lalama

Swahili

Pronunciation
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Verb

-lalama (infinitive kulalama)

  1. to complain

Conjugation
Conjugation of -lalama
Positive present -nalalama
Subjunctive -lalame
Negative -lalami
Imperative singular lalama
Infinitives
Positive kulalama
Negative kutolalama
Imperatives
Singular lalama
Plural lalameni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulalama
Positive past positive subject concord + -lilalama
Negative past negative subject concord + -kulalama
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalalama)
Singular Plural
1st person ninalalama/nalalama tunalalama
2nd person unalalama mnalalama
3rd person m-wa(I/II) analalama wanalalama
other classes positive subject concord + -nalalama
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lalami)
Singular Plural
1st person silalami hatulalami
2nd person hulalami hamlalami
3rd person m-wa(I/II) halalami hawalalami
other classes negative subject concord + -lalami
Positive future positive subject concord + -talalama
Negative future negative subject concord + -talalama
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lalame)
Singular Plural
1st person nilalame tulalame
2nd person ulalame mlalame
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alalame walalame
other classes positive subject concord + -lalame
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silalame
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelalama
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelalama
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilalama
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilalama
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alalama)
Singular Plural
1st person nalalama twalalama
2nd person walalama mwalalama
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alalama walalama
m-mi(III/IV) walalama yalalama
ji-ma(V/VI) lalalama yalalama
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalalama vyalalama
n(IX/X) yalalama zalalama
u(XI) walalama see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwalalama
pa(XVI) palalama
mu(XVIII) mwalalama
Perfect positive subject concord + -melalama
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshalalama
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalalama
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kilalama
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipolalama
Consecutive kalalama / positive subject concord + -kalalama
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalalame
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nilalama -tulalama
2nd person -kulalama -walalama/-kulalameni/-walalameni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlalama -walalama
m-mi(III/IV) -ulalama -ilalama
ji-ma(V/VI) -lilalama -yalalama
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilalama -vilalama
n(IX/X) -ilalama -zilalama
u(XI) -ulalama see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kulalama
pa(XVI) -palalama
mu(XVIII) -mulalama
Reflexive -jilalama
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lalama- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -lalamaye -lalamao
m-mi(III/IV) -lalamao -lalamayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -lalamalo -lalamayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lalamacho -lalamavyo
n(IX/X) -lalamayo -lalamazo
u(XI) -lalamao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -lalamako
pa(XVI) -lalamapo
mu(XVIII) -lalamamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lalama)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yelalama -olalama
m-mi(III/IV) -olalama -yolalama
ji-ma(V/VI) -lolalama -yolalama
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholalama -vyolalama
n(IX/X) -yolalama -zolalama
u(XI) -olalama see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kolalama
pa(XVI) -polalama
mu(XVIII) -molalama
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms
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