umba

See also: ũmba

Swahili

Verb

-umba (infinitive kuumba)

to create
to fashion

Conjugation

Conjugation of -umba

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kuumba

kutoumba

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

umba

umbeni

Habitual

huumba

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	niliumba naliumba	tuliumba twaliumba	uliumba waliumba	mliumba mwaliumba	aliumba	waliumba	uliumba	iliumba	liliumba	yaliumba	kiliumba	viliumba	iliumba	ziliumba	uliumba	kuliumba	paliumba	muliumba
Relative	nilioumba nalioumba	tulioumba twalioumba	ulioumba walioumba	mlioumba mwalioumba	alioumba	walioumba	ulioumba	ilioumba	lilioumba	yalioumba	kilioumba	vilioumba	ilioumba	zilioumba	ulioumba	kulioumba	palioumba	mulioumba
Negative	sikuumba	hatukuumba	hukuumba	hamkuumba	hakuumba	hawakuumba	haukuumba	haikuumba	halikuumba	hayakuumba	hakikuumba	havikuumba	haikuumba	hazikuumba	haukuumba	hakukuumba	hapakuumba	hamukuumba

Present
Positive	ninaumba naumba	tunaumba	unaumba	mnaumba	anaumba	wanaumba	unaumba	inaumba	linaumba	yanaumba	kinaumba	vinaumba	inaumba	zinaumba	unaumba	kunaumba	panaumba	munaumba
Relative	ninaoumba naoumba	tunaoumba	unaoumba	mnaoumba	anaoumba	wanaoumba	unaoumba	inaoumba	linaoumba	yanaoumba	kinaoumba	vinaoumba	inaoumba	zinaoumba	unaoumba	kunaoumba	panaoumba	munaoumba
Negative	siumbi	hatuumbi	huumbi	hamumbi	haumbi	hawaumbi	hauumbi	haiumbi	haliumbi	hayaumbi	hakiumbi	haviumbi	haiumbi	haziumbi	hauumbi	hakuumbi	hapaumbi	hamuumbi

Future
Positive	nitaumba	tutaumba	utaumba	mtaumba	ataumba	wataumba	utaumba	itaumba	litaumba	yataumba	kitaumba	vitaumba	itaumba	zitaumba	utaumba	kutaumba	pataumba	mutaumba
Relative	nitakaoumba	tutakaoumba	utakaoumba	mtakaoumba	atakaoumba	watakaoumba	utakaoumba	itakaoumba	litakaoumba	yatakaoumba	kitakaoumba	vitakaoumba	itakaoumba	zitakaoumba	utakaoumba	kutakaoumba	patakaoumba	mutakaoumba
Negative	sitaumba	hatutaumba	hutaumba	hamtaumba	hataumba	hawataumba	hautaumba	haitaumba	halitaumba	hayataumba	hakitaumba	havitaumba	haitaumba	hazitaumba	hautaumba	hakutaumba	hapataumba	hamutaumba

Subjunctive
Positive	niumbe	tuumbe	uumbe	mumbe	aumbe	waumbe	uumbe	iumbe	liumbe	yaumbe	kiumbe	viumbe	iumbe	ziumbe	uumbe	kuumbe	paumbe	muumbe
Negative	nisiumbe	tusiumbe	usiumbe	msiumbe	asiumbe	wasiumbe	usiumbe	isiumbe	lisiumbe	yasiumbe	kisiumbe	visiumbe	isiumbe	zisiumbe	usiumbe	kusiumbe	pasiumbe	musiumbe

Present Conditional
Positive	ningeumba	tungeumba	ungeumba	mngeumba	angeumba	wangeumba	ungeumba	ingeumba	lingeumba	yangeumba	kingeumba	vingeumba	ingeumba	zingeumba	ungeumba	kungeumba	pangeumba	mungeumba
Negative	nisingeumba singeumba	tusingeumba hatungeumba	usingeumba hungeumba	msingeumba hamngeumba	asingeumba hangeumba	wasingeumba hawangeumba	usingeumba haungeumba	isingeumba haingeumba	lisingeumba halingeumba	yasingeumba hayangeumba	kisingeumba hakingeumba	visingeumba havingeumba	isingeumba haingeumba	zisingeumba hazingeumba	usingeumba haungeumba	kusingeumba hakungeumba	pasingeumba hapangeumba	musingeumba hamungeumba

