phemba

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Etymology

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Verb

-phêmba

  1. (transitive) to kindle, to start a fire
    Synonym: -basa

Inflection

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Verb

-phémba

  1. (transitive) to kindle, to start a fire
    Synonym: -basa

Inflection

Tone H
Infinitive ukuphemba
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukuphemba ukungaphembi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular phemba -phembe
Plural phembani -phembeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyaphemba, ngiphemba engiphembayo, engiphemba ngiphemba angiphembi engingaphembi ngingaphembi
2nd singular uyaphemba, uphemba ophembayo, ophemba uphemba awuphembi ongaphembi ungaphembi
1st plural siyaphemba, siphemba esiphembayo, esiphemba siphemba asiphembi esingaphembi singaphembi
2nd plural niyaphemba, niphemba eniphembayo, eniphemba niphemba aniphembi eningaphembi ningaphembi
Class 1 uyaphemba, uphemba ophembayo, ophemba ephemba akaphembi ongaphembi engaphembi
Class 2 bayaphemba, baphemba abaphembayo, abaphemba bephemba abaphembi abangaphembi bengaphembi
Class 3 uyaphemba, uphemba ophembayo, ophemba uphemba awuphembi ongaphembi ungaphembi
Class 4 iyaphemba, iphemba ephembayo, ephemba iphemba ayiphembi engaphembi ingaphembi
Class 5 liyaphemba, liphemba eliphembayo, eliphemba liphemba aliphembi elingaphembi lingaphembi
Class 6 ayaphemba, aphemba aphembayo, aphemba ephemba awaphembi angaphembi engaphembi
Class 7 siyaphemba, siphemba esiphembayo, esiphemba siphemba asiphembi esingaphembi singaphembi
Class 8 ziyaphemba, ziphemba eziphembayo, eziphemba ziphemba aziphembi ezingaphembi zingaphembi
Class 9 iyaphemba, iphemba ephembayo, ephemba iphemba ayiphembi engaphembi ingaphembi
Class 10 ziyaphemba, ziphemba eziphembayo, eziphemba ziphemba aziphembi ezingaphembi zingaphembi
Class 11 luyaphemba, luphemba oluphembayo, oluphemba luphemba aluphembi olungaphembi lungaphembi
Class 14 buyaphemba, buphemba obuphembayo, obuphemba buphemba abuphembi obungaphembi bungaphembi
Class 15 kuyaphemba, kuphemba okuphembayo, okuphemba kuphemba akuphembi okungaphembi kungaphembi
Class 17 kuyaphemba, kuphemba okuphembayo, okuphemba kuphemba akuphembi okungaphembi kungaphembi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiphembile, ngiphembē engiphembile, engiphembē ngiphembile, ngiphembē angiphembanga engingaphembanga ngingaphembanga
2nd singular uphembile, uphembē ophembile, ophembē uphembile, uphembē awuphembanga ongaphembanga ungaphembanga
1st plural siphembile, siphembē esiphembile, esiphembē siphembile, siphembē asiphembanga esingaphembanga singaphembanga
2nd plural niphembile, niphembē eniphembile, eniphembē niphembile, niphembē aniphembanga eningaphembanga ningaphembanga
Class 1 uphembile, uphembē ophembile, ophembē ephembile, ephembē akaphembanga ongaphembanga engaphembanga
Class 2 baphembile, baphembē abaphembile, abaphembē bephembile, bephembē abaphembanga abangaphembanga bengaphembanga
Class 3 uphembile, uphembē ophembile, ophembē uphembile, uphembē awuphembanga ongaphembanga ungaphembanga
Class 4 iphembile, iphembē ephembile, ephembē iphembile, iphembē ayiphembanga engaphembanga ingaphembanga
Class 5 liphembile, liphembē eliphembile, eliphembē liphembile, liphembē aliphembanga elingaphembanga lingaphembanga
Class 6 aphembile, aphembē aphembile, aphembē ephembile, ephembē awaphembanga angaphembanga engaphembanga
Class 7 siphembile, siphembē esiphembile, esiphembē siphembile, siphembē asiphembanga esingaphembanga singaphembanga
Class 8 ziphembile, ziphembē eziphembile, eziphembē ziphembile, ziphembē aziphembanga ezingaphembanga zingaphembanga
Class 9 iphembile, iphembē ephembile, ephembē iphembile, iphembē ayiphembanga engaphembanga ingaphembanga
Class 10 ziphembile, ziphembē eziphembile, eziphembē ziphembile, ziphembē aziphembanga ezingaphembanga zingaphembanga
