egama

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-egama (infinitive kuegama)

  1. to lean on, be supported by

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -egama
Positive present -naegama
Subjunctive -egame
Negative -egami
Imperative singular egama
Infinitives
Positive kuegama
Negative kutoegama
Imperatives
Singular egama
Plural egameni
Tensed forms
Habitual huegama
Positive past positive subject concord + -liegama
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuegama
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naegama)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaegama/naegama tunaegama
2nd person unaegama mnaegama
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaegama wanaegama
other classes positive subject concord + -naegama
Negative present (negative subject concord + -egami)
Singular Plural
1st person siegami hatuegami
2nd person huegami hamwegami
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haegami hawaegami
other classes negative subject concord + -egami
Positive future positive subject concord + -taegama
Negative future negative subject concord + -taegama
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -egame)
Singular Plural
1st person niegame tuegame
2nd person uegame mwegame
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aegame waegame
other classes positive subject concord + -egame
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siegame
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeegama
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeegama
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliegama
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliegama
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aegama)
Singular Plural
1st person naegama twaegama
2nd person waegama mwaegama
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aegama waegama
m-mi(III/IV) waegama yaegama
ji-ma(V/VI) laegama yaegama
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaegama vyaegama
n(IX/X) yaegama zaegama
u(XI) waegama see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaegama
pa(XVI) paegama
mu(XVIII) mwaegama
Perfect positive subject concord + -meegama
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaegama
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaegama
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiegama
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoegama
Consecutive kaegama / positive subject concord + -kaegama
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaegame
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niegama -tuegama
2nd person -kuegama -waegama/-kuegameni/-waegameni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwegama -waegama
m-mi(III/IV) -uegama -iegama
ji-ma(V/VI) -liegama -yaegama
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiegama -viegama
n(IX/X) -iegama -ziegama
u(XI) -uegama see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuegama
pa(XVI) -paegama
mu(XVIII) -muegama
Reflexive -jiegama
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -egama- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -egamaye -egamao
m-mi(III/IV) -egamao -egamayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -egamalo -egamayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -egamacho -egamavyo
n(IX/X) -egamayo -egamazo
u(XI) -egamao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -egamako
pa(XVI) -egamapo
mu(XVIII) -egamamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -egama)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeegama -oegama
m-mi(III/IV) -oegama -yoegama
ji-ma(V/VI) -loegama -yoegama
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choegama -vyoegama
n(IX/X) -yoegama -zoegama
u(XI) -oegama see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koegama
pa(XVI) -poegama
mu(XVIII) -moegama
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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