ambika

Swahili

Verb

-ambika (infinitive kuambika)

1. Stative form of -amba

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ambika
Positive present -naambika Subjunctive -ambike Negative -ambiki Imperative singular ambika
Infinitives
Positive kuambika Negative kutoambika
Imperatives
Singular ambika Plural ambikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huambika Positive past positive subject concord + -liambika Negative past negative subject concord + -kuambika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naambika) Singular Plural 1st person ninaambika/naambika tunaambika 2nd person unaambika mnaambika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaambika wanaambika other classes positive subject concord + -naambika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ambiki) Singular Plural 1st person siambiki hatuambiki 2nd person huambiki hamwambiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haambiki hawaambiki other classes negative subject concord + -ambiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taambika Negative future negative subject concord + -taambika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ambike) Singular Plural 1st person niambike tuambike 2nd person uambike mwambike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambike waambike other classes positive subject concord + -ambike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siambike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeambika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeambika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliambika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliambika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aambika) Singular Plural 1st person naambika twaambika 2nd person waambika mwaambika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambika waambika m-mi(III/IV) waambika yaambika ji-ma(V/VI) laambika yaambika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaambika vyaambika n(IX/X) yaambika zaambika u(XI) waambika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaambika pa(XVI) paambika mu(XVIII) mwaambika
Perfect positive subject concord + -meambika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaambika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaambika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiambika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoambika Consecutive kaambika / positive subject concord + -kaambika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaambike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niambika -tuambika 2nd person -kuambika -waambika/-kuambikeni/-waambikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwambika -waambika m-mi(III/IV) -uambika -iambika ji-ma(V/VI) -liambika -yaambika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiambika -viambika n(IX/X) -iambika -ziambika u(XI) -uambika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuambika pa(XVI) -paambika mu(XVIII) -muambika Reflexive -jiambika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ambika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ambikaye -ambikao m-mi(III/IV) -ambikao -ambikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ambikalo -ambikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ambikacho -ambikavyo n(IX/X) -ambikayo -ambikazo u(XI) -ambikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ambikako pa(XVI) -ambikapo mu(XVIII) -ambikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ambika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeambika -oambika m-mi(III/IV) -oambika -yoambika ji-ma(V/VI) -loambika -yoambika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choambika -vyoambika n(IX/X) -yoambika -zoambika u(XI) -oambika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koambika pa(XVI) -poambika mu(XVIII) -moambika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.