kimbilia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kimbilia (infinitive kukimbilia)

1. Applicative form of -kimbia: to run to (something, someone, or somewhere)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kimbilia
Positive present -nakimbilia Subjunctive -kimbilie Negative -kimbilii Imperative singular kimbilia
Infinitives
Positive kukimbilia Negative kutokimbilia
Imperatives
Singular kimbilia Plural kimbilieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukimbilia Positive past positive subject concord + -likimbilia Negative past negative subject concord + -kukimbilia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakimbilia) Singular Plural 1st person ninakimbilia/nakimbilia tunakimbilia 2nd person unakimbilia mnakimbilia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakimbilia wanakimbilia other classes positive subject concord + -nakimbilia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kimbilii) Singular Plural 1st person sikimbilii hatukimbilii 2nd person hukimbilii hamkimbilii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakimbilii hawakimbilii other classes negative subject concord + -kimbilii
Positive future positive subject concord + -takimbilia Negative future negative subject concord + -takimbilia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kimbilie) Singular Plural 1st person nikimbilie tukimbilie 2nd person ukimbilie mkimbilie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akimbilie wakimbilie other classes positive subject concord + -kimbilie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikimbilie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekimbilia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekimbilia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikimbilia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikimbilia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akimbilia) Singular Plural 1st person nakimbilia twakimbilia 2nd person wakimbilia mwakimbilia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akimbilia wakimbilia m-mi(III/IV) wakimbilia yakimbilia ji-ma(V/VI) lakimbilia yakimbilia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakimbilia vyakimbilia n(IX/X) yakimbilia zakimbilia u(XI) wakimbilia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakimbilia pa(XVI) pakimbilia mu(XVIII) mwakimbilia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekimbilia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakimbilia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakimbilia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikimbilia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokimbilia Consecutive kakimbilia / positive subject concord + -kakimbilia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakimbilie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikimbilia -tukimbilia 2nd person -kukimbilia -wakimbilia/-kukimbilieni/-wakimbilieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkimbilia -wakimbilia m-mi(III/IV) -ukimbilia -ikimbilia ji-ma(V/VI) -likimbilia -yakimbilia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikimbilia -vikimbilia n(IX/X) -ikimbilia -zikimbilia u(XI) -ukimbilia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukimbilia pa(XVI) -pakimbilia mu(XVIII) -mukimbilia Reflexive -jikimbilia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kimbilia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kimbiliaye -kimbiliao m-mi(III/IV) -kimbiliao -kimbiliayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kimbilialo -kimbiliayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kimbiliacho -kimbiliavyo n(IX/X) -kimbiliayo -kimbiliazo u(XI) -kimbiliao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kimbiliako pa(XVI) -kimbiliapo mu(XVIII) -kimbiliamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kimbilia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekimbilia -okimbilia m-mi(III/IV) -okimbilia -yokimbilia ji-ma(V/VI) -lokimbilia -yokimbilia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokimbilia -vyokimbilia n(IX/X) -yokimbilia -zokimbilia u(XI) -okimbilia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokimbilia pa(XVI) -pokimbilia mu(XVIII) -mokimbilia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Reciprocal: -kimbiliana (“to run to each other”)