omba

Swahili

Verb

-omba (infinitive kuomba)

1. to ask (make a request)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -omba
Positive present -naomba Subjunctive -ombe Negative -ombi Imperative singular omba
Infinitives
Positive kuomba Negative kutoomba
Imperatives
Singular omba Plural ombeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huomba Positive past positive subject concord + -liomba Negative past negative subject concord + -kuomba
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naomba) Singular Plural 1st person ninaomba/naomba tunaomba 2nd person unaomba mnaomba 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaomba wanaomba other classes positive subject concord + -naomba
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ombi) Singular Plural 1st person siombi hatuombi 2nd person huombi hamwombi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haombi hawaombi other classes negative subject concord + -ombi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taomba Negative future negative subject concord + -taomba
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ombe) Singular Plural 1st person niombe tuombe 2nd person uombe mwombe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aombe waombe other classes positive subject concord + -ombe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siombe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeomba Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeomba Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliomba Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliomba
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aomba) Singular Plural 1st person naomba twaomba 2nd person waomba mwaomba 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aomba waomba m-mi(III/IV) waomba yaomba ji-ma(V/VI) laomba yaomba ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaomba vyaomba n(IX/X) yaomba zaomba u(XI) waomba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaomba pa(XVI) paomba mu(XVIII) mwaomba
Perfect positive subject concord + -meomba "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaomba "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaomba "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiomba "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoomba Consecutive kaomba / positive subject concord + -kaomba Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaombe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niomba -tuomba 2nd person -kuomba -waomba/-kuombeni/-waombeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwomba -waomba m-mi(III/IV) -uomba -iomba ji-ma(V/VI) -liomba -yaomba ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiomba -viomba n(IX/X) -iomba -ziomba u(XI) -uomba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuomba pa(XVI) -paomba mu(XVIII) -muomba Reflexive -jiomba
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -omba- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ombaye -ombao m-mi(III/IV) -ombao -ombayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ombalo -ombayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ombacho -ombavyo n(IX/X) -ombayo -ombazo u(XI) -ombao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ombako pa(XVI) -ombapo mu(XVIII) -ombamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -omba) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeomba -oomba m-mi(III/IV) -oomba -yoomba ji-ma(V/VI) -loomba -yoomba ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choomba -vyoomba n(IX/X) -yoomba -zoomba u(XI) -oomba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koomba pa(XVI) -poomba mu(XVIII) -moomba
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.