fumbana

Swahili

Verb

-fumbana (infinitive kufumbana)

1. Reciprocal form of -fumba

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fumbana
Positive present -nafumbana Subjunctive -fumbane Negative -fumbani Imperative singular fumbana
Infinitives
Positive kufumbana Negative kutofumbana
Imperatives
Singular fumbana Plural fumbaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufumbana Positive past positive subject concord + -lifumbana Negative past negative subject concord + -kufumbana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafumbana) Singular Plural 1st person ninafumbana/nafumbana tunafumbana 2nd person unafumbana mnafumbana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafumbana wanafumbana other classes positive subject concord + -nafumbana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fumbani) Singular Plural 1st person sifumbani hatufumbani 2nd person hufumbani hamfumbani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafumbani hawafumbani other classes negative subject concord + -fumbani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafumbana Negative future negative subject concord + -tafumbana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fumbane) Singular Plural 1st person nifumbane tufumbane 2nd person ufumbane mfumbane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afumbane wafumbane other classes positive subject concord + -fumbane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifumbane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefumbana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefumbana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifumbana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifumbana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afumbana) Singular Plural 1st person nafumbana twafumbana 2nd person wafumbana mwafumbana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afumbana wafumbana m-mi(III/IV) wafumbana yafumbana ji-ma(V/VI) lafumbana yafumbana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafumbana vyafumbana n(IX/X) yafumbana zafumbana u(XI) wafumbana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafumbana pa(XVI) pafumbana mu(XVIII) mwafumbana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefumbana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafumbana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafumbana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifumbana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofumbana Consecutive kafumbana / positive subject concord + -kafumbana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafumbane
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifumbana -tufumbana 2nd person -kufumbana -wafumbana/-kufumbaneni/-wafumbaneni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfumbana -wafumbana m-mi(III/IV) -ufumbana -ifumbana ji-ma(V/VI) -lifumbana -yafumbana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifumbana -vifumbana n(IX/X) -ifumbana -zifumbana u(XI) -ufumbana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufumbana pa(XVI) -pafumbana mu(XVIII) -mufumbana Reflexive -jifumbana
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fumbana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fumbanaye -fumbanao m-mi(III/IV) -fumbanao -fumbanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fumbanalo -fumbanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fumbanacho -fumbanavyo n(IX/X) -fumbanayo -fumbanazo u(XI) -fumbanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fumbanako pa(XVI) -fumbanapo mu(XVIII) -fumbanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fumbana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefumbana -ofumbana m-mi(III/IV) -ofumbana -yofumbana ji-ma(V/VI) -lofumbana -yofumbana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofumbana -vyofumbana n(IX/X) -yofumbana -zofumbana u(XI) -ofumbana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofumbana pa(XVI) -pofumbana mu(XVIII) -mofumbana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.