rambana

Swahili

Verb

-rambana (infinitive kurambana)

1. Reciprocal form of -ramba: Alternative form of lambana (“to lick each other”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -rambana
Positive present -narambana Subjunctive -rambane Negative -rambani Imperative singular rambana
Infinitives
Positive kurambana Negative kutorambana
Imperatives
Singular rambana Plural rambaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hurambana Positive past positive subject concord + -lirambana Negative past negative subject concord + -kurambana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -narambana) Singular Plural 1st person ninarambana/narambana tunarambana 2nd person unarambana mnarambana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anarambana wanarambana other classes positive subject concord + -narambana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -rambani) Singular Plural 1st person sirambani haturambani 2nd person hurambani hamrambani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) harambani hawarambani other classes negative subject concord + -rambani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tarambana Negative future negative subject concord + -tarambana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rambane) Singular Plural 1st person nirambane turambane 2nd person urambane mrambane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arambane warambane other classes positive subject concord + -rambane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sirambane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngerambana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singerambana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalirambana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalirambana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arambana) Singular Plural 1st person narambana twarambana 2nd person warambana mwarambana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arambana warambana m-mi(III/IV) warambana yarambana ji-ma(V/VI) larambana yarambana ki-vi(VII/VIII) charambana vyarambana n(IX/X) yarambana zarambana u(XI) warambana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwarambana pa(XVI) parambana mu(XVIII) mwarambana
Perfect positive subject concord + -merambana "Already" positive subject concord + -mesharambana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jarambana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kirambana "If not" positive subject concord + -siporambana Consecutive karambana / positive subject concord + -karambana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karambane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -rambana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -rambanaye -rambanao m-mi(III/IV) -rambanao -rambanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -rambanalo -rambanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -rambanacho -rambanavyo n(IX/X) -rambanayo -rambanazo u(XI) -rambanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -rambanako pa(XVI) -rambanapo mu(XVIII) -rambanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -rambana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yerambana -orambana m-mi(III/IV) -orambana -yorambana ji-ma(V/VI) -lorambana -yorambana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chorambana -vyorambana n(IX/X) -yorambana -zorambana u(XI) -orambana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -korambana pa(XVI) -porambana mu(XVIII) -morambana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.