kumbushwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kumbushwa (infinitive kukumbushwa)

1. Passive form of -kumbusha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kumbushwa
Positive present -nakumbushwa Subjunctive -kumbushwe Negative -kumbushwi Imperative singular kumbushwa
Infinitives
Positive kukumbushwa Negative kutokumbushwa
Imperatives
Singular kumbushwa Plural kumbushweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukumbushwa Positive past positive subject concord + -likumbushwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kukumbushwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakumbushwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninakumbushwa/nakumbushwa tunakumbushwa 2nd person unakumbushwa mnakumbushwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakumbushwa wanakumbushwa other classes positive subject concord + -nakumbushwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kumbushwi) Singular Plural 1st person sikumbushwi hatukumbushwi 2nd person hukumbushwi hamkumbushwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakumbushwi hawakumbushwi other classes negative subject concord + -kumbushwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takumbushwa Negative future negative subject concord + -takumbushwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kumbushwe) Singular Plural 1st person nikumbushwe tukumbushwe 2nd person ukumbushwe mkumbushwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akumbushwe wakumbushwe other classes positive subject concord + -kumbushwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikumbushwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekumbushwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekumbushwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikumbushwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikumbushwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akumbushwa) Singular Plural 1st person nakumbushwa twakumbushwa 2nd person wakumbushwa mwakumbushwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akumbushwa wakumbushwa m-mi(III/IV) wakumbushwa yakumbushwa ji-ma(V/VI) lakumbushwa yakumbushwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakumbushwa vyakumbushwa n(IX/X) yakumbushwa zakumbushwa u(XI) wakumbushwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakumbushwa pa(XVI) pakumbushwa mu(XVIII) mwakumbushwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekumbushwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakumbushwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakumbushwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikumbushwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokumbushwa Consecutive kakumbushwa / positive subject concord + -kakumbushwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakumbushwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikumbushwa -tukumbushwa 2nd person -kukumbushwa -wakumbushwa/-kukumbushweni/-wakumbushweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkumbushwa -wakumbushwa m-mi(III/IV) -ukumbushwa -ikumbushwa ji-ma(V/VI) -likumbushwa -yakumbushwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikumbushwa -vikumbushwa n(IX/X) -ikumbushwa -zikumbushwa u(XI) -ukumbushwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukumbushwa pa(XVI) -pakumbushwa mu(XVIII) -mukumbushwa Reflexive -jikumbushwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kumbushwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kumbushwaye -kumbushwao m-mi(III/IV) -kumbushwao -kumbushwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kumbushwalo -kumbushwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kumbushwacho -kumbushwavyo n(IX/X) -kumbushwayo -kumbushwazo u(XI) -kumbushwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kumbushwako pa(XVI) -kumbushwapo mu(XVIII) -kumbushwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kumbushwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekumbushwa -okumbushwa m-mi(III/IV) -okumbushwa -yokumbushwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lokumbushwa -yokumbushwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokumbushwa -vyokumbushwa n(IX/X) -yokumbushwa -zokumbushwa u(XI) -okumbushwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokumbushwa pa(XVI) -pokumbushwa mu(XVIII) -mokumbushwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.