushana Plural kumbushaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukumbushana Positive past positive subject concord + -likumbushana Negative past negative subject concord + -kukumbushana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakumbushana) Singular Plural 1st person ninakumbushana/nakumbushana tunakumbushana 2nd person unakumbushana mnakumbushana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakumbushana wanakumbushana other classes positive subject concord + -nakumbushana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kumbushani) Singular Plural 1st person sikumbushani hatukumbushani 2nd person hukumbushani hamkumbushani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakumbushani hawakumbushani other classes negative subject concord + -kumbushani
Positive future positive subject concord + -takumbushana Negative future negative subject concord + -takumbushana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kumbushane) Singular Plural 1st person nikumbushane tukumbushane 2nd person ukumbushane mkumbushane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akumbushane wakumbushane other classes positive subject concord + -kumbushane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikumbushane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekumbushana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekumbushana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikumbushana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikumbushana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akumbushana) Singular Plural 1st person nakumbushana twakumbushana 2nd person wakumbushana mwakumbushana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akumbushana wakumbushana m-mi(III/IV) wakumbushana yakumbushana ji-ma(V/VI) lakumbushana yakumbushana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakumbushana vyakumbushana n(IX/X) yakumbushana zakumbushana u(XI) wakumbushana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakumbushana pa(XVI) pakumbushana mu(XVIII) mwakumbushana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekumbushana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakumbushana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakumbushana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikumbushana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokumbushana Consecutive kakumbushana / positive subject concord + -kakumbushana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakumbushane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -kumbushana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kumbushanaye -kumbushanao m-mi(III/IV) -kumbushanao -kumbushanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kumbushanalo -kumbushanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kumbushanacho -kumbushanavyo n(IX/X) -kumbushanayo -kumbushanazo u(XI) -kumbushanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kumbushanako pa(XVI) -kumbushanapo mu(XVIII) -kumbushanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -kumbushana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekumbushana -okumbushana m-mi(III/IV) -okumbushana -yokumbushana ji-ma(V/VI) -lokumbushana -yokumbushana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokumbushana -vyokumbushana n(IX/X) -yokumbushana -zokumbushana u(XI) -okumbushana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokumbushana pa(XVI) -pokumbushana mu(XVIII) -mokumbushana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.