chambua

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-chambua (infinitive kuchambua)

  1. to sort out

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -chambua
Positive present -nachambua
Subjunctive -chambue
Negative -chambui
Imperative singular chambua
Infinitives
Positive kuchambua
Negative kutochambua
Imperatives
Singular chambua
Plural chambueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchambua
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichambua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchambua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachambua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachambua/nachambua tunachambua
2nd person unachambua mnachambua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachambua wanachambua
other classes positive subject concord + -nachambua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chambui)
Singular Plural
1st person sichambui hatuchambui
2nd person huchambui hamchambui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachambui hawachambui
other classes negative subject concord + -chambui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachambua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachambua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chambue)
Singular Plural
1st person nichambue tuchambue
2nd person uchambue mchambue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achambue wachambue
other classes positive subject concord + -chambue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichambue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechambua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechambua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichambua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichambua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achambua)
Singular Plural
1st person nachambua twachambua
2nd person wachambua mwachambua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achambua wachambua
m-mi(III/IV) wachambua yachambua
ji-ma(V/VI) lachambua yachambua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachambua vyachambua
n(IX/X) yachambua zachambua
u(XI) wachambua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachambua
pa(XVI) pachambua
mu(XVIII) mwachambua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechambua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachambua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachambua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichambua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochambua
Consecutive kachambua / positive subject concord + -kachambua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachambue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichambua -tuchambua
2nd person -kuchambua -wachambua/-kuchambueni/-wachambueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchambua -wachambua
m-mi(III/IV) -uchambua -ichambua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichambua -yachambua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichambua -vichambua
n(IX/X) -ichambua -zichambua
u(XI) -uchambua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchambua
pa(XVI) -pachambua
mu(XVIII) -muchambua
Reflexive -jichambua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chambua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chambuaye -chambuao
m-mi(III/IV) -chambuao -chambuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chambualo -chambuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chambuacho -chambuavyo
n(IX/X) -chambuayo -chambuazo
u(XI) -chambuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chambuako
pa(XVI) -chambuapo
mu(XVIII) -chambuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chambua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechambua -ochambua
m-mi(III/IV) -ochambua -yochambua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochambua -yochambua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochambua -vyochambua
n(IX/X) -yochambua -zochambua
u(XI) -ochambua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochambua
pa(XVI) -pochambua
mu(XVIII) -mochambua
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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