Class 11 luphembile, luphembē oluphembile, oluphembē luphembile, luphembē aluphembanga olungaphembanga lungaphembanga
Class 14 buphembile, buphembē obuphembile, obuphembē buphembile, buphembē abuphembanga obungaphembanga bungaphembanga
Class 15 kuphembile, kuphembē okuphembile, okuphembē kuphembile, kuphembē akuphembanga okungaphembanga kungaphembanga
Class 17 kuphembile, kuphembē okuphembile, okuphembē kuphembile, kuphembē akuphembanga okungaphembanga kungaphembanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngāphemba engāphemba ngāphemba angiphembanga engingaphembanga ngingaphembanga
2nd singular wāphemba owāphemba wāphemba awuphembanga ongaphembanga ungaphembanga
1st plural sāphemba esāphemba sāphemba asiphembanga esingaphembanga singaphembanga
2nd plural nāphemba enāphemba nāphemba aniphembanga eningaphembanga ningaphembanga
Class 1 wāphemba owāphemba āphemba akaphembanga ongaphembanga engaphembanga
Class 2 bāphemba abāphemba bāphemba abaphembanga abangaphembanga bengaphembanga
Class 3 wāphemba owāphemba wāphemba awuphembanga ongaphembanga ungaphembanga
Class 4 yāphemba eyāphemba yāphemba ayiphembanga engaphembanga ingaphembanga
Class 5 lāphemba elāphemba lāphemba aliphembanga elingaphembanga lingaphembanga
Class 6 āphemba āphemba āphemba awaphembanga angaphembanga engaphembanga
Class 7 sāphemba esāphemba sāphemba asiphembanga esingaphembanga singaphembanga
Class 8 zāphemba ezāphemba zāphemba aziphembanga ezingaphembanga zingaphembanga
Class 9 yāphemba eyāphemba yāphemba ayiphembanga engaphembanga ingaphembanga
Class 10 zāphemba ezāphemba zāphemba aziphembanga ezingaphembanga zingaphembanga
Class 11 lwāphemba olwāphemba lwāphemba aluphembanga olungaphembanga lungaphembanga
Class 14 bāphemba obāphemba bāphemba abuphembanga obungaphembanga bungaphembanga
Class 15 kwāphemba okwāphemba kwāphemba akuphembanga okungaphembanga kungaphembanga
Class 17 kwāphemba okwāphemba kwāphemba akuphembanga okungaphembanga kungaphembanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingaphemba — ngingaphemba ngingephembe — ngingephembe
2nd singular ungaphemba — ungaphemba ungephembe — ungephembe
1st plural singaphemba — singaphemba singephembe — singephembe
2nd plural ningaphemba — ningaphemba ningephembe — ningephembe
Class 1 angaphemba — engaphemba angephembe — engephembe
Class 2 bangaphemba — bengaphemba bangephembe — bengephembe
Class 3 ungaphemba — ungaphemba ungephembe — ungephembe
Class 4 ingaphemba — ingaphemba ingephembe — ingephembe
Class 5 lingaphemba — lingaphemba lingephembe — lingephembe
Class 6 angaphemba — engaphemba angephembe — engephembe
Class 7 singaphemba — singaphemba singephembe — singephembe
Class 8 zingaphemba — zingaphemba zingephembe — zingephembe
Class 9 ingaphemba — ingaphemba ingephembe — ingephembe
Class 10 zingaphemba — zingaphemba zingephembe — zingephembe
Class 11 lungaphemba — lungaphemba lungephembe — lungephembe
Class 14 bungaphemba — bungaphemba bungephembe — bungephembe
Class 15 kungaphemba — kungaphemba kungephembe — kungephembe
Class 17 kungaphemba — kungaphemba kungephembe — kungephembe
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizophemba engizophemba ngizophemba angizuphemba engingezuphemba ngingezuphemba
2nd singular uzophemba ozophemba uzophemba awuzuphemba ongezuphemba ungezuphemba
1st plural sizophemba esizophemba sizophemba asizuphemba esingezuphemba singezuphemba
2nd plural nizophemba enizophemba nizophemba anizuphemba eningezuphemba ningezuphemba
Class 1 uzophemba ozophemba ezophemba akazuphemba ongezuphemba engezuphemba
Class 2 bazophemba abazophemba bezophemba abazuphemba abangezuphemba bengezuphemba
Class 3 uzophemba ozophemba uzophemba awuzuphemba ongezuphemba ungezuphemba
Class 4 izophemba ezophemba izophemba ayizuphemba engezuphemba ingezuphemba
Class 5 lizophemba elizophemba lizophemba alizuphemba elingezuphemba lingezuphemba
