paramia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-paramia (infinitive kuparamia)

1. to climb on top of, mount
2. to interrupt (disturb or halt an ongoing process or action)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -paramia
Positive present -naparamia Subjunctive -paramie Negative -paramii Imperative singular paramia
Infinitives
Positive kuparamia Negative kutoparamia
Imperatives
Singular paramia Plural paramieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huparamia Positive past positive subject concord + -liparamia Negative past negative subject concord + -kuparamia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naparamia) Singular Plural 1st person ninaparamia/naparamia tunaparamia 2nd person unaparamia mnaparamia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaparamia wanaparamia other classes positive subject concord + -naparamia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -paramii) Singular Plural 1st person siparamii hatuparamii 2nd person huparamii hamparamii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haparamii hawaparamii other classes negative subject concord + -paramii
Positive future positive subject concord + -taparamia Negative future negative subject concord + -taparamia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -paramie) Singular Plural 1st person niparamie tuparamie 2nd person uparamie mparamie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aparamie waparamie other classes positive subject concord + -paramie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siparamie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeparamia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeparamia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliparamia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliparamia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aparamia) Singular Plural 1st person naparamia twaparamia 2nd person waparamia mwaparamia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aparamia waparamia m-mi(III/IV) waparamia yaparamia ji-ma(V/VI) laparamia yaparamia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaparamia vyaparamia n(IX/X) yaparamia zaparamia u(XI) waparamia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaparamia pa(XVI) paparamia mu(XVIII) mwaparamia
Perfect positive subject concord + -meparamia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaparamia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japaramia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiparamia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoparamia Consecutive kaparamia / positive subject concord + -kaparamia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaparamie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niparamia -tuparamia 2nd person -kuparamia -waparamia/-kuparamieni/-waparamieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mparamia -waparamia m-mi(III/IV) -uparamia -iparamia ji-ma(V/VI) -liparamia -yaparamia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiparamia -viparamia n(IX/X) -iparamia -ziparamia u(XI) -uparamia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuparamia pa(XVI) -paparamia mu(XVIII) -muparamia Reflexive -jiparamia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -paramia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -paramiaye -paramiao m-mi(III/IV) -paramiao -paramiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -paramialo -paramiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -paramiacho -paramiavyo n(IX/X) -paramiayo -paramiazo u(XI) -paramiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -paramiako pa(XVI) -paramiapo mu(XVIII) -paramiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -paramia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeparamia -oparamia m-mi(III/IV) -oparamia -yoparamia ji-ma(V/VI) -loparamia -yoparamia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choparamia -vyoparamia n(IX/X) -yoparamia -zoparamia u(XI) -oparamia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koparamia pa(XVI) -poparamia mu(XVIII) -moparamia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.