komboa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-komboa (infinitive kukomboa)

1. Augmentative form of -komba: to redeem
2. to free, to liberate
3. to emancipate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -komboa
Positive present -nakomboa Subjunctive -komboe Negative -komboi Imperative singular komboa
Infinitives
Positive kukomboa Negative kutokomboa
Imperatives
Singular komboa Plural komboeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukomboa Positive past positive subject concord + -likomboa Negative past negative subject concord + -kukomboa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakomboa) Singular Plural 1st person ninakomboa/nakomboa tunakomboa 2nd person unakomboa mnakomboa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakomboa wanakomboa other classes positive subject concord + -nakomboa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -komboi) Singular Plural 1st person sikomboi hatukomboi 2nd person hukomboi hamkomboi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakomboi hawakomboi other classes negative subject concord + -komboi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takomboa Negative future negative subject concord + -takomboa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -komboe) Singular Plural 1st person nikomboe tukomboe 2nd person ukomboe mkomboe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akomboe wakomboe other classes positive subject concord + -komboe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikomboe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekomboa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekomboa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikomboa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikomboa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akomboa) Singular Plural 1st person nakomboa twakomboa 2nd person wakomboa mwakomboa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akomboa wakomboa m-mi(III/IV) wakomboa yakomboa ji-ma(V/VI) lakomboa yakomboa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakomboa vyakomboa n(IX/X) yakomboa zakomboa u(XI) wakomboa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakomboa pa(XVI) pakomboa mu(XVIII) mwakomboa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekomboa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakomboa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakomboa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikomboa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokomboa Consecutive kakomboa / positive subject concord + -kakomboa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakomboe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikomboa -tukomboa 2nd person -kukomboa -wakomboa/-kukomboeni/-wakomboeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkomboa -wakomboa m-mi(III/IV) -ukomboa -ikomboa ji-ma(V/VI) -likomboa -yakomboa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikomboa -vikomboa n(IX/X) -ikomboa -zikomboa u(XI) -ukomboa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukomboa pa(XVI) -pakomboa mu(XVIII) -mukomboa Reflexive -jikomboa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -komboa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -komboaye -komboao m-mi(III/IV) -komboao -komboayo ji-ma(V/VI) -komboalo -komboayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -komboacho -komboavyo n(IX/X) -komboayo -komboazo u(XI) -komboao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -komboako pa(XVI) -komboapo mu(XVIII) -komboamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -komboa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekomboa -okomboa m-mi(III/IV) -okomboa -yokomboa ji-ma(V/VI) -lokomboa -yokomboa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokomboa -vyokomboa n(IX/X) -yokomboa -zokomboa u(XI) -okomboa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokomboa pa(XVI) -pokomboa mu(XVIII) -mokomboa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mkombozi (“liberator”)
  • ukombozi (“liberation, emancipation”)