timua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-timua (infinitive kutimua)

1. to run away, dash off
2. to disrupt

Conjugation

Conjugation of -timua
Positive present -natimua Subjunctive -timue Negative -timui Imperative singular timua
Infinitives
Positive kutimua Negative kutotimua
Imperatives
Singular timua Plural timueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutimua Positive past positive subject concord + -litimua Negative past negative subject concord + -kutimua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natimua) Singular Plural 1st person ninatimua/natimua tunatimua 2nd person unatimua mnatimua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatimua wanatimua other classes positive subject concord + -natimua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -timui) Singular Plural 1st person sitimui hatutimui 2nd person hutimui hamtimui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatimui hawatimui other classes negative subject concord + -timui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatimua Negative future negative subject concord + -tatimua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -timue) Singular Plural 1st person nitimue tutimue 2nd person utimue mtimue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atimue watimue other classes positive subject concord + -timue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitimue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetimua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetimua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitimua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitimua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atimua) Singular Plural 1st person natimua twatimua 2nd person watimua mwatimua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atimua watimua m-mi(III/IV) watimua yatimua ji-ma(V/VI) latimua yatimua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatimua vyatimua n(IX/X) yatimua zatimua u(XI) watimua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatimua pa(XVI) patimua mu(XVIII) mwatimua
Perfect positive subject concord + -metimua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatimua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatimua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitimua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotimua Consecutive katimua / positive subject concord + -katimua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katimue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitimua -tutimua 2nd person -kutimua -watimua/-kutimueni/-watimueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtimua -watimua m-mi(III/IV) -utimua -itimua ji-ma(V/VI) -litimua -yatimua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitimua -vitimua n(IX/X) -itimua -zitimua u(XI) -utimua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutimua pa(XVI) -patimua mu(XVIII) -mutimua Reflexive -jitimua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -timua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -timuaye -timuao m-mi(III/IV) -timuao -timuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -timualo -timuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -timuacho -timuavyo n(IX/X) -timuayo -timuazo u(XI) -timuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -timuako pa(XVI) -timuapo mu(XVIII) -timuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -timua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetimua -otimua m-mi(III/IV) -otimua -yotimua ji-ma(V/VI) -lotimua -yotimua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotimua -vyotimua n(IX/X) -yotimua -zotimua u(XI) -otimua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotimua pa(XVI) -potimua mu(XVIII) -motimua
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: -timuliwa
  • Reciprocal: -timuana