pumbaza

Swahili

Pronunciation
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Verb

-pumbaza (infinitive kupumbaza)

  1. Causative form of -pumbaa: to fool, make a fool of, delude, deceive
    1. (reflexive) to feign foolishness, pretend to be stupid

Conjugation
Conjugation of -pumbaza
Positive present -napumbaza
Subjunctive -pumbaze
Negative -pumbazi
Imperative singular pumbaza
Infinitives
Positive kupumbaza
Negative kutopumbaza
Imperatives
Singular pumbaza
Plural pumbazeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupumbaza
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipumbaza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupumbaza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napumbaza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapumbaza/napumbaza tunapumbaza
2nd person unapumbaza mnapumbaza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapumbaza wanapumbaza
other classes positive subject concord + -napumbaza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pumbazi)
Singular Plural
1st person sipumbazi hatupumbazi
2nd person hupumbazi hampumbazi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapumbazi hawapumbazi
other classes negative subject concord + -pumbazi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapumbaza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapumbaza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pumbaze)
Singular Plural
1st person nipumbaze tupumbaze
2nd person upumbaze mpumbaze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apumbaze wapumbaze
other classes positive subject concord + -pumbaze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipumbaze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepumbaza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepumbaza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipumbaza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipumbaza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apumbaza)
Singular Plural
1st person napumbaza twapumbaza
2nd person wapumbaza mwapumbaza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apumbaza wapumbaza
m-mi(III/IV) wapumbaza yapumbaza
ji-ma(V/VI) lapumbaza yapumbaza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapumbaza vyapumbaza
n(IX/X) yapumbaza zapumbaza
u(XI) wapumbaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapumbaza
pa(XVI) papumbaza
mu(XVIII) mwapumbaza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepumbaza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapumbaza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japumbaza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipumbaza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopumbaza
Consecutive kapumbaza / positive subject concord + -kapumbaza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapumbaze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nipumbaza -tupumbaza
2nd person -kupumbaza -wapumbaza/-kupumbazeni/-wapumbazeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpumbaza -wapumbaza
m-mi(III/IV) -upumbaza -ipumbaza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipumbaza -yapumbaza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipumbaza -vipumbaza
n(IX/X) -ipumbaza -zipumbaza
u(XI) -upumbaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kupumbaza
pa(XVI) -papumbaza
mu(XVIII) -mupumbaza
Reflexive -jipumbaza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pumbaza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -pumbazaye -pumbazao
m-mi(III/IV) -pumbazao -pumbazayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -pumbazalo -pumbazayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pumbazacho -pumbazavyo
n(IX/X) -pumbazayo -pumbazazo
u(XI) -pumbazao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -pumbazako
pa(XVI) -pumbazapo
mu(XVIII) -pumbazamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pumbaza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepumbaza -opumbaza
m-mi(III/IV) -opumbaza -yopumbaza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopumbaza -yopumbaza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopumbaza -vyopumbaza
n(IX/X) -yopumbaza -zopumbaza
u(XI) -opumbaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopumbaza
pa(XVI) -popumbaza
mu(XVIII) -mopumbaza
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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