yumba

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-yumba (infinitive kuyumba)

  1. to sway, stagger

Conjugation

Conjugation of -yumba
Positive present -nayumba
Subjunctive -yumbe
Negative -yumbi
Imperative singular yumba
Infinitives
Positive kuyumba
Negative kutoyumba
Imperatives
Singular yumba
Plural yumbeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huyumba
Positive past positive subject concord + -liyumba
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuyumba
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nayumba)
Singular Plural
1st person ninayumba/nayumba tunayumba
2nd person unayumba mnayumba
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anayumba wanayumba
other classes positive subject concord + -nayumba
Negative present (negative subject concord + -yumbi)
Singular Plural
1st person siyumbi hatuyumbi
2nd person huyumbi hamyumbi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hayumbi hawayumbi
other classes negative subject concord + -yumbi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tayumba
Negative future negative subject concord + -tayumba
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -yumbe)
Singular Plural
1st person niyumbe tuyumbe
2nd person uyumbe myumbe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ayumbe wayumbe
other classes positive subject concord + -yumbe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siyumbe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeyumba
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeyumba
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliyumba
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliyumba
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ayumba)
Singular Plural
1st person nayumba twayumba
2nd person wayumba mwayumba
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ayumba wayumba
m-mi(III/IV) wayumba yayumba
ji-ma(V/VI) layumba yayumba
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chayumba vyayumba
n(IX/X) yayumba zayumba
u(XI) wayumba see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwayumba
pa(XVI) payumba
mu(XVIII) mwayumba
Perfect positive subject concord + -meyumba
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshayumba
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jayumba
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiyumba
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoyumba
Consecutive kayumba / positive subject concord + -kayumba
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kayumbe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niyumba -tuyumba
2nd person -kuyumba -wayumba/-kuyumbeni/-wayumbeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -myumba -wayumba
m-mi(III/IV) -uyumba -iyumba
ji-ma(V/VI) -liyumba -yayumba
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiyumba -viyumba
n(IX/X) -iyumba -ziyumba
u(XI) -uyumba see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuyumba
pa(XVI) -payumba
mu(XVIII) -muyumba
Reflexive -jiyumba
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -yumba- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yumbaye -yumbao
m-mi(III/IV) -yumbao -yumbayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -yumbalo -yumbayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -yumbacho -yumbavyo
n(IX/X) -yumbayo -yumbazo
u(XI) -yumbao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -yumbako
pa(XVI) -yumbapo
mu(XVIII) -yumbamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -yumba)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeyumba -oyumba
m-mi(III/IV) -oyumba -yoyumba
ji-ma(V/VI) -loyumba -yoyumba
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choyumba -vyoyumba
n(IX/X) -yoyumba -zoyumba
u(XI) -oyumba see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koyumba
pa(XVI) -poyumba
mu(XVIII) -moyumba
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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