chimbika

See also: chimbiká

Cochimi

Noun

chimbika

1. puma.

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chimbika (infinitive kuchimbika)

1. Stative form of -chimba: to be dug

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chimbika
Positive present -nachimbika Subjunctive -chimbike Negative -chimbiki Imperative singular chimbika
Infinitives
Positive kuchimbika Negative kutochimbika
Imperatives
Singular chimbika Plural chimbikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchimbika Positive past positive subject concord + -lichimbika Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchimbika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachimbika) Singular Plural 1st person ninachimbika/nachimbika tunachimbika 2nd person unachimbika mnachimbika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachimbika wanachimbika other classes positive subject concord + -nachimbika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chimbiki) Singular Plural 1st person sichimbiki hatuchimbiki 2nd person huchimbiki hamchimbiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachimbiki hawachimbiki other classes negative subject concord + -chimbiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachimbika Negative future negative subject concord + -tachimbika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chimbike) Singular Plural 1st person nichimbike tuchimbike 2nd person uchimbike mchimbike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achimbike wachimbike other classes positive subject concord + -chimbike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichimbike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechimbika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechimbika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichimbika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichimbika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achimbika) Singular Plural 1st person nachimbika twachimbika 2nd person wachimbika mwachimbika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achimbika wachimbika m-mi(III/IV) wachimbika yachimbika ji-ma(V/VI) lachimbika yachimbika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachimbika vyachimbika n(IX/X) yachimbika zachimbika u(XI) wachimbika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachimbika pa(XVI) pachimbika mu(XVIII) mwachimbika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechimbika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachimbika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachimbika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichimbika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochimbika Consecutive kachimbika / positive subject concord + -kachimbika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachimbike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichimbika -tuchimbika 2nd person -kuchimbika -wachimbika/-kuchimbikeni/-wachimbikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchimbika -wachimbika m-mi(III/IV) -uchimbika -ichimbika ji-ma(V/VI) -lichimbika -yachimbika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichimbika -vichimbika n(IX/X) -ichimbika -zichimbika u(XI) -uchimbika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchimbika pa(XVI) -pachimbika mu(XVIII) -muchimbika Reflexive -jichimbika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chimbika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chimbikaye -chimbikao m-mi(III/IV) -chimbikao -chimbikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chimbikalo -chimbikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chimbikacho -chimbikavyo n(IX/X) -chimbikayo -chimbikazo u(XI) -chimbikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chimbikako pa(XVI) -chimbikapo mu(XVIII) -chimbikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chimbika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechimbika -ochimbika m-mi(III/IV) -ochimbika -yochimbika ji-ma(V/VI) -lochimbika -yochimbika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochimbika -vyochimbika n(IX/X) -yochimbika -zochimbika u(XI) -ochimbika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochimbika pa(XVI) -pochimbika mu(XVIII) -mochimbika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.