chumbisha

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Swahili

Etymology

A causative derivation of chumba (“room”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chumbisha (infinitive kuchumbisha)

  1. to get engaged to be married (of a man)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chumbisha
Positive present -nachumbisha
Subjunctive -chumbishe
Negative -chumbishi
Imperative singular chumbisha
Infinitives
Positive kuchumbisha
Negative kutochumbisha
Imperatives
Singular chumbisha
Plural chumbisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchumbisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichumbisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchumbisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachumbisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachumbisha/nachumbisha tunachumbisha
2nd person unachumbisha mnachumbisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachumbisha wanachumbisha
other classes positive subject concord + -nachumbisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chumbishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sichumbishi hatuchumbishi
2nd person huchumbishi hamchumbishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachumbishi hawachumbishi
other classes negative subject concord + -chumbishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachumbisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachumbisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chumbishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nichumbishe tuchumbishe
2nd person uchumbishe mchumbishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achumbishe wachumbishe
other classes positive subject concord + -chumbishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichumbishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechumbisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechumbisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichumbisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichumbisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achumbisha)
Singular Plural
1st person nachumbisha twachumbisha
2nd person wachumbisha mwachumbisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achumbisha wachumbisha
m-mi(III/IV) wachumbisha yachumbisha
ji-ma(V/VI) lachumbisha yachumbisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachumbisha vyachumbisha
n(IX/X) yachumbisha zachumbisha
u(XI) wachumbisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachumbisha
pa(XVI) pachumbisha
mu(XVIII) mwachumbisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechumbisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachumbisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachumbisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichumbisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochumbisha
Consecutive kachumbisha / positive subject concord + -kachumbisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachumbishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichumbisha -tuchumbisha
2nd person -kuchumbisha -wachumbisha/-kuchumbisheni/-wachumbisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchumbisha -wachumbisha
m-mi(III/IV) -uchumbisha -ichumbisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichumbisha -yachumbisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichumbisha -vichumbisha
n(IX/X) -ichumbisha -zichumbisha
u(XI) -uchumbisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchumbisha
pa(XVI) -pachumbisha
mu(XVIII) -muchumbisha
Reflexive -jichumbisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chumbisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chumbishaye -chumbishao
m-mi(III/IV) -chumbishao -chumbishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chumbishalo -chumbishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chumbishacho -chumbishavyo
n(IX/X) -chumbishayo -chumbishazo
u(XI) -chumbishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chumbishako
pa(XVI) -chumbishapo
mu(XVIII) -chumbishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chumbisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechumbisha -ochumbisha
m-mi(III/IV) -ochumbisha -yochumbisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochumbisha -yochumbisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochumbisha -vyochumbisha
n(IX/X) -yochumbisha -zochumbisha
u(XI) -ochumbisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochumbisha
pa(XVI) -pochumbisha
mu(XVIII) -mochumbisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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