ambuka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ambuka (infinitive kuambuka)

  1. Stative form of -ambua

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ambuka
Positive present -naambuka
Subjunctive -ambuke
Negative -ambuki
Imperative singular ambuka
Infinitives
Positive kuambuka
Negative kutoambuka
Imperatives
Singular ambuka
Plural ambukeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huambuka
Positive past positive subject concord + -liambuka
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuambuka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naambuka)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaambuka/naambuka tunaambuka
2nd person unaambuka mnaambuka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaambuka wanaambuka
other classes positive subject concord + -naambuka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ambuki)
Singular Plural
1st person siambuki hatuambuki
2nd person huambuki hamwambuki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haambuki hawaambuki
other classes negative subject concord + -ambuki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taambuka
Negative future negative subject concord + -taambuka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ambuke)
Singular Plural
1st person niambuke tuambuke
2nd person uambuke mwambuke
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambuke waambuke
other classes positive subject concord + -ambuke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siambuke
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeambuka
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeambuka
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliambuka
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliambuka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aambuka)
Singular Plural
1st person naambuka twaambuka
2nd person waambuka mwaambuka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambuka waambuka
m-mi(III/IV) waambuka yaambuka
ji-ma(V/VI) laambuka yaambuka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaambuka vyaambuka
n(IX/X) yaambuka zaambuka
u(XI) waambuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaambuka
pa(XVI) paambuka
mu(XVIII) mwaambuka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meambuka
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaambuka
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaambuka
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiambuka
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoambuka
Consecutive kaambuka / positive subject concord + -kaambuka
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaambuke
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niambuka -tuambuka
2nd person -kuambuka -waambuka/-kuambukeni/-waambukeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwambuka -waambuka
m-mi(III/IV) -uambuka -iambuka
ji-ma(V/VI) -liambuka -yaambuka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiambuka -viambuka
n(IX/X) -iambuka -ziambuka
u(XI) -uambuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuambuka
pa(XVI) -paambuka
mu(XVIII) -muambuka
Reflexive -jiambuka
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ambuka- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ambukaye -ambukao
m-mi(III/IV) -ambukao -ambukayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ambukalo -ambukayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ambukacho -ambukavyo
n(IX/X) -ambukayo -ambukazo
u(XI) -ambukao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ambukako
pa(XVI) -ambukapo
mu(XVIII) -ambukamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ambuka)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeambuka -oambuka
m-mi(III/IV) -oambuka -yoambuka
ji-ma(V/VI) -loambuka -yoambuka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choambuka -vyoambuka
n(IX/X) -yoambuka -zoambuka
u(XI) -oambuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koambuka
pa(XVI) -poambuka
mu(XVIII) -moambuka
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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