kimbia

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kimbia (infinitive kukimbia)

  1. to run
    kukimbia mbio ― to run fast
  2. to flee
    Synonyms: -toroka, -feleti

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kimbia
Positive present -nakimbia
Subjunctive -kimbie
Negative -kimbii
Imperative singular kimbia
Infinitives
Positive kukimbia
Negative kutokimbia
Imperatives
Singular kimbia
Plural kimbieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukimbia
Positive past positive subject concord + -likimbia
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukimbia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakimbia)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakimbia/nakimbia tunakimbia
2nd person unakimbia mnakimbia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakimbia wanakimbia
other classes positive subject concord + -nakimbia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kimbii)
Singular Plural
1st person sikimbii hatukimbii
2nd person hukimbii hamkimbii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakimbii hawakimbii
other classes negative subject concord + -kimbii
Positive future positive subject concord + -takimbia
Negative future negative subject concord + -takimbia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kimbie)
Singular Plural
1st person nikimbie tukimbie
2nd person ukimbie mkimbie
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akimbie wakimbie
other classes positive subject concord + -kimbie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikimbie
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekimbia
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekimbia
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikimbia
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikimbia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akimbia)
Singular Plural
1st person nakimbia twakimbia
2nd person wakimbia mwakimbia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akimbia wakimbia
m-mi(III/IV) wakimbia yakimbia
ji-ma(V/VI) lakimbia yakimbia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakimbia vyakimbia
n(IX/X) yakimbia zakimbia
u(XI) wakimbia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakimbia
pa(XVI) pakimbia
mu(XVIII) mwakimbia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekimbia
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakimbia
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakimbia
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikimbia
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokimbia
Consecutive kakimbia / positive subject concord + -kakimbia
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakimbie
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikimbia -tukimbia
2nd person -kukimbia -wakimbia/-kukimbieni/-wakimbieni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkimbia -wakimbia
m-mi(III/IV) -ukimbia -ikimbia
ji-ma(V/VI) -likimbia -yakimbia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikimbia -vikimbia
n(IX/X) -ikimbia -zikimbia
u(XI) -ukimbia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukimbia
pa(XVI) -pakimbia
mu(XVIII) -mukimbia
Reflexive -jikimbia
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kimbia- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -kimbiaye -kimbiao
m-mi(III/IV) -kimbiao -kimbiayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -kimbialo -kimbiayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kimbiacho -kimbiavyo
n(IX/X) -kimbiayo -kimbiazo
u(XI) -kimbiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kimbiako
pa(XVI) -kimbiapo
mu(XVIII) -kimbiamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kimbia)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekimbia -okimbia
m-mi(III/IV) -okimbia -yokimbia
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokimbia -yokimbia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokimbia -vyokimbia
n(IX/X) -yokimbia -zokimbia
u(XI) -okimbia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokimbia
pa(XVI) -pokimbia
mu(XVIII) -mokimbia
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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