zimbaa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-zimbaa (infinitive kuzimbaa)

1. to be sullen, sulky

Conjugation

Conjugation of -zimbaa
Positive present -nazimbaa Subjunctive -zimbae Negative -zimbai Imperative singular zimbaa
Infinitives
Positive kuzimbaa Negative kutozimbaa
Imperatives
Singular zimbaa Plural zimbaeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzimbaa Positive past positive subject concord + -lizimbaa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzimbaa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazimbaa) Singular Plural 1st person ninazimbaa/nazimbaa tunazimbaa 2nd person unazimbaa mnazimbaa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazimbaa wanazimbaa other classes positive subject concord + -nazimbaa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zimbai) Singular Plural 1st person sizimbai hatuzimbai 2nd person huzimbai hamzimbai 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazimbai hawazimbai other classes negative subject concord + -zimbai
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazimbaa Negative future negative subject concord + -tazimbaa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zimbae) Singular Plural 1st person nizimbae tuzimbae 2nd person uzimbae mzimbae 3rd person m-wa(I/II) azimbae wazimbae other classes positive subject concord + -zimbae
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizimbae Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezimbaa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezimbaa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizimbaa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizimbaa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azimbaa) Singular Plural 1st person nazimbaa twazimbaa 2nd person wazimbaa mwazimbaa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) azimbaa wazimbaa m-mi(III/IV) wazimbaa yazimbaa ji-ma(V/VI) lazimbaa yazimbaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazimbaa vyazimbaa n(IX/X) yazimbaa zazimbaa u(XI) wazimbaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwazimbaa pa(XVI) pazimbaa mu(XVIII) mwazimbaa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezimbaa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshazimbaa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazimbaa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kizimbaa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipozimbaa Consecutive kazimbaa / positive subject concord + -kazimbaa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazimbae
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nizimbaa -tuzimbaa 2nd person -kuzimbaa -wazimbaa/-kuzimbaeni/-wazimbaeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzimbaa -wazimbaa m-mi(III/IV) -uzimbaa -izimbaa ji-ma(V/VI) -lizimbaa -yazimbaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizimbaa -vizimbaa n(IX/X) -izimbaa -zizimbaa u(XI) -uzimbaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuzimbaa pa(XVI) -pazimbaa mu(XVIII) -muzimbaa Reflexive -jizimbaa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zimbaa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -zimbaaye -zimbaao m-mi(III/IV) -zimbaao -zimbaayo ji-ma(V/VI) -zimbaalo -zimbaayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zimbaacho -zimbaavyo n(IX/X) -zimbaayo -zimbaazo u(XI) -zimbaao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -zimbaako pa(XVI) -zimbaapo mu(XVIII) -zimbaamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zimbaa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yezimbaa -ozimbaa m-mi(III/IV) -ozimbaa -yozimbaa ji-ma(V/VI) -lozimbaa -yozimbaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozimbaa -vyozimbaa n(IX/X) -yozimbaa -zozimbaa u(XI) -ozimbaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kozimbaa pa(XVI) -pozimbaa mu(XVIII) -mozimbaa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.