Swahili edit

Verb edit

-rambisha (infinitive kurambisha)

  1. Causative form of -ramba

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of -rambisha
Positive present -narambisha
Subjunctive -rambishe
Negative -rambishi
Imperative singular rambisha
Infinitives
Positive kurambisha
Negative kutorambisha
Imperatives
Singular rambisha
Plural rambisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hurambisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -lirambisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kurambisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -narambisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninarambisha/narambisha tunarambisha
2nd person unarambisha mnarambisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anarambisha wanarambisha
other classes positive subject concord + -narambisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -rambishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sirambishi haturambishi
2nd person hurambishi hamrambishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) harambishi hawarambishi
other classes negative subject concord + -rambishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tarambisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tarambisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rambishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nirambishe turambishe
2nd person urambishe mrambishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) arambishe warambishe
other classes positive subject concord + -rambishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sirambishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngerambisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singerambisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalirambisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalirambisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arambisha)
Singular Plural
1st person narambisha twarambisha
2nd person warambisha mwarambisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) arambisha warambisha
m-mi(III/IV) warambisha yarambisha
ji-ma(V/VI) larambisha yarambisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) charambisha vyarambisha
n(IX/X) yarambisha zarambisha
u(XI) warambisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwarambisha
pa(XVI) parambisha
mu(XVIII) mwarambisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -merambisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -mesharambisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jarambisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kirambisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -siporambisha
Consecutive karambisha / positive subject concord + -karambisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karambishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nirambisha -turambisha
2nd person -kurambisha -warambisha/-kurambisheni/-warambisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mrambisha -warambisha
m-mi(III/IV) -urambisha -irambisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lirambisha -yarambisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kirambisha -virambisha
n(IX/X) -irambisha -zirambisha
u(XI) -urambisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kurambisha
pa(XVI) -parambisha
mu(XVIII) -murambisha
Reflexive -jirambisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rambisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -rambishaye -rambishao
m-mi(III/IV) -rambishao -rambishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -rambishalo -rambishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -rambishacho -rambishavyo
n(IX/X) -rambishayo -rambishazo
u(XI) -rambishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -rambishako
pa(XVI) -rambishapo
mu(XVIII) -rambishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rambisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yerambisha -orambisha
m-mi(III/IV) -orambisha -yorambisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lorambisha -yorambisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chorambisha -vyorambisha
n(IX/X) -yorambisha -zorambisha
u(XI) -orambisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -korambisha
pa(XVI) -porambisha
mu(XVIII) -morambisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.