koroma

See also: Koroma

Swahili

Pronunciation
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Etymology 1

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Noun

koroma (ma class, plural makoroma)

  1. coconut (still ripening; between unripe (dafu) and ripe (nazi))

Etymology 2

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Verb

-koroma (infinitive kukoroma)

  1. to snore
  2. to croak
Conjugation
Conjugation of -koroma
Positive present -nakoroma
Subjunctive -korome
Negative -koromi
Imperative singular koroma
Infinitives
Positive kukoroma
Negative kutokoroma
Imperatives
Singular koroma
Plural koromeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukoroma
Positive past positive subject concord + -likoroma
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukoroma
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakoroma)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakoroma/nakoroma tunakoroma
2nd person unakoroma mnakoroma
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakoroma wanakoroma
other classes positive subject concord + -nakoroma
Negative present (negative subject concord + -koromi)
Singular Plural
1st person sikoromi hatukoromi
2nd person hukoromi hamkoromi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakoromi hawakoromi
other classes negative subject concord + -koromi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takoroma
Negative future negative subject concord + -takoroma
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -korome)
Singular Plural
1st person nikorome tukorome
2nd person ukorome mkorome
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akorome wakorome
other classes positive subject concord + -korome
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikorome
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekoroma
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekoroma
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikoroma
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikoroma
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akoroma)
Singular Plural
1st person nakoroma twakoroma
2nd person wakoroma mwakoroma
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akoroma wakoroma
m-mi(III/IV) wakoroma yakoroma
ji-ma(V/VI) lakoroma yakoroma
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakoroma vyakoroma
n(IX/X) yakoroma zakoroma
u(XI) wakoroma see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakoroma
pa(XVI) pakoroma
mu(XVIII) mwakoroma
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekoroma
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakoroma
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakoroma
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikoroma
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokoroma
Consecutive kakoroma / positive subject concord + -kakoroma
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakorome
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikoroma -tukoroma
2nd person -kukoroma -wakoroma/-kukoromeni/-wakoromeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkoroma -wakoroma
m-mi(III/IV) -ukoroma -ikoroma
ji-ma(V/VI) -likoroma -yakoroma
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikoroma -vikoroma
n(IX/X) -ikoroma -zikoroma
u(XI) -ukoroma see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukoroma
pa(XVI) -pakoroma
mu(XVIII) -mukoroma
Reflexive -jikoroma
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -koroma- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -koromaye -koromao
m-mi(III/IV) -koromao -koromayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -koromalo -koromayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -koromacho -koromavyo
n(IX/X) -koromayo -koromazo
u(XI) -koromao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koromako
pa(XVI) -koromapo
mu(XVIII) -koromamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -koroma)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekoroma -okoroma
m-mi(III/IV) -okoroma -yokoroma
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokoroma -yokoroma
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokoroma -vyokoroma
n(IX/X) -yokoroma -zokoroma
u(XI) -okoroma see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokoroma
pa(XVI) -pokoroma
mu(XVIII) -mokoroma
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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