sumbua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sumbua (infinitive kusumbua)

1. to disturb, to annoy, to torment

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sumbua
Positive present -nasumbua Subjunctive -sumbue Negative -sumbui Imperative singular sumbua
Infinitives
Positive kusumbua Negative kutosumbua
Imperatives
Singular sumbua Plural sumbueni
Tensed forms
Habitual husumbua Positive past positive subject concord + -lisumbua Negative past negative subject concord + -kusumbua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasumbua) Singular Plural 1st person ninasumbua/nasumbua tunasumbua 2nd person unasumbua mnasumbua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasumbua wanasumbua other classes positive subject concord + -nasumbua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sumbui) Singular Plural 1st person sisumbui hatusumbui 2nd person husumbui hamsumbui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasumbui hawasumbui other classes negative subject concord + -sumbui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasumbua Negative future negative subject concord + -tasumbua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sumbue) Singular Plural 1st person nisumbue tusumbue 2nd person usumbue msumbue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asumbue wasumbue other classes positive subject concord + -sumbue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisumbue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesumbua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesumbua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisumbua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisumbua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asumbua) Singular Plural 1st person nasumbua twasumbua 2nd person wasumbua mwasumbua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asumbua wasumbua m-mi(III/IV) wasumbua yasumbua ji-ma(V/VI) lasumbua yasumbua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasumbua vyasumbua n(IX/X) yasumbua zasumbua u(XI) wasumbua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasumbua pa(XVI) pasumbua mu(XVIII) mwasumbua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesumbua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasumbua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasumbua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisumbua "If not" positive subject concord + -siposumbua Consecutive kasumbua / positive subject concord + -kasumbua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasumbue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisumbua -tusumbua 2nd person -kusumbua -wasumbua/-kusumbueni/-wasumbueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msumbua -wasumbua m-mi(III/IV) -usumbua -isumbua ji-ma(V/VI) -lisumbua -yasumbua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisumbua -visumbua n(IX/X) -isumbua -zisumbua u(XI) -usumbua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusumbua pa(XVI) -pasumbua mu(XVIII) -musumbua Reflexive -jisumbua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sumbua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sumbuaye -sumbuao m-mi(III/IV) -sumbuao -sumbuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sumbualo -sumbuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sumbuacho -sumbuavyo n(IX/X) -sumbuayo -sumbuazo u(XI) -sumbuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sumbuako pa(XVI) -sumbuapo mu(XVIII) -sumbuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sumbua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesumbua -osumbua m-mi(III/IV) -osumbua -yosumbua ji-ma(V/VI) -losumbua -yosumbua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosumbua -vyosumbua n(IX/X) -yosumbua -zosumbua u(XI) -osumbua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosumbua pa(XVI) -posumbua mu(XVIII) -mosumbua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -sumbuliwa

• Other derivations:
  • sumbufu (“disturbing, annoying”)