Kituba
Verb
komba
- to sweep
Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
komba class IX (plural komba class X)
- galago, bushbaby
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].
Verb
-komba (infinitive kukomba)
- to hollow out, empty
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -komba
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| Positive present
|
-nakomba
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| Subjunctive
|
-kombe
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| Negative
|
-kombi
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| Imperative singular
|
komba
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kukomba
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| Negative
|
kutokomba
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
komba
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| Plural
|
kombeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hukomba
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -likomba
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kukomba
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakomba)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakomba/nakomba
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tunakomba
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| 2nd person
|
unakomba
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mnakomba
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anakomba
|
wanakomba
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nakomba
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kombi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikombi
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hatukombi
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| 2nd person
|
hukombi
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hamkombi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
hakombi
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hawakombi
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -kombi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -takomba
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -takomba
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kombe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikombe
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tukombe
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| 2nd person
|
ukombe
|
mkombe
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
akombe
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wakombe
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -kombe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikombe
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngekomba
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekomba
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikomba
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikomba
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akomba)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakomba
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twakomba
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| 2nd person
|
wakomba
|
mwakomba
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
akomba
|
wakomba
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wakomba
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yakomba
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lakomba
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yakomba
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chakomba
|
vyakomba
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| n(IX/X)
|
yakomba
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zakomba
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| u(XI)
|
wakomba
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwakomba
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| pa(XVI)
|
pakomba
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwakomba
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekomba
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakomba
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakomba
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikomba
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokomba
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| Consecutive
|
kakomba / positive subject concord + -kakomba
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kakombe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nikomba
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-tukomba
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| 2nd person
|
-kukomba
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-wakomba/-kukombeni/-wakombeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mkomba
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-wakomba
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukomba
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-ikomba
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likomba
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-yakomba
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kikomba
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-vikomba
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ikomba
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-zikomba
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| u(XI)
|
-ukomba
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kukomba
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pakomba
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mukomba
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| Reflexive
|
-jikomba
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -komba- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kombaye
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-kombao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kombao
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-kombayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kombalo
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-kombayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kombacho
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-kombavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-kombayo
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-kombazo
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| u(XI)
|
-kombao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kombako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-kombapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-kombamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -komba)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yekomba
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-okomba
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okomba
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-yokomba
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokomba
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-yokomba
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chokomba
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-vyokomba
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yokomba
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-zokomba
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| u(XI)
|
-okomba
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kokomba
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pokomba
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mokomba
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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