ambatana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ambatana (infinitive kuambatana)

1. Reciprocal form of -ambata

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ambatana
Positive present -naambatana Subjunctive -ambatane Negative -ambatani Imperative singular ambatana
Infinitives
Positive kuambatana Negative kutoambatana
Imperatives
Singular ambatana Plural ambataneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huambatana Positive past positive subject concord + -liambatana Negative past negative subject concord + -kuambatana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naambatana) Singular Plural 1st person ninaambatana/naambatana tunaambatana 2nd person unaambatana mnaambatana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaambatana wanaambatana other classes positive subject concord + -naambatana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ambatani) Singular Plural 1st person siambatani hatuambatani 2nd person huambatani hamwambatani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haambatani hawaambatani other classes negative subject concord + -ambatani
Positive future positive subject concord + -taambatana Negative future negative subject concord + -taambatana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ambatane) Singular Plural 1st person niambatane tuambatane 2nd person uambatane mwambatane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambatane waambatane other classes positive subject concord + -ambatane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siambatane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeambatana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeambatana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliambatana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliambatana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aambatana) Singular Plural 1st person naambatana twaambatana 2nd person waambatana mwaambatana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambatana waambatana m-mi(III/IV) waambatana yaambatana ji-ma(V/VI) laambatana yaambatana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaambatana vyaambatana n(IX/X) yaambatana zaambatana u(XI) waambatana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaambatana pa(XVI) paambatana mu(XVIII) mwaambatana
Perfect positive subject concord + -meambatana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaambatana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaambatana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiambatana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoambatana Consecutive kaambatana / positive subject concord + -kaambatana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaambatane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -ambatana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ambatanaye -ambatanao m-mi(III/IV) -ambatanao -ambatanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ambatanalo -ambatanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ambatanacho -ambatanavyo n(IX/X) -ambatanayo -ambatanazo u(XI) -ambatanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ambatanako pa(XVI) -ambatanapo mu(XVIII) -ambatanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -ambatana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeambatana -oambatana m-mi(III/IV) -oambatana -yoambatana ji-ma(V/VI) -loambatana -yoambatana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choambatana -vyoambatana n(IX/X) -yoambatana -zoambatana u(XI) -oambatana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koambatana pa(XVI) -poambatana mu(XVIII) -moambatana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.