kubalia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kubalia (infinitive kukubalia)

1. Applicative form of -kubali

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kubalia
Positive present -nakubalia Subjunctive -kubalie Negative -kubalii Imperative singular kubalia
Infinitives
Positive kukubalia Negative kutokubalia
Imperatives
Singular kubalia Plural kubalieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukubalia Positive past positive subject concord + -likubalia Negative past negative subject concord + -kukubalia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakubalia) Singular Plural 1st person ninakubalia/nakubalia tunakubalia 2nd person unakubalia mnakubalia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakubalia wanakubalia other classes positive subject concord + -nakubalia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kubalii) Singular Plural 1st person sikubalii hatukubalii 2nd person hukubalii hamkubalii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakubalii hawakubalii other classes negative subject concord + -kubalii
Positive future positive subject concord + -takubalia Negative future negative subject concord + -takubalia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kubalie) Singular Plural 1st person nikubalie tukubalie 2nd person ukubalie mkubalie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akubalie wakubalie other classes positive subject concord + -kubalie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikubalie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekubalia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekubalia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikubalia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikubalia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akubalia) Singular Plural 1st person nakubalia twakubalia 2nd person wakubalia mwakubalia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akubalia wakubalia m-mi(III/IV) wakubalia yakubalia ji-ma(V/VI) lakubalia yakubalia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakubalia vyakubalia n(IX/X) yakubalia zakubalia u(XI) wakubalia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakubalia pa(XVI) pakubalia mu(XVIII) mwakubalia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekubalia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakubalia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakubalia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikubalia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokubalia Consecutive kakubalia / positive subject concord + -kakubalia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakubalie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikubalia -tukubalia 2nd person -kukubalia -wakubalia/-kukubalieni/-wakubalieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkubalia -wakubalia m-mi(III/IV) -ukubalia -ikubalia ji-ma(V/VI) -likubalia -yakubalia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikubalia -vikubalia n(IX/X) -ikubalia -zikubalia u(XI) -ukubalia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukubalia pa(XVI) -pakubalia mu(XVIII) -mukubalia Reflexive -jikubalia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kubalia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kubaliaye -kubaliao m-mi(III/IV) -kubaliao -kubaliayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kubalialo -kubaliayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kubaliacho -kubaliavyo n(IX/X) -kubaliayo -kubaliazo u(XI) -kubaliao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubaliako pa(XVI) -kubaliapo mu(XVIII) -kubaliamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kubalia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekubalia -okubalia m-mi(III/IV) -okubalia -yokubalia ji-ma(V/VI) -lokubalia -yokubalia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokubalia -vyokubalia n(IX/X) -yokubalia -zokubalia u(XI) -okubalia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokubalia pa(XVI) -pokubalia mu(XVIII) -mokubalia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.