pumzika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pumzika (infinitive kupumzika)

1. to rest
2. to retire

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pumzika
Positive present -napumzika Subjunctive -pumzike Negative -pumziki Imperative singular pumzika
Infinitives
Positive kupumzika Negative kutopumzika
Imperatives
Singular pumzika Plural pumzikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupumzika Positive past positive subject concord + -lipumzika Negative past negative subject concord + -kupumzika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napumzika) Singular Plural 1st person ninapumzika/napumzika tunapumzika 2nd person unapumzika mnapumzika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapumzika wanapumzika other classes positive subject concord + -napumzika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pumziki) Singular Plural 1st person sipumziki hatupumziki 2nd person hupumziki hampumziki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapumziki hawapumziki other classes negative subject concord + -pumziki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapumzika Negative future negative subject concord + -tapumzika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pumzike) Singular Plural 1st person nipumzike tupumzike 2nd person upumzike mpumzike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apumzike wapumzike other classes positive subject concord + -pumzike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipumzike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepumzika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepumzika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipumzika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipumzika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apumzika) Singular Plural 1st person napumzika twapumzika 2nd person wapumzika mwapumzika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apumzika wapumzika m-mi(III/IV) wapumzika yapumzika ji-ma(V/VI) lapumzika yapumzika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapumzika vyapumzika n(IX/X) yapumzika zapumzika u(XI) wapumzika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapumzika pa(XVI) papumzika mu(XVIII) mwapumzika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepumzika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapumzika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japumzika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipumzika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopumzika Consecutive kapumzika / positive subject concord + -kapumzika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapumzike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipumzika -tupumzika 2nd person -kupumzika -wapumzika/-kupumzikeni/-wapumzikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpumzika -wapumzika m-mi(III/IV) -upumzika -ipumzika ji-ma(V/VI) -lipumzika -yapumzika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipumzika -vipumzika n(IX/X) -ipumzika -zipumzika u(XI) -upumzika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupumzika pa(XVI) -papumzika mu(XVIII) -mupumzika Reflexive -jipumzika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pumzika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pumzikaye -pumzikao m-mi(III/IV) -pumzikao -pumzikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pumzikalo -pumzikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pumzikacho -pumzikavyo n(IX/X) -pumzikayo -pumzikazo u(XI) -pumzikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pumzikako pa(XVI) -pumzikapo mu(XVIII) -pumzikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pumzika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepumzika -opumzika m-mi(III/IV) -opumzika -yopumzika ji-ma(V/VI) -lopumzika -yopumzika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopumzika -vyopumzika n(IX/X) -yopumzika -zopumzika u(XI) -opumzika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopumzika pa(XVI) -popumzika mu(XVIII) -mopumzika
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:
  • pumziko