Swahili edit

Verb edit

-lambisha (infinitive kulambisha)

  1. Causative form of -lamba

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of -lambisha
Positive present -nalambisha
Subjunctive -lambishe
Negative -lambishi
Imperative singular lambisha
Infinitives
Positive kulambisha
Negative kutolambisha
Imperatives
Singular lambisha
Plural lambisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulambisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -lilambisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kulambisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalambisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninalambisha/nalambisha tunalambisha
2nd person unalambisha mnalambisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) analambisha wanalambisha
other classes positive subject concord + -nalambisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lambishi)
Singular Plural
1st person silambishi hatulambishi
2nd person hulambishi hamlambishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) halambishi hawalambishi
other classes negative subject concord + -lambishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -talambisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -talambisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lambishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nilambishe tulambishe
2nd person ulambishe mlambishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alambishe walambishe
other classes positive subject concord + -lambishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silambishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelambisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelambisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilambisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilambisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alambisha)
Singular Plural
1st person nalambisha twalambisha
2nd person walambisha mwalambisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alambisha walambisha
m-mi(III/IV) walambisha yalambisha
ji-ma(V/VI) lalambisha yalambisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalambisha vyalambisha
n(IX/X) yalambisha zalambisha
u(XI) walambisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwalambisha
pa(XVI) palambisha
mu(XVIII) mwalambisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -melambisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshalambisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalambisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kilambisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipolambisha
Consecutive kalambisha / positive subject concord + -kalambisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalambishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nilambisha -tulambisha
2nd person -kulambisha -walambisha/-kulambisheni/-walambisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlambisha -walambisha
m-mi(III/IV) -ulambisha -ilambisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lilambisha -yalambisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilambisha -vilambisha
n(IX/X) -ilambisha -zilambisha
u(XI) -ulambisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kulambisha
pa(XVI) -palambisha
mu(XVIII) -mulambisha
Reflexive -jilambisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lambisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -lambishaye -lambishao
m-mi(III/IV) -lambishao -lambishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -lambishalo -lambishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lambishacho -lambishavyo
n(IX/X) -lambishayo -lambishazo
u(XI) -lambishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -lambishako
pa(XVI) -lambishapo
mu(XVIII) -lambishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lambisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yelambisha -olambisha
m-mi(III/IV) -olambisha -yolambisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lolambisha -yolambisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholambisha -vyolambisha
n(IX/X) -yolambisha -zolambisha
u(XI) -olambisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kolambisha
pa(XVI) -polambisha
mu(XVIII) -molambisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.