vumika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-vumika (infinitive kuvumika)

1. Stative form of -vuma: to be famous

Conjugation

Conjugation of -vumika
Positive present -navumika Subjunctive -vumike Negative -vumiki Imperative singular vumika
Infinitives
Positive kuvumika Negative kutovumika
Imperatives
Singular vumika Plural vumikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huvumika Positive past positive subject concord + -livumika Negative past negative subject concord + -kuvumika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -navumika) Singular Plural 1st person ninavumika/navumika tunavumika 2nd person unavumika mnavumika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anavumika wanavumika other classes positive subject concord + -navumika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -vumiki) Singular Plural 1st person sivumiki hatuvumiki 2nd person huvumiki hamvumiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) havumiki hawavumiki other classes negative subject concord + -vumiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tavumika Negative future negative subject concord + -tavumika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vumike) Singular Plural 1st person nivumike tuvumike 2nd person uvumike mvumike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avumike wavumike other classes positive subject concord + -vumike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sivumike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngevumika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singevumika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalivumika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalivumika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avumika) Singular Plural 1st person navumika twavumika 2nd person wavumika mwavumika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avumika wavumika m-mi(III/IV) wavumika yavumika ji-ma(V/VI) lavumika yavumika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chavumika vyavumika n(IX/X) yavumika zavumika u(XI) wavumika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwavumika pa(XVI) pavumika mu(XVIII) mwavumika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mevumika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshavumika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -javumika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kivumika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipovumika Consecutive kavumika / positive subject concord + -kavumika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kavumike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nivumika -tuvumika 2nd person -kuvumika -wavumika/-kuvumikeni/-wavumikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mvumika -wavumika m-mi(III/IV) -uvumika -ivumika ji-ma(V/VI) -livumika -yavumika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kivumika -vivumika n(IX/X) -ivumika -zivumika u(XI) -uvumika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuvumika pa(XVI) -pavumika mu(XVIII) -muvumika Reflexive -jivumika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vumika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -vumikaye -vumikao m-mi(III/IV) -vumikao -vumikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -vumikalo -vumikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -vumikacho -vumikavyo n(IX/X) -vumikayo -vumikazo u(XI) -vumikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -vumikako pa(XVI) -vumikapo mu(XVIII) -vumikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vumika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yevumika -ovumika m-mi(III/IV) -ovumika -yovumika ji-ma(V/VI) -lovumika -yovumika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chovumika -vyovumika n(IX/X) -yovumika -zovumika u(XI) -ovumika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kovumika pa(XVI) -povumika mu(XVIII) -movumika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.