jigamba

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-jigamba (infinitive kujigamba)

  1. to brag, boast
    Synonym: -jidai

Conjugation

Conjugation of -jigamba
Positive present -najigamba
Subjunctive -jigambe
Negative -jigambi
Imperative singular jigamba
Infinitives
Positive kujigamba
Negative kutojigamba
Imperatives
Singular jigamba
Plural jigambeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hujigamba
Positive past positive subject concord + -lijigamba
Negative past negative subject concord + -kujigamba
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najigamba)
Singular Plural
1st person ninajigamba/najigamba tunajigamba
2nd person unajigamba mnajigamba
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajigamba wanajigamba
other classes positive subject concord + -najigamba
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jigambi)
Singular Plural
1st person sijigambi hatujigambi
2nd person hujigambi hamjigambi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajigambi hawajigambi
other classes negative subject concord + -jigambi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajigamba
Negative future negative subject concord + -tajigamba
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jigambe)
Singular Plural
1st person nijigambe tujigambe
2nd person ujigambe mjigambe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajigambe wajigambe
other classes positive subject concord + -jigambe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijigambe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejigamba
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejigamba
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijigamba
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijigamba
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajigamba)
Singular Plural
1st person najigamba twajigamba
2nd person wajigamba mwajigamba
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajigamba wajigamba
m-mi(III/IV) wajigamba yajigamba
ji-ma(V/VI) lajigamba yajigamba
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajigamba vyajigamba
n(IX/X) yajigamba zajigamba
u(XI) wajigamba see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwajigamba
pa(XVI) pajigamba
mu(XVIII) mwajigamba
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejigamba
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshajigamba
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajigamba
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kijigamba
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipojigamba
Consecutive kajigamba / positive subject concord + -kajigamba
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajigambe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nijigamba -tujigamba
2nd person -kujigamba -wajigamba/-kujigambeni/-wajigambeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjigamba -wajigamba
m-mi(III/IV) -ujigamba -ijigamba
ji-ma(V/VI) -lijigamba -yajigamba
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijigamba -vijigamba
n(IX/X) -ijigamba -zijigamba
u(XI) -ujigamba see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kujigamba
pa(XVI) -pajigamba
mu(XVIII) -mujigamba
Reflexive -jijigamba
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jigamba- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -jigambaye -jigambao
m-mi(III/IV) -jigambao -jigambayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -jigambalo -jigambayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jigambacho -jigambavyo
n(IX/X) -jigambayo -jigambazo
u(XI) -jigambao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -jigambako
pa(XVI) -jigambapo
mu(XVIII) -jigambamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jigamba)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yejigamba -ojigamba
m-mi(III/IV) -ojigamba -yojigamba
ji-ma(V/VI) -lojigamba -yojigamba
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojigamba -vyojigamba
n(IX/X) -yojigamba -zojigamba
u(XI) -ojigamba see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kojigamba
pa(XVI) -pojigamba
mu(XVIII) -mojigamba
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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