komboa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-komboa (infinitive kukomboa)

  1. Augmentative form of -komba: to redeem
  2. to free, to liberate
  3. to emancipate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -komboa
Positive present -nakomboa
Subjunctive -komboe
Negative -komboi
Imperative singular komboa
Infinitives
Positive kukomboa
Negative kutokomboa
Imperatives
Singular komboa
Plural komboeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukomboa
Positive past positive subject concord + -likomboa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukomboa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakomboa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakomboa/nakomboa tunakomboa
2nd person unakomboa mnakomboa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakomboa wanakomboa
other classes positive subject concord + -nakomboa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -komboi)
Singular Plural
1st person sikomboi hatukomboi
2nd person hukomboi hamkomboi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakomboi hawakomboi
other classes negative subject concord + -komboi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takomboa
Negative future negative subject concord + -takomboa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -komboe)
Singular Plural
1st person nikomboe tukomboe
2nd person ukomboe mkomboe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akomboe wakomboe
other classes positive subject concord + -komboe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikomboe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekomboa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekomboa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikomboa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikomboa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akomboa)
Singular Plural
1st person nakomboa twakomboa
2nd person wakomboa mwakomboa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akomboa wakomboa
m-mi(III/IV) wakomboa yakomboa
ji-ma(V/VI) lakomboa yakomboa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakomboa vyakomboa
n(IX/X) yakomboa zakomboa
u(XI) wakomboa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakomboa
pa(XVI) pakomboa
mu(XVIII) mwakomboa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekomboa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakomboa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakomboa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikomboa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokomboa
Consecutive kakomboa / positive subject concord + -kakomboa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakomboe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikomboa -tukomboa
2nd person -kukomboa -wakomboa/-kukomboeni/-wakomboeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkomboa -wakomboa
m-mi(III/IV) -ukomboa -ikomboa
ji-ma(V/VI) -likomboa -yakomboa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikomboa -vikomboa
n(IX/X) -ikomboa -zikomboa
u(XI) -ukomboa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukomboa
pa(XVI) -pakomboa
mu(XVIII) -mukomboa
Reflexive -jikomboa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -komboa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -komboaye -komboao
m-mi(III/IV) -komboao -komboayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -komboalo -komboayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -komboacho -komboavyo
n(IX/X) -komboayo -komboazo
u(XI) -komboao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -komboako
pa(XVI) -komboapo
mu(XVIII) -komboamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -komboa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekomboa -okomboa
m-mi(III/IV) -okomboa -yokomboa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokomboa -yokomboa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokomboa -vyokomboa
n(IX/X) -yokomboa -zokomboa
u(XI) -okomboa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokomboa
pa(XVI) -pokomboa
mu(XVIII) -mokomboa
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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