pemba

See also: Pemba

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pemba (infinitive kupemba)

1. to trick, deceive, cheat

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pemba
Positive present -napemba Subjunctive -pembe Negative -pembi Imperative singular pemba
Infinitives
Positive kupemba Negative kutopemba
Imperatives
Singular pemba Plural pembeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupemba Positive past positive subject concord + -lipemba Negative past negative subject concord + -kupemba
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napemba) Singular Plural 1st person ninapemba/napemba tunapemba 2nd person unapemba mnapemba 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapemba wanapemba other classes positive subject concord + -napemba
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pembi) Singular Plural 1st person sipembi hatupembi 2nd person hupembi hampembi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapembi hawapembi other classes negative subject concord + -pembi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapemba Negative future negative subject concord + -tapemba
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pembe) Singular Plural 1st person nipembe tupembe 2nd person upembe mpembe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apembe wapembe other classes positive subject concord + -pembe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipembe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepemba Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepemba Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipemba Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipemba
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apemba) Singular Plural 1st person napemba twapemba 2nd person wapemba mwapemba 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apemba wapemba m-mi(III/IV) wapemba yapemba ji-ma(V/VI) lapemba yapemba ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapemba vyapemba n(IX/X) yapemba zapemba u(XI) wapemba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapemba pa(XVI) papemba mu(XVIII) mwapemba
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepemba "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapemba "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japemba "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipemba "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopemba Consecutive kapemba / positive subject concord + -kapemba Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapembe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipemba -tupemba 2nd person -kupemba -wapemba/-kupembeni/-wapembeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpemba -wapemba m-mi(III/IV) -upemba -ipemba ji-ma(V/VI) -lipemba -yapemba ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipemba -vipemba n(IX/X) -ipemba -zipemba u(XI) -upemba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupemba pa(XVI) -papemba mu(XVIII) -mupemba Reflexive -jipemba
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pemba- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pembaye -pembao m-mi(III/IV) -pembao -pembayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pembalo -pembayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pembacho -pembavyo n(IX/X) -pembayo -pembazo u(XI) -pembao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pembako pa(XVI) -pembapo mu(XVIII) -pembamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pemba) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepemba -opemba m-mi(III/IV) -opemba -yopemba ji-ma(V/VI) -lopemba -yopemba ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopemba -vyopemba n(IX/X) -yopemba -zopemba u(XI) -opemba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopemba pa(XVI) -popemba mu(XVIII) -mopemba
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -pembea
  • Causative: -pembesha
  • Passive: -pembwa
  • Reciprocal: -pembana
  • Stative: -pembeka