ambizana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ambizana (infinitive kuambizana)

1. Reciprocal form of -ambia

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ambizana
Positive present -naambizana Subjunctive -ambizane Negative -ambizani Imperative singular ambizana
Infinitives
Positive kuambizana Negative kutoambizana
Imperatives
Singular ambizana Plural ambizaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huambizana Positive past positive subject concord + -liambizana Negative past negative subject concord + -kuambizana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naambizana) Singular Plural 1st person ninaambizana/naambizana tunaambizana 2nd person unaambizana mnaambizana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaambizana wanaambizana other classes positive subject concord + -naambizana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ambizani) Singular Plural 1st person siambizani hatuambizani 2nd person huambizani hamwambizani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haambizani hawaambizani other classes negative subject concord + -ambizani
Positive future positive subject concord + -taambizana Negative future negative subject concord + -taambizana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ambizane) Singular Plural 1st person niambizane tuambizane 2nd person uambizane mwambizane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambizane waambizane other classes positive subject concord + -ambizane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siambizane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeambizana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeambizana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliambizana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliambizana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aambizana) Singular Plural 1st person naambizana twaambizana 2nd person waambizana mwaambizana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambizana waambizana m-mi(III/IV) waambizana yaambizana ji-ma(V/VI) laambizana yaambizana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaambizana vyaambizana n(IX/X) yaambizana zaambizana u(XI) waambizana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaambizana pa(XVI) paambizana mu(XVIII) mwaambizana
Perfect positive subject concord + -meambizana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaambizana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaambizana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiambizana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoambizana Consecutive kaambizana / positive subject concord + -kaambizana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaambizane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -ambizana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ambizanaye -ambizanao m-mi(III/IV) -ambizanao -ambizanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ambizanalo -ambizanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ambizanacho -ambizanavyo n(IX/X) -ambizanayo -ambizanazo u(XI) -ambizanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ambizanako pa(XVI) -ambizanapo mu(XVIII) -ambizanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -ambizana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeambizana -oambizana m-mi(III/IV) -oambizana -yoambizana ji-ma(V/VI) -loambizana -yoambizana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choambizana -vyoambizana n(IX/X) -yoambizana -zoambizana u(XI) -oambizana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koambizana pa(XVI) -poambizana mu(XVIII) -moambizana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.