Class 6 azophemba azophemba ezophemba awazuphemba angezuphemba engezuphemba
Class 7 sizophemba esizophemba sizophemba asizuphemba esingezuphemba singezuphemba
Class 8 zizophemba ezizophemba zizophemba azizuphemba ezingezuphemba zingezuphemba
Class 9 izophemba ezophemba izophemba ayizuphemba engezuphemba ingezuphemba
Class 10 zizophemba ezizophemba zizophemba azizuphemba ezingezuphemba zingezuphemba
Class 11 luzophemba oluzophemba luzophemba aluzuphemba olungezuphemba lungezuphemba
Class 14 buzophemba obuzophemba buzophemba abuzuphemba obungezuphemba bungezuphemba
Class 15 kuzophemba okuzophemba kuzophemba akuzuphemba okungezuphemba kungezuphemba
Class 17 kuzophemba okuzophemba kuzophemba akuzuphemba okungezuphemba kungezuphemba
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyophemba engiyophemba ngiyophemba angiyuphemba engingeyuphemba ngingeyuphemba
2nd singular uyophemba oyophemba uyophemba awuyuphemba ongeyuphemba ungeyuphemba
1st plural siyophemba esiyophemba siyophemba asiyuphemba esingeyuphemba singeyuphemba
2nd plural niyophemba eniyophemba niyophemba aniyuphemba eningeyuphemba ningeyuphemba
Class 1 uyophemba oyophemba eyophemba akayuphemba ongeyuphemba engeyuphemba
Class 2 bayophemba abayophemba beyophemba abayuphemba abangeyuphemba bengeyuphemba
Class 3 uyophemba oyophemba uyophemba awuyuphemba ongeyuphemba ungeyuphemba
Class 4 iyophemba eyophemba iyophemba ayiyuphemba engeyuphemba ingeyuphemba
Class 5 liyophemba eliyophemba liyophemba aliyuphemba elingeyuphemba lingeyuphemba
Class 6 ayophemba ayophemba eyophemba awayuphemba angeyuphemba engeyuphemba
Class 7 siyophemba esiyophemba siyophemba asiyuphemba esingeyuphemba singeyuphemba
Class 8 ziyophemba eziyophemba ziyophemba aziyuphemba ezingeyuphemba zingeyuphemba
Class 9 iyophemba eyophemba iyophemba ayiyuphemba engeyuphemba ingeyuphemba
Class 10 ziyophemba eziyophemba ziyophemba aziyuphemba ezingeyuphemba zingeyuphemba
Class 11 luyophemba oluyophemba luyophemba aluyuphemba olungeyuphemba lungeyuphemba
Class 14 buyophemba obuyophemba buyophemba abuyuphemba obungeyuphemba bungeyuphemba
Class 15 kuyophemba okuyophemba kuyophemba akuyuphemba okungeyuphemba kungeyuphemba
Class 17 kuyophemba okuyophemba kuyophemba akuyuphemba okungeyuphemba kungeyuphemba
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngiphembe ngingaphembi
2nd singular uphembe ungaphembi
1st plural siphembe singaphembi
2nd plural niphembe ningaphembi
Class 1 aphembe angaphembi
Class 2 baphembe bangaphembi
Class 3 uphembe ungaphembi
Class 4 iphembe ingaphembi
Class 5 liphembe lingaphembi
Class 6 aphembe angaphembi
Class 7 siphembe singaphembi
Class 8 ziphembe zingaphembi
Class 9 iphembe ingaphembi
Class 10 ziphembe zingaphembi
Class 11 luphembe lungaphembi
Class 14 buphembe bungaphembi
Class 15 kuphembe kungaphembi
Class 17 kuphembe kungaphembi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngaphemba ngangaphemba, angaphemba, angangaphemba
2nd singular waphemba wangaphemba, awaphemba, awangaphemba
1st plural saphemba sangaphemba, asaphemba, asangaphemba
2nd plural naphemba nangaphemba, anaphemba, anangaphemba
Class 1 waphemba wangaphemba, akaphemba, akangaphemba
Class 2 baphemba bangaphemba, abaphemba, abangaphemba
Class 3 waphemba wangaphemba, awaphemba, awangaphemba
Class 4 yaphemba yangaphemba, ayaphemba, ayangaphemba
Class 5 laphemba langaphemba, alaphemba, alangaphemba
Class 6 aphemba angaphemba, awaphemba, awangaphemba
Class 7 saphemba sangaphemba, asaphemba, asangaphemba
Class 8 zaphemba zangaphemba, azaphemba, azangaphemba
Class 9 yaphemba yangaphemba, ayaphemba, ayangaphemba
Class 10 zaphemba zangaphemba, azaphemba, azangaphemba
Class 11 lwaphemba lwangaphemba, alwaphemba, alwangaphemba
Class 14 baphemba bangaphemba, abaphemba, abangaphemba
Class 15 kwaphemba kwangaphemba, akwaphemba, akwangaphemba
Class 17 kwaphemba kwangaphemba, akwaphemba, akwangaphemba

References

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