inama

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Sotho

Verb

inama

  1. to bow, to stoop, to bend

Swahili

Etymology

From *-ina +‎ -ama, from Proto-Bantu .

Pronunciation

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Verb

-inama (infinitive kuinama)

  1. to bend down, to sag, to lean

Conjugation

Conjugation of -inama
Positive present -nainama
Subjunctive -iname
Negative -inami
Imperative singular inama
Infinitives
Positive kuinama
Negative kutoinama
Imperatives
Singular inama
Plural inameni
Tensed forms
Habitual huinama
Positive past positive subject concord + -liinama
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuinama
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nainama)
Singular Plural
1st person ninainama/nainama tunainama
2nd person unainama mnainama
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anainama wanainama
other classes positive subject concord + -nainama
Negative present (negative subject concord + -inami)
Singular Plural
1st person siinami hatuinami
2nd person huinami hamwinami
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hainami hawainami
other classes negative subject concord + -inami
Positive future positive subject concord + -tainama
Negative future negative subject concord + -tainama
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -iname)
Singular Plural
1st person niiname tuiname
2nd person uiname mwiname
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ainame wainame
other classes positive subject concord + -iname
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siiname
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeinama
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeinama
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliinama
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliinama
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ainama)
Singular Plural
1st person nainama twainama
2nd person wainama mwainama
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ainama wainama
m-mi(III/IV) wainama yainama
ji-ma(V/VI) lainama yainama
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chainama vyainama
n(IX/X) yainama zainama
u(XI) wainama see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwainama
pa(XVI) painama
mu(XVIII) mwainama
Perfect positive subject concord + -meinama
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshainama
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jainama
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiinama
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoinama
Consecutive kainama / positive subject concord + -kainama
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kainame
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niinama -tuinama
2nd person -kuinama -wainama/-kuinameni/-wainameni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwinama -wainama
m-mi(III/IV) -uinama -iinama
ji-ma(V/VI) -liinama -yainama
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiinama -viinama
n(IX/X) -iinama -ziinama
u(XI) -uinama see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuinama
pa(XVI) -painama
mu(XVIII) -muinama
Reflexive -jiinama
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -inama- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -inamaye -inamao
m-mi(III/IV) -inamao -inamayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -inamalo -inamayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -inamacho -inamavyo
n(IX/X) -inamayo -inamazo
u(XI) -inamao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -inamako
pa(XVI) -inamapo
mu(XVIII) -inamamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -inama)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeinama -oinama
m-mi(III/IV) -oinama -yoinama
ji-ma(V/VI) -loinama -yoinama
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choinama -vyoinama
n(IX/X) -yoinama -zoinama
u(XI) -oinama see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koinama
pa(XVI) -poinama
mu(XVIII) -moinama
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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