omboleza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-omboleza (infinitive kuomboleza)

1. to mourn, lament

Conjugation

Conjugation of -omboleza
Positive present -naomboleza Subjunctive -omboleze Negative -ombolezi Imperative singular omboleza
Infinitives
Positive kuomboleza Negative kutoomboleza
Imperatives
Singular omboleza Plural ombolezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huomboleza Positive past positive subject concord + -liomboleza Negative past negative subject concord + -kuomboleza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naomboleza) Singular Plural 1st person ninaomboleza/naomboleza tunaomboleza 2nd person unaomboleza mnaomboleza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaomboleza wanaomboleza other classes positive subject concord + -naomboleza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ombolezi) Singular Plural 1st person siombolezi hatuombolezi 2nd person huombolezi hamwombolezi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haombolezi hawaombolezi other classes negative subject concord + -ombolezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taomboleza Negative future negative subject concord + -taomboleza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -omboleze) Singular Plural 1st person niomboleze tuomboleze 2nd person uomboleze mwomboleze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aomboleze waomboleze other classes positive subject concord + -omboleze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siomboleze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeomboleza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeomboleza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliomboleza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliomboleza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aomboleza) Singular Plural 1st person naomboleza twaomboleza 2nd person waomboleza mwaomboleza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aomboleza waomboleza m-mi(III/IV) waomboleza yaomboleza ji-ma(V/VI) laomboleza yaomboleza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaomboleza vyaomboleza n(IX/X) yaomboleza zaomboleza u(XI) waomboleza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaomboleza pa(XVI) paomboleza mu(XVIII) mwaomboleza
Perfect positive subject concord + -meomboleza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaomboleza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaomboleza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiomboleza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoomboleza Consecutive kaomboleza / positive subject concord + -kaomboleza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaomboleze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niomboleza -tuomboleza 2nd person -kuomboleza -waomboleza/-kuombolezeni/-waombolezeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwomboleza -waomboleza m-mi(III/IV) -uomboleza -iomboleza ji-ma(V/VI) -liomboleza -yaomboleza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiomboleza -viomboleza n(IX/X) -iomboleza -ziomboleza u(XI) -uomboleza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuomboleza pa(XVI) -paomboleza mu(XVIII) -muomboleza Reflexive -jiomboleza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -omboleza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ombolezaye -ombolezao m-mi(III/IV) -ombolezao -ombolezayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ombolezalo -ombolezayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ombolezacho -ombolezavyo n(IX/X) -ombolezayo -ombolezazo u(XI) -ombolezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ombolezako pa(XVI) -ombolezapo mu(XVIII) -ombolezamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -omboleza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeomboleza -oomboleza m-mi(III/IV) -oomboleza -yoomboleza ji-ma(V/VI) -loomboleza -yoomboleza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choomboleza -vyoomboleza n(IX/X) -yoomboleza -zoomboleza u(XI) -oomboleza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koomboleza pa(XVI) -poomboleza mu(XVIII) -moomboleza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • maombolezo (“mourning”)
  • mwombolezaji (“mourner”)