fumua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fumua (infinitive kufumua)

1. Conversive form of -fuma: to unstitch, disentangle
2. to unravel
3. to remove

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fumua
Positive present -nafumua Subjunctive -fumue Negative -fumui Imperative singular fumua
Infinitives
Positive kufumua Negative kutofumua
Imperatives
Singular fumua Plural fumueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufumua Positive past positive subject concord + -lifumua Negative past negative subject concord + -kufumua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafumua) Singular Plural 1st person ninafumua/nafumua tunafumua 2nd person unafumua mnafumua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafumua wanafumua other classes positive subject concord + -nafumua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fumui) Singular Plural 1st person sifumui hatufumui 2nd person hufumui hamfumui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafumui hawafumui other classes negative subject concord + -fumui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafumua Negative future negative subject concord + -tafumua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fumue) Singular Plural 1st person nifumue tufumue 2nd person ufumue mfumue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afumue wafumue other classes positive subject concord + -fumue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifumue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefumua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefumua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifumua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifumua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afumua) Singular Plural 1st person nafumua twafumua 2nd person wafumua mwafumua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afumua wafumua m-mi(III/IV) wafumua yafumua ji-ma(V/VI) lafumua yafumua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafumua vyafumua n(IX/X) yafumua zafumua u(XI) wafumua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafumua pa(XVI) pafumua mu(XVIII) mwafumua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefumua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafumua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafumua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifumua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofumua Consecutive kafumua / positive subject concord + -kafumua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafumue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifumua -tufumua 2nd person -kufumua -wafumua/-kufumueni/-wafumueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfumua -wafumua m-mi(III/IV) -ufumua -ifumua ji-ma(V/VI) -lifumua -yafumua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifumua -vifumua n(IX/X) -ifumua -zifumua u(XI) -ufumua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufumua pa(XVI) -pafumua mu(XVIII) -mufumua Reflexive -jifumua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fumua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fumuaye -fumuao m-mi(III/IV) -fumuao -fumuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fumualo -fumuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fumuacho -fumuavyo n(IX/X) -fumuayo -fumuazo u(XI) -fumuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fumuako pa(XVI) -fumuapo mu(XVIII) -fumuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fumua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefumua -ofumua m-mi(III/IV) -ofumua -yofumua ji-ma(V/VI) -lofumua -yofumua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofumua -vyofumua n(IX/X) -yofumua -zofumua u(XI) -ofumua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofumua pa(XVI) -pofumua mu(XVIII) -mofumua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.