kumbushia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kumbushia (infinitive kukumbushia)

1. Applicative form of -kumbusha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kumbushia
Positive present -nakumbushia Subjunctive -kumbushie Negative -kumbushii Imperative singular kumbushia
Infinitives
Positive kukumbushia Negative kutokumbushia
Imperatives
Singular kumbushia Plural kumbushieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukumbushia Positive past positive subject concord + -likumbushia Negative past negative subject concord + -kukumbushia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakumbushia) Singular Plural 1st person ninakumbushia/nakumbushia tunakumbushia 2nd person unakumbushia mnakumbushia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakumbushia wanakumbushia other classes positive subject concord + -nakumbushia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kumbushii) Singular Plural 1st person sikumbushii hatukumbushii 2nd person hukumbushii hamkumbushii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakumbushii hawakumbushii other classes negative subject concord + -kumbushii
Positive future positive subject concord + -takumbushia Negative future negative subject concord + -takumbushia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kumbushie) Singular Plural 1st person nikumbushie tukumbushie 2nd person ukumbushie mkumbushie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akumbushie wakumbushie other classes positive subject concord + -kumbushie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikumbushie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekumbushia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekumbushia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikumbushia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikumbushia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akumbushia) Singular Plural 1st person nakumbushia twakumbushia 2nd person wakumbushia mwakumbushia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akumbushia wakumbushia m-mi(III/IV) wakumbushia yakumbushia ji-ma(V/VI) lakumbushia yakumbushia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakumbushia vyakumbushia n(IX/X) yakumbushia zakumbushia u(XI) wakumbushia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakumbushia pa(XVI) pakumbushia mu(XVIII) mwakumbushia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekumbushia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakumbushia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakumbushia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikumbushia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokumbushia Consecutive kakumbushia / positive subject concord + -kakumbushia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakumbushie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikumbushia -tukumbushia 2nd person -kukumbushia -wakumbushia/-kukumbushieni/-wakumbushieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkumbushia -wakumbushia m-mi(III/IV) -ukumbushia -ikumbushia ji-ma(V/VI) -likumbushia -yakumbushia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikumbushia -vikumbushia n(IX/X) -ikumbushia -zikumbushia u(XI) -ukumbushia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukumbushia pa(XVI) -pakumbushia mu(XVIII) -mukumbushia Reflexive -jikumbushia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kumbushia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kumbushiaye -kumbushiao m-mi(III/IV) -kumbushiao -kumbushiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kumbushialo -kumbushiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kumbushiacho -kumbushiavyo n(IX/X) -kumbushiayo -kumbushiazo u(XI) -kumbushiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kumbushiako pa(XVI) -kumbushiapo mu(XVIII) -kumbushiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kumbushia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekumbushia -okumbushia m-mi(III/IV) -okumbushia -yokumbushia ji-ma(V/VI) -lokumbushia -yokumbushia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokumbushia -vyokumbushia n(IX/X) -yokumbushia -zokumbushia u(XI) -okumbushia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokumbushia pa(XVI) -pokumbushia mu(XVIII) -mokumbushia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.