vimba

See also: Vimba

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

vimba (plural vimbas)

  1. Any member of the genus Vimba of cyprinid fish.

Swahili

Verb

-vimba (infinitive kuvimba)

  1. to swell

Conjugation

Conjugation of -vimba
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kuvimba kutovimba
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative vimba vimbeni
Habitual huvimba
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 nilivimba
nalivimba		 tulivimba
twalivimba		 ulivimba
walivimba		 mlivimba
mwalivimba		 alivimba walivimba ulivimba ilivimba lilivimba yalivimba kilivimba vilivimba ilivimba zilivimba ulivimba kulivimba palivimba mulivimba
Relative niliovimba
naliovimba		 tuliovimba
twaliovimba		 uliovimba
waliovimba		 mliovimba
mwaliovimba		 aliovimba waliovimba uliovimba iliovimba liliovimba yaliovimba kiliovimba viliovimba iliovimba ziliovimba uliovimba kuliovimba paliovimba muliovimba
Negative sikuvimba hatukuvimba hukuvimba hamkuvimba hakuvimba hawakuvimba haukuvimba haikuvimba halikuvimba hayakuvimba hakikuvimba havikuvimba haikuvimba hazikuvimba haukuvimba hakukuvimba hapakuvimba hamukuvimba
Present
Positive ninavimba
navimba		 tunavimba unavimba mnavimba anavimba wanavimba unavimba inavimba linavimba yanavimba kinavimba vinavimba inavimba zinavimba unavimba kunavimba panavimba munavimba
Relative ninaovimba
naovimba		 tunaovimba unaovimba mnaovimba anaovimba wanaovimba unaovimba inaovimba linaovimba yanaovimba kinaovimba vinaovimba inaovimba zinaovimba unaovimba kunaovimba panaovimba munaovimba
Negative sivimbi hatuvimbi huvimbi hamvimbi havimbi hawavimbi hauvimbi haivimbi halivimbi hayavimbi hakivimbi havivimbi haivimbi hazivimbi hauvimbi hakuvimbi hapavimbi hamuvimbi
Future
Positive nitavimba tutavimba utavimba mtavimba atavimba watavimba utavimba itavimba litavimba yatavimba kitavimba vitavimba itavimba zitavimba utavimba kutavimba patavimba mutavimba
Relative nitakaovimba tutakaovimba utakaovimba mtakaovimba atakaovimba watakaovimba utakaovimba itakaovimba litakaovimba yatakaovimba kitakaovimba vitakaovimba itakaovimba zitakaovimba utakaovimba kutakaovimba patakaovimba mutakaovimba
Negative sitavimba hatutavimba hutavimba hamtavimba hatavimba hawatavimba hautavimba haitavimba halitavimba hayatavimba hakitavimba havitavimba haitavimba hazitavimba hautavimba hakutavimba hapatavimba hamutavimba
Subjunctive
Positive nivimbe tuvimbe uvimbe mvimbe avimbe wavimbe uvimbe ivimbe livimbe yavimbe kivimbe vivimbe ivimbe zivimbe uvimbe kuvimbe pavimbe muvimbe
Negative nisivimbe tusivimbe usivimbe msivimbe asivimbe wasivimbe usivimbe isivimbe lisivimbe yasivimbe kisivimbe visivimbe isivimbe zisivimbe usivimbe kusivimbe pasivimbe musivimbe
Present Conditional
Positive ningevimba tungevimba ungevimba mngevimba angevimba wangevimba ungevimba ingevimba lingevimba yangevimba kingevimba vingevimba ingevimba zingevimba ungevimba kungevimba pangevimba mungevimba
Negative nisingevimba
singevimba		 tusingevimba
hatungevimba		 usingevimba
hungevimba		 msingevimba
hamngevimba		 asingevimba
hangevimba		 wasingevimba
hawangevimba		 usingevimba
haungevimba		 isingevimba
haingevimba		 lisingevimba
halingevimba		 yasingevimba
hayangevimba		 kisingevimba
