nyambua

Swahili

Verb

-nyambua (infinitive kunyambua)

  1. to stretch
  2. (linguistics) to derive
  3. to insult, disgrace, slander

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nyambua
Positive present -nanyambua
Subjunctive -nyambue
Negative -nyambui
Imperative singular nyambua
Infinitives
Positive kunyambua
Negative kutonyambua
Imperatives
Singular nyambua
Plural nyambueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunyambua
Positive past positive subject concord + -linyambua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kunyambua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyambua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninanyambua/nanyambua tunanyambua
2nd person unanyambua mnanyambua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananyambua wananyambua
other classes positive subject concord + -nanyambua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyambui)
Singular Plural
1st person sinyambui hatunyambui
2nd person hunyambui hamnyambui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanyambui hawanyambui
other classes negative subject concord + -nyambui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanyambua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tanyambua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyambue)
Singular Plural
1st person ninyambue tunyambue
2nd person unyambue mnyambue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyambue wanyambue
other classes positive subject concord + -nyambue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinyambue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenyambua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenyambua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinyambua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinyambua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anyambua)
Singular Plural
1st person nanyambua twanyambua
2nd person wanyambua mwanyambua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyambua wanyambua
m-mi(III/IV) wanyambua yanyambua
ji-ma(V/VI) lanyambua yanyambua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanyambua vyanyambua
n(IX/X) yanyambua zanyambua
u(XI) wanyambua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwanyambua
pa(XVI) panyambua
mu(XVIII) mwanyambua
Perfect positive subject concord + -menyambua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshanyambua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -janyambua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kinyambua
"If not" positive subject concord + -siponyambua
Consecutive kanyambua / positive subject concord + -kanyambua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanyambue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -ninyambua -tunyambua
2nd person -kunyambua -wanyambua/-kunyambueni/-wanyambueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnyambua -wanyambua
m-mi(III/IV) -unyambua -inyambua
ji-ma(V/VI) -linyambua -yanyambua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinyambua -vinyambua
n(IX/X) -inyambua -zinyambua
u(XI) -unyambua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kunyambua
pa(XVI) -panyambua
mu(XVIII) -munyambua
Reflexive -jinyambua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nyambua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -nyambuaye -nyambuao
m-mi(III/IV) -nyambuao -nyambuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -nyambualo -nyambuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nyambuacho -nyambuavyo
n(IX/X) -nyambuayo -nyambuazo
u(XI) -nyambuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -nyambuako
pa(XVI) -nyambuapo
mu(XVIII) -nyambuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nyambua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yenyambua -onyambua
m-mi(III/IV) -onyambua -yonyambua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lonyambua -yonyambua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonyambua -vyonyambua
n(IX/X) -yonyambua -zonyambua
u(XI) -onyambua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -konyambua
pa(XVI) -ponyambua
mu(XVIII) -monyambua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

  • Nominal derivations:
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