bambika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-bambika (infinitive kubambika)

1. (Sheng) to be fascinated (confounded with surprise or wonder)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -bambika
Positive present -nabambika Subjunctive -bambike Negative -bambiki Imperative singular bambika
Infinitives
Positive kubambika Negative kutobambika
Imperatives
Singular bambika Plural bambikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubambika Positive past positive subject concord + -libambika Negative past negative subject concord + -kubambika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabambika) Singular Plural 1st person ninabambika/nabambika tunabambika 2nd person unabambika mnabambika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabambika wanabambika other classes positive subject concord + -nabambika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bambiki) Singular Plural 1st person sibambiki hatubambiki 2nd person hubambiki hambambiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habambiki hawabambiki other classes negative subject concord + -bambiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabambika Negative future negative subject concord + -tabambika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bambike) Singular Plural 1st person nibambike tubambike 2nd person ubambike mbambike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abambike wabambike other classes positive subject concord + -bambike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibambike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebambika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebambika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibambika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibambika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abambika) Singular Plural 1st person nabambika twabambika 2nd person wabambika mwabambika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abambika wabambika m-mi(III/IV) wabambika yabambika ji-ma(V/VI) labambika yabambika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabambika vyabambika n(IX/X) yabambika zabambika u(XI) wabambika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabambika pa(XVI) pabambika mu(XVIII) mwabambika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebambika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabambika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabambika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibambika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobambika Consecutive kabambika / positive subject concord + -kabambika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabambike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibambika -tubambika 2nd person -kubambika -wabambika/-kubambikeni/-wabambikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbambika -wabambika m-mi(III/IV) -ubambika -ibambika ji-ma(V/VI) -libambika -yabambika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibambika -vibambika n(IX/X) -ibambika -zibambika u(XI) -ubambika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubambika pa(XVI) -pabambika mu(XVIII) -mubambika Reflexive -jibambika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bambika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -bambikaye -bambikao m-mi(III/IV) -bambikao -bambikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -bambikalo -bambikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bambikacho -bambikavyo n(IX/X) -bambikayo -bambikazo u(XI) -bambikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -bambikako pa(XVI) -bambikapo mu(XVIII) -bambikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bambika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebambika -obambika m-mi(III/IV) -obambika -yobambika ji-ma(V/VI) -lobambika -yobambika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobambika -vyobambika n(IX/X) -yobambika -zobambika u(XI) -obambika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobambika pa(XVI) -pobambika mu(XVIII) -mobambika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.