Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-ambukiza (infinitive kuambukiza)

  1. Causative form of -ambuka: to infect

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -ambukiza
Positive present -naambukiza
Subjunctive -ambukize
Negative -ambukizi
Imperative singular ambukiza
Infinitives
Positive kuambukiza
Negative kutoambukiza
Imperatives
Singular ambukiza
Plural ambukizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huambukiza
Positive past positive subject concord + -liambukiza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuambukiza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naambukiza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaambukiza/naambukiza tunaambukiza
2nd person unaambukiza mnaambukiza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaambukiza wanaambukiza
other classes positive subject concord + -naambukiza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ambukizi)
Singular Plural
1st person siambukizi hatuambukizi
2nd person huambukizi hamwambukizi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haambukizi hawaambukizi
other classes negative subject concord + -ambukizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taambukiza
Negative future negative subject concord + -taambukiza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ambukize)
Singular Plural
1st person niambukize tuambukize
2nd person uambukize mwambukize
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambukize waambukize
other classes positive subject concord + -ambukize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siambukize
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeambukiza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeambukiza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliambukiza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliambukiza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aambukiza)
Singular Plural
1st person naambukiza twaambukiza
2nd person waambukiza mwaambukiza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambukiza waambukiza
m-mi(III/IV) waambukiza yaambukiza
ji-ma(V/VI) laambukiza yaambukiza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaambukiza vyaambukiza
n(IX/X) yaambukiza zaambukiza
u(XI) waambukiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaambukiza
pa(XVI) paambukiza
mu(XVIII) mwaambukiza
Perfect positive subject concord + -meambukiza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaambukiza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaambukiza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiambukiza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoambukiza
Consecutive kaambukiza / positive subject concord + -kaambukiza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaambukize
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niambukiza -tuambukiza
2nd person -kuambukiza -waambukiza/-kuambukizeni/-waambukizeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwambukiza -waambukiza
m-mi(III/IV) -uambukiza -iambukiza
ji-ma(V/VI) -liambukiza -yaambukiza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiambukiza -viambukiza
n(IX/X) -iambukiza -ziambukiza
u(XI) -uambukiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuambukiza
pa(XVI) -paambukiza
mu(XVIII) -muambukiza
Reflexive -jiambukiza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ambukiza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ambukizaye -ambukizao
m-mi(III/IV) -ambukizao -ambukizayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ambukizalo -ambukizayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ambukizacho -ambukizavyo
n(IX/X) -ambukizayo -ambukizazo
u(XI) -ambukizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ambukizako
pa(XVI) -ambukizapo
mu(XVIII) -ambukizamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ambukiza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeambukiza -oambukiza
m-mi(III/IV) -oambukiza -yoambukiza
ji-ma(V/VI) -loambukiza -yoambukiza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choambukiza -vyoambukiza
n(IX/X) -yoambukiza -zoambukiza
u(XI) -oambukiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koambukiza
pa(XVI) -poambukiza
mu(XVIII) -moambukiza
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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