pumua

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Swahili

Etymology

From -puma.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pumua (infinitive kupumua)

  1. to breathe
  2. to rest

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pumua
Positive present -napumua
Subjunctive -pumue
Negative -pumui
Imperative singular pumua
Infinitives
Positive kupumua
Negative kutopumua
Imperatives
Singular pumua
Plural pumueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupumua
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipumua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupumua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napumua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapumua/napumua tunapumua
2nd person unapumua mnapumua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapumua wanapumua
other classes positive subject concord + -napumua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pumui)
Singular Plural
1st person sipumui hatupumui
2nd person hupumui hampumui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapumui hawapumui
other classes negative subject concord + -pumui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapumua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapumua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pumue)
Singular Plural
1st person nipumue tupumue
2nd person upumue mpumue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apumue wapumue
other classes positive subject concord + -pumue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipumue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepumua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepumua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipumua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipumua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apumua)
Singular Plural
1st person napumua twapumua
2nd person wapumua mwapumua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apumua wapumua
m-mi(III/IV) wapumua yapumua
ji-ma(V/VI) lapumua yapumua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapumua vyapumua
n(IX/X) yapumua zapumua
u(XI) wapumua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapumua
pa(XVI) papumua
mu(XVIII) mwapumua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepumua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapumua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japumua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipumua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopumua
Consecutive kapumua / positive subject concord + -kapumua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapumue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nipumua -tupumua
2nd person -kupumua -wapumua/-kupumueni/-wapumueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpumua -wapumua
m-mi(III/IV) -upumua -ipumua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipumua -yapumua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipumua -vipumua
n(IX/X) -ipumua -zipumua
u(XI) -upumua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kupumua
pa(XVI) -papumua
mu(XVIII) -mupumua
Reflexive -jipumua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pumua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -pumuaye -pumuao
m-mi(III/IV) -pumuao -pumuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -pumualo -pumuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pumuacho -pumuavyo
n(IX/X) -pumuayo -pumuazo
u(XI) -pumuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -pumuako
pa(XVI) -pumuapo
mu(XVIII) -pumuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pumua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepumua -opumua
m-mi(III/IV) -opumua -yopumua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopumua -yopumua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopumua -vyopumua
n(IX/X) -yopumua -zopumua
u(XI) -opumua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopumua
pa(XVI) -popumua
mu(XVIII) -mopumua
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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