fumbana

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Swahili

Verb

-fumbana (infinitive kufumbana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -fumba

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fumbana
Positive present -nafumbana
Subjunctive -fumbane
Negative -fumbani
Imperative singular fumbana
Infinitives
Positive kufumbana
Negative kutofumbana
Imperatives
Singular fumbana
Plural fumbaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufumbana
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifumbana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufumbana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafumbana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafumbana/nafumbana tunafumbana
2nd person unafumbana mnafumbana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafumbana wanafumbana
other classes positive subject concord + -nafumbana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fumbani)
Singular Plural
1st person sifumbani hatufumbani
2nd person hufumbani hamfumbani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafumbani hawafumbani
other classes negative subject concord + -fumbani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafumbana
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafumbana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fumbane)
Singular Plural
1st person nifumbane tufumbane
2nd person ufumbane mfumbane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afumbane wafumbane
other classes positive subject concord + -fumbane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifumbane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefumbana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefumbana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifumbana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifumbana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afumbana)
Singular Plural
1st person nafumbana twafumbana
2nd person wafumbana mwafumbana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afumbana wafumbana
m-mi(III/IV) wafumbana yafumbana
ji-ma(V/VI) lafumbana yafumbana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafumbana vyafumbana
n(IX/X) yafumbana zafumbana
u(XI) wafumbana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafumbana
pa(XVI) pafumbana
mu(XVIII) mwafumbana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefumbana
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafumbana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafumbana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifumbana
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofumbana
Consecutive kafumbana / positive subject concord + -kafumbana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafumbane
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nifumbana -tufumbana
2nd person -kufumbana -wafumbana/-kufumbaneni/-wafumbaneni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfumbana -wafumbana
m-mi(III/IV) -ufumbana -ifumbana
ji-ma(V/VI) -lifumbana -yafumbana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifumbana -vifumbana
n(IX/X) -ifumbana -zifumbana
u(XI) -ufumbana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kufumbana
pa(XVI) -pafumbana
mu(XVIII) -mufumbana
Reflexive -jifumbana
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fumbana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -fumbanaye -fumbanao
m-mi(III/IV) -fumbanao -fumbanayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -fumbanalo -fumbanayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fumbanacho -fumbanavyo
n(IX/X) -fumbanayo -fumbanazo
u(XI) -fumbanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -fumbanako
pa(XVI) -fumbanapo
mu(XVIII) -fumbanamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fumbana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefumbana -ofumbana
m-mi(III/IV) -ofumbana -yofumbana
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofumbana -yofumbana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofumbana -vyofumbana
n(IX/X) -yofumbana -zofumbana
u(XI) -ofumbana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofumbana
pa(XVI) -pofumbana
mu(XVIII) -mofumbana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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