ambisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ambisha (infinitive kuambisha)

1. to put a boat alongside another
2. (grammar) to affix

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ambisha
Positive present -naambisha Subjunctive -ambishe Negative -ambishi Imperative singular ambisha
Infinitives
Positive kuambisha Negative kutoambisha
Imperatives
Singular ambisha Plural ambisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huambisha Positive past positive subject concord + -liambisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuambisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naambisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninaambisha/naambisha tunaambisha 2nd person unaambisha mnaambisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaambisha wanaambisha other classes positive subject concord + -naambisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ambishi) Singular Plural 1st person siambishi hatuambishi 2nd person huambishi hamwambishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haambishi hawaambishi other classes negative subject concord + -ambishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taambisha Negative future negative subject concord + -taambisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ambishe) Singular Plural 1st person niambishe tuambishe 2nd person uambishe mwambishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambishe waambishe other classes positive subject concord + -ambishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siambishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeambisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeambisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliambisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliambisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aambisha) Singular Plural 1st person naambisha twaambisha 2nd person waambisha mwaambisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambisha waambisha m-mi(III/IV) waambisha yaambisha ji-ma(V/VI) laambisha yaambisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaambisha vyaambisha n(IX/X) yaambisha zaambisha u(XI) waambisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaambisha pa(XVI) paambisha mu(XVIII) mwaambisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meambisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaambisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaambisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiambisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoambisha Consecutive kaambisha / positive subject concord + -kaambisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaambishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niambisha -tuambisha 2nd person -kuambisha -waambisha/-kuambisheni/-waambisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwambisha -waambisha m-mi(III/IV) -uambisha -iambisha ji-ma(V/VI) -liambisha -yaambisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiambisha -viambisha n(IX/X) -iambisha -ziambisha u(XI) -uambisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuambisha pa(XVI) -paambisha mu(XVIII) -muambisha Reflexive -jiambisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ambisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ambishaye -ambishao m-mi(III/IV) -ambishao -ambishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ambishalo -ambishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ambishacho -ambishavyo n(IX/X) -ambishayo -ambishazo u(XI) -ambishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ambishako pa(XVI) -ambishapo mu(XVIII) -ambishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ambisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeambisha -oambisha m-mi(III/IV) -oambisha -yoambisha ji-ma(V/VI) -loambisha -yoambisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choambisha -vyoambisha n(IX/X) -yoambisha -zoambisha u(XI) -oambisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koambisha pa(XVI) -poambisha mu(XVIII) -moambisha
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:
  • kiambishi (“affix”)
  • uambishaji (“affixation”)

References

• Tramutoli, Rosanna (2020) “Translating Swahili linguistic terminology into Italian.”, in Nordic Journal of African Studies‎^[1], volume 29, number 2, →DOI, page 3 of 1-25