tumbua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tumbua (infinitive kutumbua)

1. to lance, to pierce an abscess or similar condition with a lancet or similar tool

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tumbua
Positive present -natumbua Subjunctive -tumbue Negative -tumbui Imperative singular tumbua
Infinitives
Positive kutumbua Negative kutotumbua
Imperatives
Singular tumbua Plural tumbueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutumbua Positive past positive subject concord + -litumbua Negative past negative subject concord + -kutumbua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natumbua) Singular Plural 1st person ninatumbua/natumbua tunatumbua 2nd person unatumbua mnatumbua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatumbua wanatumbua other classes positive subject concord + -natumbua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tumbui) Singular Plural 1st person situmbui hatutumbui 2nd person hutumbui hamtumbui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatumbui hawatumbui other classes negative subject concord + -tumbui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatumbua Negative future negative subject concord + -tatumbua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tumbue) Singular Plural 1st person nitumbue tutumbue 2nd person utumbue mtumbue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atumbue watumbue other classes positive subject concord + -tumbue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -situmbue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetumbua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetumbua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitumbua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitumbua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atumbua) Singular Plural 1st person natumbua twatumbua 2nd person watumbua mwatumbua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atumbua watumbua m-mi(III/IV) watumbua yatumbua ji-ma(V/VI) latumbua yatumbua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatumbua vyatumbua n(IX/X) yatumbua zatumbua u(XI) watumbua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatumbua pa(XVI) patumbua mu(XVIII) mwatumbua
Perfect positive subject concord + -metumbua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatumbua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatumbua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitumbua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotumbua Consecutive katumbua / positive subject concord + -katumbua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katumbue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitumbua -tutumbua 2nd person -kutumbua -watumbua/-kutumbueni/-watumbueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtumbua -watumbua m-mi(III/IV) -utumbua -itumbua ji-ma(V/VI) -litumbua -yatumbua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitumbua -vitumbua n(IX/X) -itumbua -zitumbua u(XI) -utumbua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutumbua pa(XVI) -patumbua mu(XVIII) -mutumbua Reflexive -jitumbua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tumbua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tumbuaye -tumbuao m-mi(III/IV) -tumbuao -tumbuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tumbualo -tumbuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tumbuacho -tumbuavyo n(IX/X) -tumbuayo -tumbuazo u(XI) -tumbuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tumbuako pa(XVI) -tumbuapo mu(XVIII) -tumbuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tumbua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetumbua -otumbua m-mi(III/IV) -otumbua -yotumbua ji-ma(V/VI) -lotumbua -yotumbua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotumbua -vyotumbua n(IX/X) -yotumbua -zotumbua u(XI) -otumbua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotumbua pa(XVI) -potumbua mu(XVIII) -motumbua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.