fumba

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fumba (infinitive kufumba)

1. to shut closed
2. to mystify or elude

Conjugation

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

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • fumbo (“a puzzle”)

Xhosa

Verb

-fumba^?

1. accumulate

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.