mimina

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-mimina (infinitive kumimina)

1. to pour into, to pour out

Conjugation

Conjugation of -mimina
Positive present -namimina Subjunctive -mimine Negative -mimini Imperative singular mimina
Infinitives
Positive kumimina Negative kutomimina
Imperatives
Singular mimina Plural mimineni
Tensed forms
Habitual humimina Positive past positive subject concord + -limimina Negative past negative subject concord + -kumimina
Positive present (positive subject concord + -namimina) Singular Plural 1st person ninamimina/namimina tunamimina 2nd person unamimina mnamimina 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anamimina wanamimina other classes positive subject concord + -namimina
Negative present (negative subject concord + -mimini) Singular Plural 1st person simimini hatumimini 2nd person humimini hammimini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hamimini hawamimini other classes negative subject concord + -mimini
Positive future positive subject concord + -tamimina Negative future negative subject concord + -tamimina
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -mimine) Singular Plural 1st person nimimine tumimine 2nd person umimine mmimine 3rd person m-wa(I/II) amimine wamimine other classes positive subject concord + -mimine
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -simimine Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngemimina Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singemimina Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalimimina Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalimimina
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -amimina) Singular Plural 1st person namimina twamimina 2nd person wamimina mwamimina 3rd person m-wa(I/II) amimina wamimina m-mi(III/IV) wamimina yamimina ji-ma(V/VI) lamimina yamimina ki-vi(VII/VIII) chamimina vyamimina n(IX/X) yamimina zamimina u(XI) wamimina see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwamimina pa(XVI) pamimina mu(XVIII) mwamimina
Perfect positive subject concord + -memimina "Already" positive subject concord + -meshamimina "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jamimina "If/When" positive subject concord + -kimimina "If not" positive subject concord + -sipomimina Consecutive kamimina / positive subject concord + -kamimina Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kamimine
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nimimina -tumimina 2nd person -kumimina -wamimina/-kumimineni/-wamimineni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mmimina -wamimina m-mi(III/IV) -umimina -imimina ji-ma(V/VI) -limimina -yamimina ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kimimina -vimimina n(IX/X) -imimina -zimimina u(XI) -umimina see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kumimina pa(XVI) -pamimina mu(XVIII) -mumimina Reflexive -jimimina
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -mimina- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -miminaye -miminao m-mi(III/IV) -miminao -miminayo ji-ma(V/VI) -miminalo -miminayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -miminacho -miminavyo n(IX/X) -miminayo -miminazo u(XI) -miminao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -miminako pa(XVI) -miminapo mu(XVIII) -miminamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -mimina) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yemimina -omimina m-mi(III/IV) -omimina -yomimina ji-ma(V/VI) -lomimina -yomimina ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chomimina -vyomimina n(IX/X) -yomimina -zomimina u(XI) -omimina see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -komimina pa(XVI) -pomimina mu(XVIII) -momimina
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.