ambua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ambua (infinitive kuambua)

  1. to benefit, profit
  2. to loosen, separate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ambua
Positive present -naambua
Subjunctive -ambue
Negative -ambui
Imperative singular ambua
Infinitives
Positive kuambua
Negative kutoambua
Imperatives
Singular ambua
Plural ambueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huambua
Positive past positive subject concord + -liambua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuambua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naambua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaambua/naambua tunaambua
2nd person unaambua mnaambua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaambua wanaambua
other classes positive subject concord + -naambua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ambui)
Singular Plural
1st person siambui hatuambui
2nd person huambui hamwambui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haambui hawaambui
other classes negative subject concord + -ambui
Positive future positive subject concord + -taambua
Negative future negative subject concord + -taambua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ambue)
Singular Plural
1st person niambue tuambue
2nd person uambue mwambue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambue waambue
other classes positive subject concord + -ambue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siambue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeambua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeambua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliambua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliambua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aambua)
Singular Plural
1st person naambua twaambua
2nd person waambua mwaambua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambua waambua
m-mi(III/IV) waambua yaambua
ji-ma(V/VI) laambua yaambua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaambua vyaambua
n(IX/X) yaambua zaambua
u(XI) waambua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaambua
pa(XVI) paambua
mu(XVIII) mwaambua
Perfect positive subject concord + -meambua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaambua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaambua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiambua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoambua
Consecutive kaambua / positive subject concord + -kaambua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaambue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niambua -tuambua
2nd person -kuambua -waambua/-kuambueni/-waambueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwambua -waambua
m-mi(III/IV) -uambua -iambua
ji-ma(V/VI) -liambua -yaambua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiambua -viambua
n(IX/X) -iambua -ziambua
u(XI) -uambua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuambua
pa(XVI) -paambua
mu(XVIII) -muambua
Reflexive -jiambua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ambua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ambuaye -ambuao
m-mi(III/IV) -ambuao -ambuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ambualo -ambuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ambuacho -ambuavyo
n(IX/X) -ambuayo -ambuazo
u(XI) -ambuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ambuako
pa(XVI) -ambuapo
mu(XVIII) -ambuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ambua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeambua -oambua
m-mi(III/IV) -oambua -yoambua
ji-ma(V/VI) -loambua -yoambua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choambua -vyoambua
n(IX/X) -yoambua -zoambua
u(XI) -oambua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koambua
pa(XVI) -poambua
mu(XVIII) -moambua
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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