Swahili
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].
Pronunciation
Verb
-fumba (infinitive kufumba)
- to shut closed
- to mystify or elude
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fumba
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| Positive present
|
-nafumba
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| Subjunctive
|
-fumbe
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| Negative
|
-fumbi
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| Imperative singular
|
fumba
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kufumba
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| Negative
|
kutofumba
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
fumba
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| Plural
|
fumbeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hufumba
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lifumba
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kufumba
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafumba)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninafumba/nafumba
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tunafumba
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| 2nd person
|
unafumba
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mnafumba
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anafumba
|
wanafumba
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nafumba
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fumbi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
sifumbi
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hatufumbi
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| 2nd person
|
hufumbi
|
hamfumbi
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hafumbi
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hawafumbi
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -fumbi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tafumba
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tafumba
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fumbe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifumbe
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tufumbe
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| 2nd person
|
ufumbe
|
mfumbe
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
afumbe
|
wafumbe
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -fumbe
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sifumbe
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngefumba
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singefumba
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalifumba
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalifumba
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afumba)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nafumba
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twafumba
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| 2nd person
|
wafumba
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mwafumba
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
afumba
|
wafumba
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wafumba
|
yafumba
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lafumba
|
yafumba
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chafumba
|
vyafumba
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| n(IX/X)
|
yafumba
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zafumba
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| u(XI)
|
wafumba
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwafumba
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| pa(XVI)
|
pafumba
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwafumba
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mefumba
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafumba
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafumba
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifumba
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofumba
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| Consecutive
|
kafumba / positive subject concord + -kafumba
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kafumbe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nifumba
|
-tufumba
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| 2nd person
|
-kufumba
|
-wafumba/-kufumbeni/-wafumbeni
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mfumba
|
-wafumba
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ufumba
|
-ifumba
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lifumba
|
-yafumba
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kifumba
|
-vifumba
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ifumba
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-zifumba
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| u(XI)
|
-ufumba
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kufumba
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pafumba
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mufumba
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| Reflexive
|
-jifumba
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fumba- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-fumbaye
|
-fumbao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-fumbao
|
-fumbayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-fumbalo
|
-fumbayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-fumbacho
|
-fumbavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-fumbayo
|
-fumbazo
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| u(XI)
|
-fumbao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-fumbako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-fumbapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-fumbamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fumba)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yefumba
|
-ofumba
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ofumba
|
-yofumba
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lofumba
|
-yofumba
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chofumba
|
-vyofumba
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yofumba
|
-zofumba
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| u(XI)
|
-ofumba
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kofumba
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pofumba
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mofumba
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| 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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Derived terms
Xhosa
Verb
-fumba?
- accumulate
Inflection
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