kumbisha

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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.