fumbata

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fumbata (infinitive kufumbata)

1. to grasp, grip

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fumbata
Positive present -nafumbata Subjunctive -fumbate Negative -fumbati Imperative singular fumbata
Infinitives
Positive kufumbata Negative kutofumbata
Imperatives
Singular fumbata Plural fumbateni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufumbata Positive past positive subject concord + -lifumbata Negative past negative subject concord + -kufumbata
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafumbata) Singular Plural 1st person ninafumbata/nafumbata tunafumbata 2nd person unafumbata mnafumbata 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafumbata wanafumbata other classes positive subject concord + -nafumbata
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fumbati) Singular Plural 1st person sifumbati hatufumbati 2nd person hufumbati hamfumbati 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafumbati hawafumbati other classes negative subject concord + -fumbati
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafumbata Negative future negative subject concord + -tafumbata
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fumbate) Singular Plural 1st person nifumbate tufumbate 2nd person ufumbate mfumbate 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afumbate wafumbate other classes positive subject concord + -fumbate
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifumbate Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefumbata Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefumbata Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifumbata Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifumbata
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afumbata) Singular Plural 1st person nafumbata twafumbata 2nd person wafumbata mwafumbata 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afumbata wafumbata m-mi(III/IV) wafumbata yafumbata ji-ma(V/VI) lafumbata yafumbata ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafumbata vyafumbata n(IX/X) yafumbata zafumbata u(XI) wafumbata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafumbata pa(XVI) pafumbata mu(XVIII) mwafumbata
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefumbata "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafumbata "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafumbata "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifumbata "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofumbata Consecutive kafumbata / positive subject concord + -kafumbata Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafumbate
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifumbata -tufumbata 2nd person -kufumbata -wafumbata/-kufumbateni/-wafumbateni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfumbata -wafumbata m-mi(III/IV) -ufumbata -ifumbata ji-ma(V/VI) -lifumbata -yafumbata ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifumbata -vifumbata n(IX/X) -ifumbata -zifumbata u(XI) -ufumbata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufumbata pa(XVI) -pafumbata mu(XVIII) -mufumbata Reflexive -jifumbata
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fumbata- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fumbataye -fumbatao m-mi(III/IV) -fumbatao -fumbatayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fumbatalo -fumbatayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fumbatacho -fumbatavyo n(IX/X) -fumbatayo -fumbatazo u(XI) -fumbatao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fumbatako pa(XVI) -fumbatapo mu(XVIII) -fumbatamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fumbata) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefumbata -ofumbata m-mi(III/IV) -ofumbata -yofumbata ji-ma(V/VI) -lofumbata -yofumbata ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofumbata -vyofumbata n(IX/X) -yofumbata -zofumbata u(XI) -ofumbata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofumbata pa(XVI) -pofumbata mu(XVIII) -mofumbata
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.