sumbua

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sumbua (infinitive kusumbua)

  1. to disturb, to annoy, to torment

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sumbua
Positive present -nasumbua
Subjunctive -sumbue
Negative -sumbui
Imperative singular sumbua
Infinitives
Positive kusumbua
Negative kutosumbua
Imperatives
Singular sumbua
Plural sumbueni
Tensed forms
Habitual husumbua
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisumbua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusumbua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasumbua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasumbua/nasumbua tunasumbua
2nd person unasumbua mnasumbua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasumbua wanasumbua
other classes positive subject concord + -nasumbua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sumbui)
Singular Plural
1st person sisumbui hatusumbui
2nd person husumbui hamsumbui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasumbui hawasumbui
other classes negative subject concord + -sumbui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasumbua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasumbua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sumbue)
Singular Plural
1st person nisumbue tusumbue
2nd person usumbue msumbue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asumbue wasumbue
other classes positive subject concord + -sumbue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisumbue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesumbua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesumbua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisumbua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisumbua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asumbua)
Singular Plural
1st person nasumbua twasumbua
2nd person wasumbua mwasumbua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asumbua wasumbua
m-mi(III/IV) wasumbua yasumbua
ji-ma(V/VI) lasumbua yasumbua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasumbua vyasumbua
n(IX/X) yasumbua zasumbua
u(XI) wasumbua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasumbua
pa(XVI) pasumbua
mu(XVIII) mwasumbua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesumbua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasumbua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasumbua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisumbua
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposumbua
Consecutive kasumbua / positive subject concord + -kasumbua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasumbue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisumbua -tusumbua
2nd person -kusumbua -wasumbua/-kusumbueni/-wasumbueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msumbua -wasumbua
m-mi(III/IV) -usumbua -isumbua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisumbua -yasumbua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisumbua -visumbua
n(IX/X) -isumbua -zisumbua
u(XI) -usumbua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusumbua
pa(XVI) -pasumbua
mu(XVIII) -musumbua
Reflexive -jisumbua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sumbua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -sumbuaye -sumbuao
m-mi(III/IV) -sumbuao -sumbuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -sumbualo -sumbuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sumbuacho -sumbuavyo
n(IX/X) -sumbuayo -sumbuazo
u(XI) -sumbuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -sumbuako
pa(XVI) -sumbuapo
mu(XVIII) -sumbuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sumbua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesumbua -osumbua
m-mi(III/IV) -osumbua -yosumbua
ji-ma(V/VI) -losumbua -yosumbua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosumbua -vyosumbua
n(IX/X) -yosumbua -zosumbua
u(XI) -osumbua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosumbua
pa(XVI) -posumbua
mu(XVIII) -mosumbua
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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