fumbua

Swahili

Verb

-fumbua (infinitive kufumbua)

1. Conversive form of -fumba: to open, reveal, decipher

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fumbua
Positive present -nafumbua Subjunctive -fumbue Negative -fumbui Imperative singular fumbua
Infinitives
Positive kufumbua Negative kutofumbua
Imperatives
Singular fumbua Plural fumbueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufumbua Positive past positive subject concord + -lifumbua Negative past negative subject concord + -kufumbua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafumbua) Singular Plural 1st person ninafumbua/nafumbua tunafumbua 2nd person unafumbua mnafumbua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafumbua wanafumbua other classes positive subject concord + -nafumbua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fumbui) Singular Plural 1st person sifumbui hatufumbui 2nd person hufumbui hamfumbui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafumbui hawafumbui other classes negative subject concord + -fumbui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafumbua Negative future negative subject concord + -tafumbua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fumbue) Singular Plural 1st person nifumbue tufumbue 2nd person ufumbue mfumbue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afumbue wafumbue other classes positive subject concord + -fumbue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifumbue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefumbua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefumbua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifumbua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifumbua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afumbua) Singular Plural 1st person nafumbua twafumbua 2nd person wafumbua mwafumbua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afumbua wafumbua m-mi(III/IV) wafumbua yafumbua ji-ma(V/VI) lafumbua yafumbua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafumbua vyafumbua n(IX/X) yafumbua zafumbua u(XI) wafumbua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafumbua pa(XVI) pafumbua mu(XVIII) mwafumbua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefumbua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafumbua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafumbua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifumbua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofumbua Consecutive kafumbua / positive subject concord + -kafumbua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafumbue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifumbua -tufumbua 2nd person -kufumbua -wafumbua/-kufumbueni/-wafumbueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfumbua -wafumbua m-mi(III/IV) -ufumbua -ifumbua ji-ma(V/VI) -lifumbua -yafumbua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifumbua -vifumbua n(IX/X) -ifumbua -zifumbua u(XI) -ufumbua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufumbua pa(XVI) -pafumbua mu(XVIII) -mufumbua Reflexive -jifumbua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fumbua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fumbuaye -fumbuao m-mi(III/IV) -fumbuao -fumbuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fumbualo -fumbuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fumbuacho -fumbuavyo n(IX/X) -fumbuayo -fumbuazo u(XI) -fumbuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fumbuako pa(XVI) -fumbuapo mu(XVIII) -fumbuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fumbua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefumbua -ofumbua m-mi(III/IV) -ofumbua -yofumbua ji-ma(V/VI) -lofumbua -yofumbua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofumbua -vyofumbua n(IX/X) -yofumbua -zofumbua u(XI) -ofumbua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofumbua pa(XVI) -pofumbua mu(XVIII) -mofumbua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.