komba

Kituba

Verb

komba

1. to sweep

Kongo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kómb.

Verb

komba

1. to sweep

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Noun

komba class IX (plural komba class X)

1. galago, bushbaby

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Verb

-komba (infinitive kukomba)

1. to hollow out, empty

Conjugation

Conjugation of -komba
Positive present -nakomba Subjunctive -kombe Negative -kombi Imperative singular komba
Infinitives
Positive kukomba Negative kutokomba
Imperatives
Singular komba Plural kombeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukomba Positive past positive subject concord + -likomba Negative past negative subject concord + -kukomba
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakomba) Singular Plural 1st person ninakomba/nakomba tunakomba 2nd person unakomba mnakomba 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakomba wanakomba other classes positive subject concord + -nakomba
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kombi) Singular Plural 1st person sikombi hatukombi 2nd person hukombi hamkombi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakombi hawakombi other classes negative subject concord + -kombi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takomba Negative future negative subject concord + -takomba
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kombe) Singular Plural 1st person nikombe tukombe 2nd person ukombe mkombe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akombe wakombe other classes positive subject concord + -kombe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikombe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekomba Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekomba Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikomba Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikomba
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akomba) Singular Plural 1st person nakomba twakomba 2nd person wakomba mwakomba 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akomba wakomba m-mi(III/IV) wakomba yakomba ji-ma(V/VI) lakomba yakomba ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakomba vyakomba n(IX/X) yakomba zakomba u(XI) wakomba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakomba pa(XVI) pakomba mu(XVIII) mwakomba
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekomba "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakomba "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakomba "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikomba "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokomba Consecutive kakomba / positive subject concord + -kakomba Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakombe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikomba -tukomba 2nd person -kukomba -wakomba/-kukombeni/-wakombeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkomba -wakomba m-mi(III/IV) -ukomba -ikomba ji-ma(V/VI) -likomba -yakomba ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikomba -vikomba n(IX/X) -ikomba -zikomba u(XI) -ukomba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukomba pa(XVI) -pakomba mu(XVIII) -mukomba Reflexive -jikomba
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -komba- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kombaye -kombao m-mi(III/IV) -kombao -kombayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kombalo -kombayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kombacho -kombavyo n(IX/X) -kombayo -kombazo u(XI) -kombao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kombako pa(XVI) -kombapo mu(XVIII) -kombamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -komba) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekomba -okomba m-mi(III/IV) -okomba -yokomba ji-ma(V/VI) -lokomba -yokomba ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokomba -vyokomba n(IX/X) -yokomba -zokomba u(XI) -okomba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokomba pa(XVI) -pokomba mu(XVIII) -mokomba
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Augmentative: -komboa

• Nominal derivations:
  • kombe (“cup”)