pumbaza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pumbaza (infinitive kupumbaza)

1. Causative form of -pumbaa: to fool, make a fool of, delude, deceive
   1. (reflexive) to feign foolishness, pretend to be stupid

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pumbaza
Positive present -napumbaza Subjunctive -pumbaze Negative -pumbazi Imperative singular pumbaza
Infinitives
Positive kupumbaza Negative kutopumbaza
Imperatives
Singular pumbaza Plural pumbazeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupumbaza Positive past positive subject concord + -lipumbaza Negative past negative subject concord + -kupumbaza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napumbaza) Singular Plural 1st person ninapumbaza/napumbaza tunapumbaza 2nd person unapumbaza mnapumbaza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapumbaza wanapumbaza other classes positive subject concord + -napumbaza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pumbazi) Singular Plural 1st person sipumbazi hatupumbazi 2nd person hupumbazi hampumbazi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapumbazi hawapumbazi other classes negative subject concord + -pumbazi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapumbaza Negative future negative subject concord + -tapumbaza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pumbaze) Singular Plural 1st person nipumbaze tupumbaze 2nd person upumbaze mpumbaze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apumbaze wapumbaze other classes positive subject concord + -pumbaze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipumbaze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepumbaza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepumbaza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipumbaza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipumbaza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apumbaza) Singular Plural 1st person napumbaza twapumbaza 2nd person wapumbaza mwapumbaza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apumbaza wapumbaza m-mi(III/IV) wapumbaza yapumbaza ji-ma(V/VI) lapumbaza yapumbaza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapumbaza vyapumbaza n(IX/X) yapumbaza zapumbaza u(XI) wapumbaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapumbaza pa(XVI) papumbaza mu(XVIII) mwapumbaza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepumbaza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapumbaza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japumbaza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipumbaza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopumbaza Consecutive kapumbaza / positive subject concord + -kapumbaza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapumbaze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipumbaza -tupumbaza 2nd person -kupumbaza -wapumbaza/-kupumbazeni/-wapumbazeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpumbaza -wapumbaza m-mi(III/IV) -upumbaza -ipumbaza ji-ma(V/VI) -lipumbaza -yapumbaza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipumbaza -vipumbaza n(IX/X) -ipumbaza -zipumbaza u(XI) -upumbaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupumbaza pa(XVI) -papumbaza mu(XVIII) -mupumbaza Reflexive -jipumbaza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pumbaza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pumbazaye -pumbazao m-mi(III/IV) -pumbazao -pumbazayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pumbazalo -pumbazayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pumbazacho -pumbazavyo n(IX/X) -pumbazayo -pumbazazo u(XI) -pumbazao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pumbazako pa(XVI) -pumbazapo mu(XVIII) -pumbazamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pumbaza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepumbaza -opumbaza m-mi(III/IV) -opumbaza -yopumbaza ji-ma(V/VI) -lopumbaza -yopumbaza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopumbaza -vyopumbaza n(IX/X) -yopumbaza -zopumbaza u(XI) -opumbaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopumbaza pa(XVI) -popumbaza mu(XVIII) -mopumbaza
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:
  • Passive: -pumbazwa
  • Stative: -pumbazika

References

• "Pumbaa" in Swahili-English Dictionary