nguruma

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nguruma (infinitive kunguruma)

1. to rumble, to roar

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nguruma
Positive present -nanguruma Subjunctive -ngurume Negative -ngurumi Imperative singular nguruma
Infinitives
Positive kunguruma Negative kutonguruma
Imperatives
Singular nguruma Plural ngurumeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunguruma Positive past positive subject concord + -linguruma Negative past negative subject concord + -kunguruma
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanguruma) Singular Plural 1st person ninanguruma/nanguruma tunanguruma 2nd person unanguruma mnanguruma 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananguruma wananguruma other classes positive subject concord + -nanguruma
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ngurumi) Singular Plural 1st person singurumi hatungurumi 2nd person hungurumi hamngurumi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hangurumi hawangurumi other classes negative subject concord + -ngurumi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanguruma Negative future negative subject concord + -tanguruma
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ngurume) Singular Plural 1st person ningurume tungurume 2nd person ungurume mngurume 3rd person m-wa(I/II) angurume wangurume other classes positive subject concord + -ngurume
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -singurume Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenguruma Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenguruma Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinguruma Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinguruma
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anguruma) Singular Plural 1st person nanguruma twanguruma 2nd person wanguruma mwanguruma 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anguruma wanguruma m-mi(III/IV) wanguruma yanguruma ji-ma(V/VI) languruma yanguruma ki-vi(VII/VIII) changuruma vyanguruma n(IX/X) yanguruma zanguruma u(XI) wanguruma see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanguruma pa(XVI) panguruma mu(XVIII) mwanguruma
Perfect positive subject concord + -menguruma "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanguruma "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janguruma "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinguruma "If not" positive subject concord + -siponguruma Consecutive kanguruma / positive subject concord + -kanguruma Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kangurume
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninguruma -tunguruma 2nd person -kunguruma -wanguruma/-kungurumeni/-wangurumeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnguruma -wanguruma m-mi(III/IV) -unguruma -inguruma ji-ma(V/VI) -linguruma -yanguruma ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinguruma -vinguruma n(IX/X) -inguruma -zinguruma u(XI) -unguruma see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunguruma pa(XVI) -panguruma mu(XVIII) -munguruma Reflexive -jinguruma
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nguruma- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ngurumaye -ngurumao m-mi(III/IV) -ngurumao -ngurumayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ngurumalo -ngurumayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ngurumacho -ngurumavyo n(IX/X) -ngurumayo -ngurumazo u(XI) -ngurumao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ngurumako pa(XVI) -ngurumapo mu(XVIII) -ngurumamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nguruma) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenguruma -onguruma m-mi(III/IV) -onguruma -yonguruma ji-ma(V/VI) -longuruma -yonguruma ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonguruma -vyonguruma n(IX/X) -yonguruma -zonguruma u(XI) -onguruma see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konguruma pa(XVI) -ponguruma mu(XVIII) -monguruma
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • ngurumo (“rumble, roar, thunder”)