hakingevimba		 visingevimba
havingevimba		 isingevimba
haingevimba		 zisingevimba
hazingevimba		 usingevimba
haungevimba		 kusingevimba
hakungevimba		 pasingevimba
hapangevimba		 musingevimba
hamungevimba
Past Conditional
Positive ningalivimba tungalivimba ungalivimba mngalivimba angalivimba wangalivimba ungalivimba ingalivimba lingalivimba yangalivimba kingalivimba vingalivimba ingalivimba zingalivimba ungalivimba kungalivimba pangalivimba mungalivimba
Negative nisingalivimba
singalivimba		 tusingalivimba
hatungalivimba		 usingalivimba
hungalivimba		 msingalivimba
hamngalivimba		 asingalivimba
hangalivimba		 wasingalivimba
hawangalivimba		 usingalivimba
haungalivimba		 isingalivimba
haingalivimba		 lisingalivimba
halingalivimba		 yasingalivimba
hayangalivimba		 kisingalivimba
hakingalivimba		 visingalivimba
havingalivimba		 isingalivimba
haingalivimba		 zisingalivimba
hazingalivimba		 usingalivimba
haungalivimba		 kusingalivimba
hakungalivimba		 pasingalivimba
hapangalivimba		 musingalivimba
hamungalivimba
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningelivimba tungelivimba ungelivimba mngelivimba angelivimba wangelivimba ungelivimba ingelivimba lingelivimba yangelivimba kingelivimba vingelivimba ingelivimba zingelivimba ungelivimba kungelivimba pangelivimba mungelivimba
General Relative
Positive nivimbao tuvimbao uvimbao mvimbao avimbao wavimbao uvimbao ivimbao livimbao yavimbao kivimbao vivimbao ivimbao zivimbao uvimbao kuvimbao pavimbao muvimbao
Negative nisiovimba tusiovimba usiovimba msiovimba asiovimba wasiovimba usiovimba isiovimba lisiovimba yasiovimba kisiovimba visiovimba isiovimba zisiovimba usiovimba kusiovimba pasiovimba musiovimba
Gnomic
Positive navimba twavimba wavimba mwavimba avimba wavimba wavimba yavimba lavimba yavimba chavimba vyavimba yavimba zavimba wavimba kwavimba pavimba mwavimba
Perfect
Positive nimevimba tumevimba umevimba mmevimba amevimba wamevimba umevimba imevimba limevimba yamevimba kimevimba vimevimba imevimba zimevimba umevimba kumevimba pamevimba mumevimba
"Already"
Positive nimeshavimba tumeshavimba umeshavimba mmeshavimba ameshavimba wameshavimba umeshavimba imeshavimba limeshavimba yameshavimba kimeshavimba vimeshavimba imeshavimba zimeshavimba umeshavimba kumeshavimba pameshavimba mumeshavimba
"Not yet"
Negative sijavimba hatujavimba hujavimba hamjavimba hajavimba hawajavimba haujavimba haijavimba halijavimba hayajavimba hakijavimba havijavimba haijavimba hazijavimba haujavimba hakujavimba hapajavimba hamujavimba
"If/When"
Positive nikivimba tukivimba ukivimba mkivimba akivimba wakivimba ukivimba ikivimba likivimba yakivimba kikivimba vikivimba ikivimba zikivimba ukivimba kukivimba pakivimba mukivimba
"If not"
Negative nisipovimba tusipovimba usipovimba msipovimba asipovimba wasipovimba usipovimba isipovimba lisipovimba yasipovimba kisipovimba visipovimba isipovimba zisipovimba usipovimba kusipovimba pasipovimba musipovimba
Consecutive
Positive nikavimba tukavimba ukavimba mkavimba akavimba wakavimba ukavimba ikavimba likavimba yakavimba kikavimba vikavimba ikavimba zikavimba ukavimba kukavimba pakavimba mukavimba
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.
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