See also: Sambaa

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-sambaa (infinitive kusambaa)

  1. to spread, to be dispersed, to be scattered

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -sambaa
Positive present -nasambaa
Subjunctive -sambae
Negative -sambai
Imperative singular sambaa
Infinitives
Positive kusambaa
Negative kutosambaa
Imperatives
Singular sambaa
Plural sambaeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husambaa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisambaa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusambaa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasambaa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasambaa/nasambaa tunasambaa
2nd person unasambaa mnasambaa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasambaa wanasambaa
other classes positive subject concord + -nasambaa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sambai)
Singular Plural
1st person sisambai hatusambai
2nd person husambai hamsambai
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasambai hawasambai
other classes negative subject concord + -sambai
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasambaa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasambaa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sambae)
Singular Plural
1st person nisambae tusambae
2nd person usambae msambae
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asambae wasambae
other classes positive subject concord + -sambae
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisambae
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesambaa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesambaa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisambaa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisambaa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asambaa)
Singular Plural
1st person nasambaa twasambaa
2nd person wasambaa mwasambaa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asambaa wasambaa
m-mi(III/IV) wasambaa yasambaa
ji-ma(V/VI) lasambaa yasambaa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasambaa vyasambaa
n(IX/X) yasambaa zasambaa
u(XI) wasambaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasambaa
pa(XVI) pasambaa
mu(XVIII) mwasambaa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesambaa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasambaa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasambaa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisambaa
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposambaa
Consecutive kasambaa / positive subject concord + -kasambaa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasambae
Object concord
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + -sambaa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -sambaaye -sambaao
m-mi(III/IV) -sambaao -sambaayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -sambaalo -sambaayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sambaacho -sambaavyo
n(IX/X) -sambaayo -sambaazo
u(XI) -sambaao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -sambaako
pa(XVI) -sambaapo
mu(XVIII) -sambaamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -sambaa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesambaa -osambaa
m-mi(III/IV) -osambaa -yosambaa
ji-ma(V/VI) -losambaa -yosambaa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosambaa -vyosambaa
n(IX/X) -yosambaa -zosambaa
u(XI) -osambaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosambaa
pa(XVI) -posambaa
mu(XVIII) -mosambaa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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