umbua

Swahili

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “is this conversive of -umba?”)

Verb

-umbua (infinitive kuumbua)

1. to ruin a reputation
2. to disfigure
   • 1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 3:

     Uso wake umekunjuka, sini yake haina kitu kilichokiumbua, isipokuwa kwa mbali, […]

     His face was smiling; his complexion had nothing that disfigured it, if not from far; […]

Conjugation

Conjugation of -umbua
Positive present -naumbua Subjunctive -umbue Negative -umbui Imperative singular umbua
Infinitives
Positive kuumbua Negative kutoumbua
Imperatives
Singular umbua Plural umbueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huumbua Positive past positive subject concord + -liumbua Negative past negative subject concord + -kuumbua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naumbua) Singular Plural 1st person ninaumbua/naumbua tunaumbua 2nd person unaumbua mnaumbua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaumbua wanaumbua other classes positive subject concord + -naumbua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -umbui) Singular Plural 1st person siumbui hatuumbui 2nd person huumbui hamuumbui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haumbui hawaumbui other classes negative subject concord + -umbui
Positive future positive subject concord + -taumbua Negative future negative subject concord + -taumbua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -umbue) Singular Plural 1st person niumbue tuumbue 2nd person uumbue muumbue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aumbue waumbue other classes positive subject concord + -umbue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siumbue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeumbua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeumbua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliumbua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliumbua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aumbua) Singular Plural 1st person naumbua twaumbua 2nd person waumbua mwaumbua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aumbua waumbua m-mi(III/IV) waumbua yaumbua ji-ma(V/VI) laumbua yaumbua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaumbua vyaumbua n(IX/X) yaumbua zaumbua u(XI) waumbua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaumbua pa(XVI) paumbua mu(XVIII) mwaumbua
Perfect positive subject concord + -meumbua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaumbua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaumbua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiumbua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoumbua Consecutive kaumbua / positive subject concord + -kaumbua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaumbue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niumbua -tuumbua 2nd person -kuumbua -waumbua/-kuumbueni/-waumbueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muumbua -waumbua m-mi(III/IV) -uumbua -iumbua ji-ma(V/VI) -liumbua -yaumbua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiumbua -viumbua n(IX/X) -iumbua -ziumbua u(XI) -uumbua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuumbua pa(XVI) -paumbua mu(XVIII) -muumbua Reflexive -jiumbua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -umbua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -umbuaye -umbuao m-mi(III/IV) -umbuao -umbuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -umbualo -umbuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -umbuacho -umbuavyo n(IX/X) -umbuayo -umbuazo u(XI) -umbuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -umbuako pa(XVI) -umbuapo mu(XVIII) -umbuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -umbua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeumbua -oumbua m-mi(III/IV) -oumbua -youmbua ji-ma(V/VI) -loumbua -youmbua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choumbua -vyoumbua n(IX/X) -youmbua -zoumbua u(XI) -oumbua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koumbua pa(XVI) -poumbua mu(XVIII) -moumbua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.