kumbushika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kumbushika (infinitive kukumbushika)

1. Stative form of -kumbusha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kumbushika
Positive present -nakumbushika Subjunctive -kumbushike Negative -kumbushiki Imperative singular kumbushika
Infinitives
Positive kukumbushika Negative kutokumbushika
Imperatives
Singular kumbushika Plural kumbushikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukumbushika Positive past positive subject concord + -likumbushika Negative past negative subject concord + -kukumbushika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakumbushika) Singular Plural 1st person ninakumbushika/nakumbushika tunakumbushika 2nd person unakumbushika mnakumbushika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakumbushika wanakumbushika other classes positive subject concord + -nakumbushika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kumbushiki) Singular Plural 1st person sikumbushiki hatukumbushiki 2nd person hukumbushiki hamkumbushiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakumbushiki hawakumbushiki other classes negative subject concord + -kumbushiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -takumbushika Negative future negative subject concord + -takumbushika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kumbushike) Singular Plural 1st person nikumbushike tukumbushike 2nd person ukumbushike mkumbushike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akumbushike wakumbushike other classes positive subject concord + -kumbushike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikumbushike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekumbushika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekumbushika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikumbushika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikumbushika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akumbushika) Singular Plural 1st person nakumbushika twakumbushika 2nd person wakumbushika mwakumbushika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akumbushika wakumbushika m-mi(III/IV) wakumbushika yakumbushika ji-ma(V/VI) lakumbushika yakumbushika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakumbushika vyakumbushika n(IX/X) yakumbushika zakumbushika u(XI) wakumbushika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakumbushika pa(XVI) pakumbushika mu(XVIII) mwakumbushika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekumbushika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakumbushika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakumbushika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikumbushika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokumbushika Consecutive kakumbushika / positive subject concord + -kakumbushika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakumbushike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikumbushika -tukumbushika 2nd person -kukumbushika -wakumbushika/-kukumbushikeni/-wakumbushikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkumbushika -wakumbushika m-mi(III/IV) -ukumbushika -ikumbushika ji-ma(V/VI) -likumbushika -yakumbushika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikumbushika -vikumbushika n(IX/X) -ikumbushika -zikumbushika u(XI) -ukumbushika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukumbushika pa(XVI) -pakumbushika mu(XVIII) -mukumbushika Reflexive -jikumbushika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kumbushika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kumbushikaye -kumbushikao m-mi(III/IV) -kumbushikao -kumbushikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kumbushikalo -kumbushikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kumbushikacho -kumbushikavyo n(IX/X) -kumbushikayo -kumbushikazo u(XI) -kumbushikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kumbushikako pa(XVI) -kumbushikapo mu(XVIII) -kumbushikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kumbushika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekumbushika -okumbushika m-mi(III/IV) -okumbushika -yokumbushika ji-ma(V/VI) -lokumbushika -yokumbushika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokumbushika -vyokumbushika n(IX/X) -yokumbushika -zokumbushika u(XI) -okumbushika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokumbushika pa(XVI) -pokumbushika mu(XVIII) -mokumbushika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.