umia

Swahili

Verb

-umia (infinitive kuumia)

1. Applicative form of -uma

Conjugation

Conjugation of -umia
Positive present -naumia Subjunctive -umie Negative -umii Imperative singular umia
Infinitives
Positive kuumia Negative kutoumia
Imperatives
Singular umia Plural umieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huumia Positive past positive subject concord + -liumia Negative past negative subject concord + -kuumia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naumia) Singular Plural 1st person ninaumia/naumia tunaumia 2nd person unaumia mnaumia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaumia wanaumia other classes positive subject concord + -naumia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -umii) Singular Plural 1st person siumii hatuumii 2nd person huumii hamuumii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haumii hawaumii other classes negative subject concord + -umii
Positive future positive subject concord + -taumia Negative future negative subject concord + -taumia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -umie) Singular Plural 1st person niumie tuumie 2nd person uumie muumie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aumie waumie other classes positive subject concord + -umie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siumie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeumia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeumia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliumia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliumia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aumia) Singular Plural 1st person naumia twaumia 2nd person waumia mwaumia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aumia waumia m-mi(III/IV) waumia yaumia ji-ma(V/VI) laumia yaumia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaumia vyaumia n(IX/X) yaumia zaumia u(XI) waumia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaumia pa(XVI) paumia mu(XVIII) mwaumia
Perfect positive subject concord + -meumia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaumia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaumia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiumia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoumia Consecutive kaumia / positive subject concord + -kaumia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaumie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niumia -tuumia 2nd person -kuumia -waumia/-kuumieni/-waumieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muumia -waumia m-mi(III/IV) -uumia -iumia ji-ma(V/VI) -liumia -yaumia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiumia -viumia n(IX/X) -iumia -ziumia u(XI) -uumia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuumia pa(XVI) -paumia mu(XVIII) -muumia Reflexive -jiumia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -umia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -umiaye -umiao m-mi(III/IV) -umiao -umiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -umialo -umiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -umiacho -umiavyo n(IX/X) -umiayo -umiazo u(XI) -umiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -umiako pa(XVI) -umiapo mu(XVIII) -umiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -umia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeumia -oumia m-mi(III/IV) -oumia -youmia ji-ma(V/VI) -loumia -youmia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choumia -vyoumia n(IX/X) -youmia -zoumia u(XI) -oumia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koumia pa(XVI) -poumia mu(XVIII) -moumia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.