ambuka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ambuka (infinitive kuambuka)

1. Stative form of -ambua

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ambuka
Positive present -naambuka Subjunctive -ambuke Negative -ambuki Imperative singular ambuka
Infinitives
Positive kuambuka Negative kutoambuka
Imperatives
Singular ambuka Plural ambukeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huambuka Positive past positive subject concord + -liambuka Negative past negative subject concord + -kuambuka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naambuka) Singular Plural 1st person ninaambuka/naambuka tunaambuka 2nd person unaambuka mnaambuka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaambuka wanaambuka other classes positive subject concord + -naambuka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ambuki) Singular Plural 1st person siambuki hatuambuki 2nd person huambuki hamwambuki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haambuki hawaambuki other classes negative subject concord + -ambuki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taambuka Negative future negative subject concord + -taambuka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ambuke) Singular Plural 1st person niambuke tuambuke 2nd person uambuke mwambuke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambuke waambuke other classes positive subject concord + -ambuke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siambuke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeambuka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeambuka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliambuka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliambuka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aambuka) Singular Plural 1st person naambuka twaambuka 2nd person waambuka mwaambuka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambuka waambuka m-mi(III/IV) waambuka yaambuka ji-ma(V/VI) laambuka yaambuka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaambuka vyaambuka n(IX/X) yaambuka zaambuka u(XI) waambuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaambuka pa(XVI) paambuka mu(XVIII) mwaambuka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meambuka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaambuka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaambuka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiambuka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoambuka Consecutive kaambuka / positive subject concord + -kaambuka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaambuke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niambuka -tuambuka 2nd person -kuambuka -waambuka/-kuambukeni/-waambukeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwambuka -waambuka m-mi(III/IV) -uambuka -iambuka ji-ma(V/VI) -liambuka -yaambuka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiambuka -viambuka n(IX/X) -iambuka -ziambuka u(XI) -uambuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuambuka pa(XVI) -paambuka mu(XVIII) -muambuka Reflexive -jiambuka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ambuka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ambukaye -ambukao m-mi(III/IV) -ambukao -ambukayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ambukalo -ambukayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ambukacho -ambukavyo n(IX/X) -ambukayo -ambukazo u(XI) -ambukao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ambukako pa(XVI) -ambukapo mu(XVIII) -ambukamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ambuka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeambuka -oambuka m-mi(III/IV) -oambuka -yoambuka ji-ma(V/VI) -loambuka -yoambuka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choambuka -vyoambuka n(IX/X) -yoambuka -zoambuka u(XI) -oambuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koambuka pa(XVI) -poambuka mu(XVIII) -moambuka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -ambukiza