ambilika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ambilika (infinitive kuambilika)

1. Stative form of -ambia: to be approachable

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ambilika
Positive present -naambilika Subjunctive -ambilike Negative -ambiliki Imperative singular ambilika
Infinitives
Positive kuambilika Negative kutoambilika
Imperatives
Singular ambilika Plural ambilikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huambilika Positive past positive subject concord + -liambilika Negative past negative subject concord + -kuambilika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naambilika) Singular Plural 1st person ninaambilika/naambilika tunaambilika 2nd person unaambilika mnaambilika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaambilika wanaambilika other classes positive subject concord + -naambilika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ambiliki) Singular Plural 1st person siambiliki hatuambiliki 2nd person huambiliki hamwambiliki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haambiliki hawaambiliki other classes negative subject concord + -ambiliki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taambilika Negative future negative subject concord + -taambilika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ambilike) Singular Plural 1st person niambilike tuambilike 2nd person uambilike mwambilike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambilike waambilike other classes positive subject concord + -ambilike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siambilike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeambilika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeambilika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliambilika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliambilika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aambilika) Singular Plural 1st person naambilika twaambilika 2nd person waambilika mwaambilika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambilika waambilika m-mi(III/IV) waambilika yaambilika ji-ma(V/VI) laambilika yaambilika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaambilika vyaambilika n(IX/X) yaambilika zaambilika u(XI) waambilika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaambilika pa(XVI) paambilika mu(XVIII) mwaambilika
Perfect positive subject concord + -meambilika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaambilika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaambilika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiambilika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoambilika Consecutive kaambilika / positive subject concord + -kaambilika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaambilike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niambilika -tuambilika 2nd person -kuambilika -waambilika/-kuambilikeni/-waambilikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwambilika -waambilika m-mi(III/IV) -uambilika -iambilika ji-ma(V/VI) -liambilika -yaambilika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiambilika -viambilika n(IX/X) -iambilika -ziambilika u(XI) -uambilika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuambilika pa(XVI) -paambilika mu(XVIII) -muambilika Reflexive -jiambilika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ambilika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ambilikaye -ambilikao m-mi(III/IV) -ambilikao -ambilikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ambilikalo -ambilikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ambilikacho -ambilikavyo n(IX/X) -ambilikayo -ambilikazo u(XI) -ambilikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ambilikako pa(XVI) -ambilikapo mu(XVIII) -ambilikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ambilika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeambilika -oambilika m-mi(III/IV) -oambilika -yoambilika ji-ma(V/VI) -loambilika -yoambilika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choambilika -vyoambilika n(IX/X) -yoambilika -zoambilika u(XI) -oambilika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koambilika pa(XVI) -poambilika mu(XVIII) -moambilika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.