ambatisha

Swahili

Verb

-ambatisha (infinitive kuambatisha)

1. Causative form of -ambata

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ambatisha
Positive present -naambatisha Subjunctive -ambatishe Negative -ambatishi Imperative singular ambatisha
Infinitives
Positive kuambatisha Negative kutoambatisha
Imperatives
Singular ambatisha Plural ambatisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huambatisha Positive past positive subject concord + -liambatisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuambatisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naambatisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninaambatisha/naambatisha tunaambatisha 2nd person unaambatisha mnaambatisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaambatisha wanaambatisha other classes positive subject concord + -naambatisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ambatishi) Singular Plural 1st person siambatishi hatuambatishi 2nd person huambatishi hamwambatishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haambatishi hawaambatishi other classes negative subject concord + -ambatishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taambatisha Negative future negative subject concord + -taambatisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ambatishe) Singular Plural 1st person niambatishe tuambatishe 2nd person uambatishe mwambatishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambatishe waambatishe other classes positive subject concord + -ambatishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siambatishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeambatisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeambatisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliambatisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliambatisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aambatisha) Singular Plural 1st person naambatisha twaambatisha 2nd person waambatisha mwaambatisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambatisha waambatisha m-mi(III/IV) waambatisha yaambatisha ji-ma(V/VI) laambatisha yaambatisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaambatisha vyaambatisha n(IX/X) yaambatisha zaambatisha u(XI) waambatisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaambatisha pa(XVI) paambatisha mu(XVIII) mwaambatisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meambatisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaambatisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaambatisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiambatisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoambatisha Consecutive kaambatisha / positive subject concord + -kaambatisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaambatishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niambatisha -tuambatisha 2nd person -kuambatisha -waambatisha/-kuambatisheni/-waambatisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwambatisha -waambatisha m-mi(III/IV) -uambatisha -iambatisha ji-ma(V/VI) -liambatisha -yaambatisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiambatisha -viambatisha n(IX/X) -iambatisha -ziambatisha u(XI) -uambatisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuambatisha pa(XVI) -paambatisha mu(XVIII) -muambatisha Reflexive -jiambatisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ambatisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ambatishaye -ambatishao m-mi(III/IV) -ambatishao -ambatishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ambatishalo -ambatishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ambatishacho -ambatishavyo n(IX/X) -ambatishayo -ambatishazo u(XI) -ambatishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ambatishako pa(XVI) -ambatishapo mu(XVIII) -ambatishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ambatisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeambatisha -oambatisha m-mi(III/IV) -oambatisha -yoambatisha ji-ma(V/VI) -loambatisha -yoambatisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choambatisha -vyoambatisha n(IX/X) -yoambatisha -zoambatisha u(XI) -oambatisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koambatisha pa(XVI) -poambatisha mu(XVIII) -moambatisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • kiambatisho (“appendix”)