komba

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Verb

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komba

  1. to sweep

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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komba (n class, plural komba)

  1. galago, bushbaby

Verb

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-komba (infinitive kukomba)

  1. to hollow out, empty

Conjugation

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

Derived terms

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