Bangi
Verb
yumba
- to bend
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-yumba (infinitive kuyumba)
- to sway, stagger
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -yumba
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| Positive present
|
-nayumba
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| Subjunctive
|
-yumbe
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| Negative
|
-yumbi
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| Imperative singular
|
yumba
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuyumba
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| Negative
|
kutoyumba
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
yumba
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| Plural
|
yumbeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huyumba
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liyumba
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuyumba
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nayumba)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninayumba/nayumba
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tunayumba
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| 2nd person
|
unayumba
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mnayumba
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anayumba
|
wanayumba
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nayumba
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -yumbi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
siyumbi
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hatuyumbi
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| 2nd person
|
huyumbi
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hamyumbi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
hayumbi
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hawayumbi
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -yumbi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tayumba
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tayumba
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -yumbe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
niyumbe
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tuyumbe
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| 2nd person
|
uyumbe
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myumbe
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
ayumbe
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wayumbe
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -yumbe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siyumbe
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngeyumba
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeyumba
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliyumba
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliyumba
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ayumba)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nayumba
|
twayumba
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| 2nd person
|
wayumba
|
mwayumba
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
ayumba
|
wayumba
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wayumba
|
yayumba
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
layumba
|
yayumba
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chayumba
|
vyayumba
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| n(IX/X)
|
yayumba
|
zayumba
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| u(XI)
|
wayumba
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwayumba
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| pa(XVI)
|
payumba
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwayumba
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meyumba
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshayumba
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jayumba
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiyumba
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoyumba
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| Consecutive
|
kayumba / positive subject concord + -kayumba
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kayumbe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-niyumba
|
-tuyumba
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| 2nd person
|
-kuyumba
|
-wayumba/-kuyumbeni/-wayumbeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-myumba
|
-wayumba
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uyumba
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-iyumba
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-liyumba
|
-yayumba
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kiyumba
|
-viyumba
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| n(IX/X)
|
-iyumba
|
-ziyumba
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| u(XI)
|
-uyumba
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuyumba
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| pa(XVI)
|
-payumba
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-muyumba
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| Reflexive
|
-jiyumba
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -yumba- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yumbaye
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-yumbao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-yumbao
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-yumbayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-yumbalo
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-yumbayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-yumbacho
|
-yumbavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yumbayo
|
-yumbazo
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| u(XI)
|
-yumbao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-yumbako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-yumbapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-yumbamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -yumba)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yeyumba
|
-oyumba
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-oyumba
|
-yoyumba
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-loyumba
|
-yoyumba
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-choyumba
|
-vyoyumba
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yoyumba
|
-zoyumba
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| u(XI)
|
-oyumba
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-koyumba
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| pa(XVI)
|
-poyumba
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-moyumba
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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