ambua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ambua (infinitive kuambua)

1. to benefit, profit
2. to loosen, separate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ambua
Positive present -naambua Subjunctive -ambue Negative -ambui Imperative singular ambua
Infinitives
Positive kuambua Negative kutoambua
Imperatives
Singular ambua Plural ambueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huambua Positive past positive subject concord + -liambua Negative past negative subject concord + -kuambua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naambua) Singular Plural 1st person ninaambua/naambua tunaambua 2nd person unaambua mnaambua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaambua wanaambua other classes positive subject concord + -naambua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ambui) Singular Plural 1st person siambui hatuambui 2nd person huambui hamwambui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haambui hawaambui other classes negative subject concord + -ambui
Positive future positive subject concord + -taambua Negative future negative subject concord + -taambua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ambue) Singular Plural 1st person niambue tuambue 2nd person uambue mwambue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambue waambue other classes positive subject concord + -ambue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siambue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeambua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeambua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliambua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliambua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aambua) Singular Plural 1st person naambua twaambua 2nd person waambua mwaambua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambua waambua m-mi(III/IV) waambua yaambua ji-ma(V/VI) laambua yaambua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaambua vyaambua n(IX/X) yaambua zaambua u(XI) waambua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaambua pa(XVI) paambua mu(XVIII) mwaambua
Perfect positive subject concord + -meambua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaambua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaambua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiambua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoambua Consecutive kaambua / positive subject concord + -kaambua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaambue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niambua -tuambua 2nd person -kuambua -waambua/-kuambueni/-waambueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwambua -waambua m-mi(III/IV) -uambua -iambua ji-ma(V/VI) -liambua -yaambua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiambua -viambua n(IX/X) -iambua -ziambua u(XI) -uambua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuambua pa(XVI) -paambua mu(XVIII) -muambua Reflexive -jiambua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ambua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ambuaye -ambuao m-mi(III/IV) -ambuao -ambuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ambualo -ambuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ambuacho -ambuavyo n(IX/X) -ambuayo -ambuazo u(XI) -ambuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ambuako pa(XVI) -ambuapo mu(XVIII) -ambuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ambua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeambua -oambua m-mi(III/IV) -oambua -yoambua ji-ma(V/VI) -loambua -yoambua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choambua -vyoambua n(IX/X) -yoambua -zoambua u(XI) -oambua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koambua pa(XVI) -poambua mu(XVIII) -moambua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Stative: -ambuka