sambalia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sambalia (infinitive kusambalia)

1. Applicative form of -sambaa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sambalia
Positive present -nasambalia Subjunctive -sambalie Negative -sambalii Imperative singular sambalia
Infinitives
Positive kusambalia Negative kutosambalia
Imperatives
Singular sambalia Plural sambalieni
Tensed forms
Habitual husambalia Positive past positive subject concord + -lisambalia Negative past negative subject concord + -kusambalia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasambalia) Singular Plural 1st person ninasambalia/nasambalia tunasambalia 2nd person unasambalia mnasambalia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasambalia wanasambalia other classes positive subject concord + -nasambalia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sambalii) Singular Plural 1st person sisambalii hatusambalii 2nd person husambalii hamsambalii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasambalii hawasambalii other classes negative subject concord + -sambalii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasambalia Negative future negative subject concord + -tasambalia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sambalie) Singular Plural 1st person nisambalie tusambalie 2nd person usambalie msambalie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asambalie wasambalie other classes positive subject concord + -sambalie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisambalie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesambalia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesambalia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisambalia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisambalia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asambalia) Singular Plural 1st person nasambalia twasambalia 2nd person wasambalia mwasambalia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asambalia wasambalia m-mi(III/IV) wasambalia yasambalia ji-ma(V/VI) lasambalia yasambalia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasambalia vyasambalia n(IX/X) yasambalia zasambalia u(XI) wasambalia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasambalia pa(XVI) pasambalia mu(XVIII) mwasambalia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesambalia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasambalia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasambalia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisambalia "If not" positive subject concord + -siposambalia Consecutive kasambalia / positive subject concord + -kasambalia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasambalie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisambalia -tusambalia 2nd person -kusambalia -wasambalia/-kusambalieni/-wasambalieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msambalia -wasambalia m-mi(III/IV) -usambalia -isambalia ji-ma(V/VI) -lisambalia -yasambalia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisambalia -visambalia n(IX/X) -isambalia -zisambalia u(XI) -usambalia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusambalia pa(XVI) -pasambalia mu(XVIII) -musambalia Reflexive -jisambalia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sambalia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sambaliaye -sambaliao m-mi(III/IV) -sambaliao -sambaliayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sambalialo -sambaliayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sambaliacho -sambaliavyo n(IX/X) -sambaliayo -sambaliazo u(XI) -sambaliao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sambaliako pa(XVI) -sambaliapo mu(XVIII) -sambaliamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sambalia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesambalia -osambalia m-mi(III/IV) -osambalia -yosambalia ji-ma(V/VI) -losambalia -yosambalia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosambalia -vyosambalia n(IX/X) -yosambalia -zosambalia u(XI) -osambalia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosambalia pa(XVI) -posambalia mu(XVIII) -mosambalia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.