fumbua

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Swahili

Verb

-fumbua (infinitive kufumbua)

  1. Conversive form of -fumba: to open, reveal, decipher

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fumbua
Positive present -nafumbua
Subjunctive -fumbue
Negative -fumbui
Imperative singular fumbua
Infinitives
Positive kufumbua
Negative kutofumbua
Imperatives
Singular fumbua
Plural fumbueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufumbua
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifumbua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufumbua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafumbua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafumbua/nafumbua tunafumbua
2nd person unafumbua mnafumbua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafumbua wanafumbua
other classes positive subject concord + -nafumbua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fumbui)
Singular Plural
1st person sifumbui hatufumbui
2nd person hufumbui hamfumbui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafumbui hawafumbui
other classes negative subject concord + -fumbui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafumbua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafumbua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fumbue)
Singular Plural
1st person nifumbue tufumbue
2nd person ufumbue mfumbue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afumbue wafumbue
other classes positive subject concord + -fumbue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifumbue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefumbua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefumbua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifumbua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifumbua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afumbua)
Singular Plural
1st person nafumbua twafumbua
2nd person wafumbua mwafumbua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afumbua wafumbua
m-mi(III/IV) wafumbua yafumbua
ji-ma(V/VI) lafumbua yafumbua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafumbua vyafumbua
n(IX/X) yafumbua zafumbua
u(XI) wafumbua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafumbua
pa(XVI) pafumbua
mu(XVIII) mwafumbua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefumbua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafumbua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafumbua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifumbua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofumbua
Consecutive kafumbua / positive subject concord + -kafumbua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafumbue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nifumbua -tufumbua
2nd person -kufumbua -wafumbua/-kufumbueni/-wafumbueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfumbua -wafumbua
m-mi(III/IV) -ufumbua -ifumbua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lifumbua -yafumbua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifumbua -vifumbua
n(IX/X) -ifumbua -zifumbua
u(XI) -ufumbua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kufumbua
pa(XVI) -pafumbua
mu(XVIII) -mufumbua
Reflexive -jifumbua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fumbua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -fumbuaye -fumbuao
m-mi(III/IV) -fumbuao -fumbuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -fumbualo -fumbuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fumbuacho -fumbuavyo
n(IX/X) -fumbuayo -fumbuazo
u(XI) -fumbuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -fumbuako
pa(XVI) -fumbuapo
mu(XVIII) -fumbuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fumbua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefumbua -ofumbua
m-mi(III/IV) -ofumbua -yofumbua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofumbua -yofumbua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofumbua -vyofumbua
n(IX/X) -yofumbua -zofumbua
u(XI) -ofumbua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofumbua
pa(XVI) -pofumbua
mu(XVIII) -mofumbua
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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