vamia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-vamia (infinitive kuvamia)

1. to pounce on

Conjugation

Conjugation of -vamia
Positive present -navamia Subjunctive -vamie Negative -vamii Imperative singular vamia
Infinitives
Positive kuvamia Negative kutovamia
Imperatives
Singular vamia Plural vamieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huvamia Positive past positive subject concord + -livamia Negative past negative subject concord + -kuvamia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -navamia) Singular Plural 1st person ninavamia/navamia tunavamia 2nd person unavamia mnavamia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anavamia wanavamia other classes positive subject concord + -navamia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -vamii) Singular Plural 1st person sivamii hatuvamii 2nd person huvamii hamvamii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) havamii hawavamii other classes negative subject concord + -vamii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tavamia Negative future negative subject concord + -tavamia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vamie) Singular Plural 1st person nivamie tuvamie 2nd person uvamie mvamie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avamie wavamie other classes positive subject concord + -vamie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sivamie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngevamia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singevamia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalivamia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalivamia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avamia) Singular Plural 1st person navamia twavamia 2nd person wavamia mwavamia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avamia wavamia m-mi(III/IV) wavamia yavamia ji-ma(V/VI) lavamia yavamia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chavamia vyavamia n(IX/X) yavamia zavamia u(XI) wavamia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwavamia pa(XVI) pavamia mu(XVIII) mwavamia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mevamia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshavamia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -javamia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kivamia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipovamia Consecutive kavamia / positive subject concord + -kavamia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kavamie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nivamia -tuvamia 2nd person -kuvamia -wavamia/-kuvamieni/-wavamieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mvamia -wavamia m-mi(III/IV) -uvamia -ivamia ji-ma(V/VI) -livamia -yavamia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kivamia -vivamia n(IX/X) -ivamia -zivamia u(XI) -uvamia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuvamia pa(XVI) -pavamia mu(XVIII) -muvamia Reflexive -jivamia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vamia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -vamiaye -vamiao m-mi(III/IV) -vamiao -vamiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -vamialo -vamiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -vamiacho -vamiavyo n(IX/X) -vamiayo -vamiazo u(XI) -vamiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -vamiako pa(XVI) -vamiapo mu(XVIII) -vamiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vamia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yevamia -ovamia m-mi(III/IV) -ovamia -yovamia ji-ma(V/VI) -lovamia -yovamia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chovamia -vyovamia n(IX/X) -yovamia -zovamia u(XI) -ovamia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kovamia pa(XVI) -povamia mu(XVIII) -movamia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • uvamizi (“raid, ambush”)