Past Conditional
Positive	ningaliumba	tungaliumba	ungaliumba	mngaliumba	angaliumba	wangaliumba	ungaliumba	ingaliumba	lingaliumba	yangaliumba	kingaliumba	vingaliumba	ingaliumba	zingaliumba	ungaliumba	kungaliumba	pangaliumba	mungaliumba
Negative	nisingaliumba singaliumba	tusingaliumba hatungaliumba	usingaliumba hungaliumba	msingaliumba hamngaliumba	asingaliumba hangaliumba	wasingaliumba hawangaliumba	usingaliumba haungaliumba	isingaliumba haingaliumba	lisingaliumba halingaliumba	yasingaliumba hayangaliumba	kisingaliumba hakingaliumba	visingaliumba havingaliumba	isingaliumba haingaliumba	zisingaliumba hazingaliumba	usingaliumba haungaliumba	kusingaliumba hakungaliumba	pasingaliumba hapangaliumba	musingaliumba hamungaliumba

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningeliumba	tungeliumba	ungeliumba	mngeliumba	angeliumba	wangeliumba	ungeliumba	ingeliumba	lingeliumba	yangeliumba	kingeliumba	vingeliumba	ingeliumba	zingeliumba	ungeliumba	kungeliumba	pangeliumba	mungeliumba

General Relative
Positive	niumbao	tuumbao	uumbao	mumbao	aumbao	waumbao	uumbao	iumbao	liumbao	yaumbao	kiumbao	viumbao	iumbao	ziumbao	uumbao	kuumbao	paumbao	muumbao
Negative	nisioumba	tusioumba	usioumba	msioumba	asioumba	wasioumba	usioumba	isioumba	lisioumba	yasioumba	kisioumba	visioumba	isioumba	zisioumba	usioumba	kusioumba	pasioumba	musioumba

Gnomic
Positive	naumba	twaumba	waumba	mwaumba	aumba	waumba	waumba	yaumba	laumba	yaumba	chaumba	vyaumba	yaumba	zaumba	waumba	kwaumba	paumba	mwaumba

Perfect
Positive	nimeumba	tumeumba	umeumba	mmeumba	ameumba	wameumba	umeumba	imeumba	limeumba	yameumba	kimeumba	vimeumba	imeumba	zimeumba	umeumba	kumeumba	pameumba	mumeumba

"Already"
Positive	nimeshaumba	tumeshaumba	umeshaumba	mmeshaumba	ameshaumba	wameshaumba	umeshaumba	imeshaumba	limeshaumba	yameshaumba	kimeshaumba	vimeshaumba	imeshaumba	zimeshaumba	umeshaumba	kumeshaumba	pameshaumba	mumeshaumba

"Not yet"
Negative	sijaumba	hatujaumba	hujaumba	hamjaumba	hajaumba	hawajaumba	haujaumba	haijaumba	halijaumba	hayajaumba	hakijaumba	havijaumba	haijaumba	hazijaumba	haujaumba	hakujaumba	hapajaumba	hamujaumba

"If/When"
Positive	nikiumba	tukiumba	ukiumba	mkiumba	akiumba	wakiumba	ukiumba	ikiumba	likiumba	yakiumba	kikiumba	vikiumba	ikiumba	zikiumba	ukiumba	kukiumba	pakiumba	mukiumba

"If not"
Negative	nisipoumba	tusipoumba	usipoumba	msipoumba	asipoumba	wasipoumba	usipoumba	isipoumba	lisipoumba	yasipoumba	kisipoumba	visipoumba	isipoumba	zisipoumba	usipoumba	kusipoumba	pasipoumba	musipoumba

Consecutive
Positive	nikaumba	tukaumba	ukaumba	mkaumba	akaumba	wakaumba	ukaumba	ikaumba	likaumba	yakaumba	kikaumba	vikaumba	ikaumba	zikaumba	ukaumba	kukaumba	pakaumba	mukaumba

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.

Xhosa

Noun

umba^? class 3 (plural imiba class 4)

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