vimbana

Swahili

Verb

-vimbana (infinitive kuvimbana)

1. Reciprocal form of -vimba

Conjugation

Conjugation of -vimbana
Positive present -navimbana Subjunctive -vimbane Negative -vimbani Imperative singular vimbana
Infinitives
Positive kuvimbana Negative kutovimbana
Imperatives
Singular vimbana Plural vimbaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huvimbana Positive past positive subject concord + -livimbana Negative past negative subject concord + -kuvimbana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -navimbana) Singular Plural 1st person ninavimbana/navimbana tunavimbana 2nd person unavimbana mnavimbana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anavimbana wanavimbana other classes positive subject concord + -navimbana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -vimbani) Singular Plural 1st person sivimbani hatuvimbani 2nd person huvimbani hamvimbani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) havimbani hawavimbani other classes negative subject concord + -vimbani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tavimbana Negative future negative subject concord + -tavimbana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vimbane) Singular Plural 1st person nivimbane tuvimbane 2nd person uvimbane mvimbane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avimbane wavimbane other classes positive subject concord + -vimbane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sivimbane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngevimbana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singevimbana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalivimbana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalivimbana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avimbana) Singular Plural 1st person navimbana twavimbana 2nd person wavimbana mwavimbana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avimbana wavimbana m-mi(III/IV) wavimbana yavimbana ji-ma(V/VI) lavimbana yavimbana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chavimbana vyavimbana n(IX/X) yavimbana zavimbana u(XI) wavimbana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwavimbana pa(XVI) pavimbana mu(XVIII) mwavimbana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mevimbana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshavimbana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -javimbana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kivimbana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipovimbana Consecutive kavimbana / positive subject concord + -kavimbana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kavimbane
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nivimbana -tuvimbana 2nd person -kuvimbana -wavimbana/-kuvimbaneni/-wavimbaneni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mvimbana -wavimbana m-mi(III/IV) -uvimbana -ivimbana ji-ma(V/VI) -livimbana -yavimbana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kivimbana -vivimbana n(IX/X) -ivimbana -zivimbana u(XI) -uvimbana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuvimbana pa(XVI) -pavimbana mu(XVIII) -muvimbana Reflexive -jivimbana
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vimbana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -vimbanaye -vimbanao m-mi(III/IV) -vimbanao -vimbanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -vimbanalo -vimbanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -vimbanacho -vimbanavyo n(IX/X) -vimbanayo -vimbanazo u(XI) -vimbanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -vimbanako pa(XVI) -vimbanapo mu(XVIII) -vimbanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vimbana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yevimbana -ovimbana m-mi(III/IV) -ovimbana -yovimbana ji-ma(V/VI) -lovimbana -yovimbana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chovimbana -vyovimbana n(IX/X) -yovimbana -zovimbana u(XI) -ovimbana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kovimbana pa(XVI) -povimbana mu(XVIII) -movimbana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.