shambulia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-shambulia (infinitive kushambulia)

1. to attack, to assault

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shambulia
Positive present -nashambulia Subjunctive -shambulie Negative -shambulii Imperative singular shambulia
Infinitives
Positive kushambulia Negative kutoshambulia
Imperatives
Singular shambulia Plural shambulieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushambulia Positive past positive subject concord + -lishambulia Negative past negative subject concord + -kushambulia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashambulia) Singular Plural 1st person ninashambulia/nashambulia tunashambulia 2nd person unashambulia mnashambulia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashambulia wanashambulia other classes positive subject concord + -nashambulia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shambulii) Singular Plural 1st person sishambulii hatushambulii 2nd person hushambulii hamshambulii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashambulii hawashambulii other classes negative subject concord + -shambulii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashambulia Negative future negative subject concord + -tashambulia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shambulie) Singular Plural 1st person nishambulie tushambulie 2nd person ushambulie mshambulie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashambulie washambulie other classes positive subject concord + -shambulie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishambulie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshambulia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshambulia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishambulia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishambulia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashambulia) Singular Plural 1st person nashambulia twashambulia 2nd person washambulia mwashambulia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashambulia washambulia m-mi(III/IV) washambulia yashambulia ji-ma(V/VI) lashambulia yashambulia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashambulia vyashambulia n(IX/X) yashambulia zashambulia u(XI) washambulia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwashambulia pa(XVI) pashambulia mu(XVIII) mwashambulia
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshambulia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshashambulia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashambulia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kishambulia "If not" positive subject concord + -siposhambulia Consecutive kashambulia / positive subject concord + -kashambulia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashambulie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nishambulia -tushambulia 2nd person -kushambulia -washambulia/-kushambulieni/-washambulieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshambulia -washambulia m-mi(III/IV) -ushambulia -ishambulia ji-ma(V/VI) -lishambulia -yashambulia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishambulia -vishambulia n(IX/X) -ishambulia -zishambulia u(XI) -ushambulia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kushambulia pa(XVI) -pashambulia mu(XVIII) -mushambulia Reflexive -jishambulia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shambulia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -shambuliaye -shambuliao m-mi(III/IV) -shambuliao -shambuliayo ji-ma(V/VI) -shambulialo -shambuliayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shambuliacho -shambuliavyo n(IX/X) -shambuliayo -shambuliazo u(XI) -shambuliao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -shambuliako pa(XVI) -shambuliapo mu(XVIII) -shambuliamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shambulia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeshambulia -oshambulia m-mi(III/IV) -oshambulia -yoshambulia ji-ma(V/VI) -loshambulia -yoshambulia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshambulia -vyoshambulia n(IX/X) -yoshambulia -zoshambulia u(XI) -oshambulia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koshambulia pa(XVI) -poshambulia mu(XVIII) -moshambulia
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:
  • mshambuliaji (“attacker”)
  • mshambulizi (“attacker”)
  • shambulizi (“attack”)