kumbisha

Swahili

Verb

-kumbisha (infinitive kukumbisha)

1. Causative form of -kumba

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kumbisha
Positive present -nakumbisha Subjunctive -kumbishe Negative -kumbishi Imperative singular kumbisha
Infinitives
Positive kukumbisha Negative kutokumbisha
Imperatives
Singular kumbisha Plural kumbisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukumbisha Positive past positive subject concord + -likumbisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kukumbisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakumbisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninakumbisha/nakumbisha tunakumbisha 2nd person unakumbisha mnakumbisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakumbisha wanakumbisha other classes positive subject concord + -nakumbisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kumbishi) Singular Plural 1st person sikumbishi hatukumbishi 2nd person hukumbishi hamkumbishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakumbishi hawakumbishi other classes negative subject concord + -kumbishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takumbisha Negative future negative subject concord + -takumbisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kumbishe) Singular Plural 1st person nikumbishe tukumbishe 2nd person ukumbishe mkumbishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akumbishe wakumbishe other classes positive subject concord + -kumbishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikumbishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekumbisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekumbisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikumbisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikumbisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akumbisha) Singular Plural 1st person nakumbisha twakumbisha 2nd person wakumbisha mwakumbisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akumbisha wakumbisha m-mi(III/IV) wakumbisha yakumbisha ji-ma(V/VI) lakumbisha yakumbisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakumbisha vyakumbisha n(IX/X) yakumbisha zakumbisha u(XI) wakumbisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakumbisha pa(XVI) pakumbisha mu(XVIII) mwakumbisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekumbisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakumbisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakumbisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikumbisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokumbisha Consecutive kakumbisha / positive subject concord + -kakumbisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakumbishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikumbisha -tukumbisha 2nd person -kukumbisha -wakumbisha/-kukumbisheni/-wakumbisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkumbisha -wakumbisha m-mi(III/IV) -ukumbisha -ikumbisha ji-ma(V/VI) -likumbisha -yakumbisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikumbisha -vikumbisha n(IX/X) -ikumbisha -zikumbisha u(XI) -ukumbisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukumbisha pa(XVI) -pakumbisha mu(XVIII) -mukumbisha Reflexive -jikumbisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kumbisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kumbishaye -kumbishao m-mi(III/IV) -kumbishao -kumbishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kumbishalo -kumbishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kumbishacho -kumbishavyo n(IX/X) -kumbishayo -kumbishazo u(XI) -kumbishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kumbishako pa(XVI) -kumbishapo mu(XVIII) -kumbishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kumbisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekumbisha -okumbisha m-mi(III/IV) -okumbisha -yokumbisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lokumbisha -yokumbisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokumbisha -vyokumbisha n(IX/X) -yokumbisha -zokumbisha u(XI) -okumbisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokumbisha pa(XVI) -pokumbisha mu(XVIII) -mokumbisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.