imba

imba

English

Adjective

imba (comparative more imba, superlative most imba)

1. (video games, slang) Clipping of imbalanced.
   • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:imba.

See also

• UP (“underpowered”), OP (“overpowered”)
• nerf

Anagrams

• ambi-, bami, bima, iamb

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Swahili

Etymology

Of Bantu origin.

Verb

-imba (infinitive kuimba)

1. to sing

Conjugation

Conjugation of -imba
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kuimba							kutoimba
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					imba							imbeni
Habitual					huimba
Complex finite forms
Polarity	Persons				Persons / Classes		Classes
	1st		2nd		3rd / M-wa		M-mi		Ma		Ki-vi		N		U	Ku	Pa	Mu
	Sg.	Pl.	Sg.	Pl.	Sg. / 1	Pl. / 2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11 / 14	15 / 17	16	18
Past Positive niliimba naliimba tuliimba twaliimba uliimba waliimba mliimba mwaliimba aliimba waliimba uliimba iliimba liliimba yaliimba kiliimba viliimba iliimba ziliimba uliimba kuliimba paliimba muliimba Relative nilioimba nalioimba tulioimba twalioimba ulioimba walioimba mlioimba mwalioimba alioimba walioimba ulioimba ilioimba lilioimba yalioimba kilioimba vilioimba ilioimba zilioimba ulioimba kulioimba palioimba mulioimba Negative sikuimba hatukuimba hukuimba hamkuimba hakuimba hawakuimba haukuimba haikuimba halikuimba hayakuimba hakikuimba havikuimba haikuimba hazikuimba haukuimba hakukuimba hapakuimba hamukuimba
Present Positive ninaimba naimba tunaimba unaimba mnaimba anaimba wanaimba unaimba inaimba linaimba yanaimba kinaimba vinaimba inaimba zinaimba unaimba kunaimba panaimba munaimba Relative ninaoimba naoimba tunaoimba unaoimba mnaoimba anaoimba wanaoimba unaoimba inaoimba linaoimba yanaoimba kinaoimba vinaoimba inaoimba zinaoimba unaoimba kunaoimba panaoimba munaoimba Negative siimbi hatuimbi huimbi hamimbi haimbi hawaimbi hauimbi haiimbi haliimbi hayaimbi hakiimbi haviimbi haiimbi haziimbi hauimbi hakuimbi hapaimbi hamuimbi
Future Positive nitaimba tutaimba utaimba mtaimba ataimba wataimba utaimba itaimba litaimba yataimba kitaimba vitaimba itaimba zitaimba utaimba kutaimba pataimba mutaimba Relative nitakaoimba tutakaoimba utakaoimba mtakaoimba atakaoimba watakaoimba utakaoimba itakaoimba litakaoimba yatakaoimba kitakaoimba vitakaoimba itakaoimba zitakaoimba utakaoimba kutakaoimba patakaoimba mutakaoimba Negative sitaimba hatutaimba hutaimba hamtaimba hataimba hawataimba hautaimba haitaimba halitaimba hayataimba hakitaimba havitaimba haitaimba hazitaimba hautaimba hakutaimba hapataimba hamutaimba
Subjunctive Positive niimbe tuimbe uimbe mimbe aimbe waimbe uimbe iimbe liimbe yaimbe kiimbe viimbe iimbe ziimbe uimbe kuimbe paimbe muimbe Negative nisiimbe tusiimbe usiimbe msiimbe asiimbe wasiimbe usiimbe isiimbe lisiimbe yasiimbe kisiimbe visiimbe isiimbe zisiimbe usiimbe kusiimbe pasiimbe musiimbe
Present Conditional Positive ningeimba tungeimba ungeimba mngeimba angeimba wangeimba ungeimba ingeimba lingeimba yangeimba kingeimba vingeimba ingeimba zingeimba ungeimba kungeimba pangeimba mungeimba Negative nisingeimba singeimba tusingeimba hatungeimba usingeimba hungeimba msingeimba hamngeimba asingeimba hangeimba wasingeimba hawangeimba usingeimba haungeimba isingeimba haingeimba lisingeimba halingeimba yasingeimba hayangeimba kisingeimba hakingeimba visingeimba havingeimba isingeimba haingeimba zisingeimba hazingeimba usingeimba haungeimba kusingeimba hakungeimba pasingeimba hapangeimba musingeimba hamungeimba
Past Conditional Positive ningaliimba tungaliimba ungaliimba mngaliimba angaliimba wangaliimba ungaliimba ingaliimba lingaliimba yangaliimba kingaliimba vingaliimba ingaliimba zingaliimba ungaliimba kungaliimba pangaliimba mungaliimba Negative nisingaliimba singaliimba tusingaliimba hatungaliimba usingaliimba hungaliimba msingaliimba hamngaliimba asingaliimba hangaliimba wasingaliimba hawangaliimba usingaliimba haungaliimba isingaliimba haingaliimba lisingaliimba halingaliimba yasingaliimba hayangaliimba kisingaliimba hakingaliimba visingaliimba havingaliimba isingaliimba haingaliimba zisingaliimba hazingaliimba usingaliimba haungaliimba kusingaliimba hakungaliimba pasingaliimba hapangaliimba musingaliimba hamungaliimba
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningeliimba tungeliimba ungeliimba mngeliimba angeliimba wangeliimba ungeliimba ingeliimba lingeliimba yangeliimba kingeliimba vingeliimba ingeliimba zingeliimba ungeliimba kungeliimba pangeliimba mungeliimba
General Relative Positive niimbao tuimbao uimbao mimbao aimbao waimbao uimbao iimbao liimbao yaimbao kiimbao viimbao iimbao ziimbao uimbao kuimbao paimbao muimbao Negative nisioimba tusioimba usioimba msioimba asioimba wasioimba usioimba isioimba lisioimba yasioimba kisioimba visioimba isioimba zisioimba usioimba kusioimba pasioimba musioimba
Gnomic Positive naimba twaimba waimba mwaimba aimba waimba waimba yaimba laimba yaimba chaimba vyaimba yaimba zaimba waimba kwaimba paimba mwaimba
Perfect Positive nimeimba tumeimba umeimba mmeimba ameimba wameimba umeimba imeimba limeimba yameimba kimeimba vimeimba imeimba zimeimba umeimba kumeimba pameimba mumeimba
"Already" Positive nimeshaimba tumeshaimba umeshaimba mmeshaimba ameshaimba wameshaimba umeshaimba imeshaimba limeshaimba yameshaimba kimeshaimba vimeshaimba imeshaimba zimeshaimba umeshaimba kumeshaimba pameshaimba mumeshaimba
"Not yet" Negative sijaimba hatujaimba hujaimba hamjaimba hajaimba hawajaimba haujaimba haijaimba halijaimba hayajaimba hakijaimba havijaimba haijaimba hazijaimba haujaimba hakujaimba hapajaimba hamujaimba
"If/When" Positive nikiimba tukiimba ukiimba mkiimba akiimba wakiimba ukiimba ikiimba likiimba yakiimba kikiimba vikiimba ikiimba zikiimba ukiimba kukiimba pakiimba mukiimba
"If not" Negative nisipoimba tusipoimba usipoimba msipoimba asipoimba wasipoimba usipoimba isipoimba lisipoimba yasipoimba kisipoimba visipoimba isipoimba zisipoimba usipoimba kusipoimba pasipoimba musipoimba
Consecutive Positive nikaimba tukaimba ukaimba mkaimba akaimba wakaimba ukaimba ikaimba likaimba yakaimba kikaimba vikaimba ikaimba zikaimba ukaimba kukaimba pakaimba mukaimba
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.