tambua

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tambua (infinitive kutambua)

  1. to recognize
  2. to perceive
  3. to realize

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tambua
Positive present -natambua
Subjunctive -tambue
Negative -tambui
Imperative singular tambua
Infinitives
Positive kutambua
Negative kutotambua
Imperatives
Singular tambua
Plural tambueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutambua
Positive past positive subject concord + -litambua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutambua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natambua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatambua/natambua tunatambua
2nd person unatambua mnatambua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatambua wanatambua
other classes positive subject concord + -natambua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tambui)
Singular Plural
1st person sitambui hatutambui
2nd person hutambui hamtambui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatambui hawatambui
other classes negative subject concord + -tambui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatambua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatambua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tambue)
Singular Plural
1st person nitambue tutambue
2nd person utambue mtambue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atambue watambue
other classes positive subject concord + -tambue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitambue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetambua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetambua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitambua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitambua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atambua)
Singular Plural
1st person natambua twatambua
2nd person watambua mwatambua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atambua watambua
m-mi(III/IV) watambua yatambua
ji-ma(V/VI) latambua yatambua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatambua vyatambua
n(IX/X) yatambua zatambua
u(XI) watambua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatambua
pa(XVI) patambua
mu(XVIII) mwatambua
Perfect positive subject concord + -metambua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatambua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatambua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitambua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotambua
Consecutive katambua / positive subject concord + -katambua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katambue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitambua -tutambua
2nd person -kutambua -watambua/-kutambueni/-watambueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtambua -watambua
m-mi(III/IV) -utambua -itambua
ji-ma(V/VI) -litambua -yatambua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitambua -vitambua
n(IX/X) -itambua -zitambua
u(XI) -utambua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutambua
pa(XVI) -patambua
mu(XVIII) -mutambua
Reflexive -jitambua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tambua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tambuaye -tambuao
m-mi(III/IV) -tambuao -tambuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tambualo -tambuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tambuacho -tambuavyo
n(IX/X) -tambuayo -tambuazo
u(XI) -tambuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tambuako
pa(XVI) -tambuapo
mu(XVIII) -tambuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tambua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetambua -otambua
m-mi(III/IV) -otambua -yotambua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotambua -yotambua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotambua -vyotambua
n(IX/X) -yotambua -zotambua
u(XI) -otambua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotambua
pa(XVI) -potambua
mu(XVIII) -motambua
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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