sambaa

See also: Sambaa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sambaa (infinitive kusambaa)

1. to spread, to be dispersed, to be scattered

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sambaa
Positive present -nasambaa Subjunctive -sambae Negative -sambai Imperative singular sambaa
Infinitives
Positive kusambaa Negative kutosambaa
Imperatives
Singular sambaa Plural sambaeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husambaa Positive past positive subject concord + -lisambaa Negative past negative subject concord + -kusambaa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasambaa) Singular Plural 1st person ninasambaa/nasambaa tunasambaa 2nd person unasambaa mnasambaa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasambaa wanasambaa other classes positive subject concord + -nasambaa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sambai) Singular Plural 1st person sisambai hatusambai 2nd person husambai hamsambai 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasambai hawasambai other classes negative subject concord + -sambai
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasambaa Negative future negative subject concord + -tasambaa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sambae) Singular Plural 1st person nisambae tusambae 2nd person usambae msambae 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asambae wasambae other classes positive subject concord + -sambae
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisambae Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesambaa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesambaa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisambaa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisambaa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asambaa) Singular Plural 1st person nasambaa twasambaa 2nd person wasambaa mwasambaa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asambaa wasambaa m-mi(III/IV) wasambaa yasambaa ji-ma(V/VI) lasambaa yasambaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasambaa vyasambaa n(IX/X) yasambaa zasambaa u(XI) wasambaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasambaa pa(XVI) pasambaa mu(XVIII) mwasambaa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesambaa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasambaa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasambaa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisambaa "If not" positive subject concord + -siposambaa Consecutive kasambaa / positive subject concord + -kasambaa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasambae Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -sambaa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sambaaye -sambaao m-mi(III/IV) -sambaao -sambaayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sambaalo -sambaayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sambaacho -sambaavyo n(IX/X) -sambaayo -sambaazo u(XI) -sambaao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sambaako pa(XVI) -sambaapo mu(XVIII) -sambaamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -sambaa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesambaa -osambaa m-mi(III/IV) -osambaa -yosambaa ji-ma(V/VI) -losambaa -yosambaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosambaa -vyosambaa n(IX/X) -yosambaa -zosambaa u(XI) -osambaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosambaa pa(XVI) -posambaa mu(XVIII) -mosambaa
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:
  • Applicative: -sambalia
  • Causative: -sambaza
  • Stative: -sambalika