vumbua

Swahili

Etymology

From *-bùmb-ʊd-a, a separative form of Proto-Bantu *-bùmba (“bake in ashes”).

Pronunciation
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Verb

-vumbua (infinitive kuvumbua)

  1. to uncover something hidden
  2. to find, discover

Conjugation
Conjugation of -vumbua
Positive present -navumbua
Subjunctive -vumbue
Negative -vumbui
Imperative singular vumbua
Infinitives
Positive kuvumbua
Negative kutovumbua
Imperatives
Singular vumbua
Plural vumbueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huvumbua
Positive past positive subject concord + -livumbua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuvumbua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -navumbua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninavumbua/navumbua tunavumbua
2nd person unavumbua mnavumbua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anavumbua wanavumbua
other classes positive subject concord + -navumbua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -vumbui)
Singular Plural
1st person sivumbui hatuvumbui
2nd person huvumbui hamvumbui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) havumbui hawavumbui
other classes negative subject concord + -vumbui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tavumbua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tavumbua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vumbue)
Singular Plural
1st person nivumbue tuvumbue
2nd person uvumbue mvumbue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) avumbue wavumbue
other classes positive subject concord + -vumbue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sivumbue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngevumbua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singevumbua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalivumbua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalivumbua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avumbua)
Singular Plural
1st person navumbua twavumbua
2nd person wavumbua mwavumbua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) avumbua wavumbua
m-mi(III/IV) wavumbua yavumbua
ji-ma(V/VI) lavumbua yavumbua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chavumbua vyavumbua
n(IX/X) yavumbua zavumbua
u(XI) wavumbua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwavumbua
pa(XVI) pavumbua
mu(XVIII) mwavumbua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mevumbua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshavumbua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -javumbua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kivumbua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipovumbua
Consecutive kavumbua / positive subject concord + -kavumbua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kavumbue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nivumbua -tuvumbua
2nd person -kuvumbua -wavumbua/-kuvumbueni/-wavumbueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mvumbua -wavumbua
m-mi(III/IV) -uvumbua -ivumbua
ji-ma(V/VI) -livumbua -yavumbua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kivumbua -vivumbua
n(IX/X) -ivumbua -zivumbua
u(XI) -uvumbua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuvumbua
pa(XVI) -pavumbua
mu(XVIII) -muvumbua
Reflexive -jivumbua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vumbua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -vumbuaye -vumbuao
m-mi(III/IV) -vumbuao -vumbuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -vumbualo -vumbuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -vumbuacho -vumbuavyo
n(IX/X) -vumbuayo -vumbuazo
u(XI) -vumbuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -vumbuako
pa(XVI) -vumbuapo
mu(XVIII) -vumbuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vumbua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yevumbua -ovumbua
m-mi(III/IV) -ovumbua -yovumbua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lovumbua -yovumbua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chovumbua -vyovumbua
n(IX/X) -yovumbua -zovumbua
u(XI) -ovumbua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kovumbua
pa(XVI) -povumbua
mu(XVIII) -movumbua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms
  • -vumbika (“bury or cover something”)
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