Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-ambisha (infinitive kuambisha)

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

Conjugation

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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.

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