yumba

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-yumba (infinitive kuyumba)

1. to sway, stagger

Conjugation

Conjugation of -yumba
Positive present -nayumba Subjunctive -yumbe Negative -yumbi Imperative singular yumba
Infinitives
Positive kuyumba Negative kutoyumba
Imperatives
Singular yumba Plural yumbeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huyumba Positive past positive subject concord + -liyumba Negative past negative subject concord + -kuyumba
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nayumba) Singular Plural 1st person ninayumba/nayumba tunayumba 2nd person unayumba mnayumba 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anayumba wanayumba other classes positive subject concord + -nayumba
Negative present (negative subject concord + -yumbi) Singular Plural 1st person siyumbi hatuyumbi 2nd person huyumbi hamyumbi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hayumbi hawayumbi other classes negative subject concord + -yumbi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tayumba Negative future negative subject concord + -tayumba
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -yumbe) Singular Plural 1st person niyumbe tuyumbe 2nd person uyumbe myumbe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ayumbe wayumbe other classes positive subject concord + -yumbe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siyumbe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeyumba Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeyumba Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliyumba Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliyumba
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ayumba) Singular Plural 1st person nayumba twayumba 2nd person wayumba mwayumba 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ayumba wayumba m-mi(III/IV) wayumba yayumba ji-ma(V/VI) layumba yayumba ki-vi(VII/VIII) chayumba vyayumba n(IX/X) yayumba zayumba u(XI) wayumba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwayumba pa(XVI) payumba mu(XVIII) mwayumba
Perfect positive subject concord + -meyumba "Already" positive subject concord + -meshayumba "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jayumba "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiyumba "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoyumba Consecutive kayumba / positive subject concord + -kayumba Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kayumbe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niyumba -tuyumba 2nd person -kuyumba -wayumba/-kuyumbeni/-wayumbeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -myumba -wayumba m-mi(III/IV) -uyumba -iyumba ji-ma(V/VI) -liyumba -yayumba ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiyumba -viyumba n(IX/X) -iyumba -ziyumba u(XI) -uyumba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuyumba pa(XVI) -payumba mu(XVIII) -muyumba Reflexive -jiyumba
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -yumba- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yumbaye -yumbao m-mi(III/IV) -yumbao -yumbayo ji-ma(V/VI) -yumbalo -yumbayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -yumbacho -yumbavyo n(IX/X) -yumbayo -yumbazo u(XI) -yumbao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -yumbako pa(XVI) -yumbapo mu(XVIII) -yumbamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -yumba) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeyumba -oyumba m-mi(III/IV) -oyumba -yoyumba ji-ma(V/VI) -loyumba -yoyumba ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choyumba -vyoyumba n(IX/X) -yoyumba -zoyumba u(XI) -oyumba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koyumba pa(XVI) -poyumba mu(XVIII) -moyumba
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.