tumbuiza

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-tumbuiza (infinitive kutumbuiza)

  1. to entertain (amuse someone, specifically with music or songs)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -tumbuiza
Positive present -natumbuiza
Subjunctive -tumbuize
Negative -tumbuizi
Imperative singular tumbuiza
Infinitives
Positive kutumbuiza
Negative kutotumbuiza
Imperatives
Singular tumbuiza
Plural tumbuizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutumbuiza
Positive past positive subject concord + -litumbuiza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutumbuiza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natumbuiza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatumbuiza/natumbuiza tunatumbuiza
2nd person unatumbuiza mnatumbuiza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatumbuiza wanatumbuiza
other classes positive subject concord + -natumbuiza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tumbuizi)
Singular Plural
1st person situmbuizi hatutumbuizi
2nd person hutumbuizi hamtumbuizi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatumbuizi hawatumbuizi
other classes negative subject concord + -tumbuizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatumbuiza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatumbuiza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tumbuize)
Singular Plural
1st person nitumbuize tutumbuize
2nd person utumbuize mtumbuize
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atumbuize watumbuize
other classes positive subject concord + -tumbuize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -situmbuize
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetumbuiza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetumbuiza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitumbuiza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitumbuiza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atumbuiza)
Singular Plural
1st person natumbuiza twatumbuiza
2nd person watumbuiza mwatumbuiza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atumbuiza watumbuiza
m-mi(III/IV) watumbuiza yatumbuiza
ji-ma(V/VI) latumbuiza yatumbuiza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatumbuiza vyatumbuiza
n(IX/X) yatumbuiza zatumbuiza
u(XI) watumbuiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatumbuiza
pa(XVI) patumbuiza
mu(XVIII) mwatumbuiza
Perfect positive subject concord + -metumbuiza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatumbuiza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatumbuiza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitumbuiza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotumbuiza
Consecutive katumbuiza / positive subject concord + -katumbuiza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katumbuize
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitumbuiza -tutumbuiza
2nd person -kutumbuiza -watumbuiza/-kutumbuizeni/-watumbuizeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtumbuiza -watumbuiza
m-mi(III/IV) -utumbuiza -itumbuiza
ji-ma(V/VI) -litumbuiza -yatumbuiza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitumbuiza -vitumbuiza
n(IX/X) -itumbuiza -zitumbuiza
u(XI) -utumbuiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutumbuiza
pa(XVI) -patumbuiza
mu(XVIII) -mutumbuiza
Reflexive -jitumbuiza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tumbuiza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tumbuizaye -tumbuizao
m-mi(III/IV) -tumbuizao -tumbuizayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tumbuizalo -tumbuizayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tumbuizacho -tumbuizavyo
n(IX/X) -tumbuizayo -tumbuizazo
u(XI) -tumbuizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tumbuizako
pa(XVI) -tumbuizapo
mu(XVIII) -tumbuizamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tumbuiza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetumbuiza -otumbuiza
m-mi(III/IV) -otumbuiza -yotumbuiza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotumbuiza -yotumbuiza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotumbuiza -vyotumbuiza
n(IX/X) -yotumbuiza -zotumbuiza
u(XI) -otumbuiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotumbuiza
pa(XVI) -potumbuiza
mu(XVIII) -motumbuiza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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