ambukiza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ambukiza (infinitive kuambukiza)

1. Causative form of -ambuka: to infect

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ambukiza
Positive present -naambukiza Subjunctive -ambukize Negative -ambukizi Imperative singular ambukiza
Infinitives
Positive kuambukiza Negative kutoambukiza
Imperatives
Singular ambukiza Plural ambukizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huambukiza Positive past positive subject concord + -liambukiza Negative past negative subject concord + -kuambukiza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naambukiza) Singular Plural 1st person ninaambukiza/naambukiza tunaambukiza 2nd person unaambukiza mnaambukiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaambukiza wanaambukiza other classes positive subject concord + -naambukiza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ambukizi) Singular Plural 1st person siambukizi hatuambukizi 2nd person huambukizi hamwambukizi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haambukizi hawaambukizi other classes negative subject concord + -ambukizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taambukiza Negative future negative subject concord + -taambukiza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ambukize) Singular Plural 1st person niambukize tuambukize 2nd person uambukize mwambukize 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambukize waambukize other classes positive subject concord + -ambukize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siambukize Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeambukiza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeambukiza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliambukiza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliambukiza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aambukiza) Singular Plural 1st person naambukiza twaambukiza 2nd person waambukiza mwaambukiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambukiza waambukiza m-mi(III/IV) waambukiza yaambukiza ji-ma(V/VI) laambukiza yaambukiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaambukiza vyaambukiza n(IX/X) yaambukiza zaambukiza u(XI) waambukiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaambukiza pa(XVI) paambukiza mu(XVIII) mwaambukiza
Perfect positive subject concord + -meambukiza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaambukiza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaambukiza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiambukiza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoambukiza Consecutive kaambukiza / positive subject concord + -kaambukiza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaambukize
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niambukiza -tuambukiza 2nd person -kuambukiza -waambukiza/-kuambukizeni/-waambukizeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwambukiza -waambukiza m-mi(III/IV) -uambukiza -iambukiza ji-ma(V/VI) -liambukiza -yaambukiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiambukiza -viambukiza n(IX/X) -iambukiza -ziambukiza u(XI) -uambukiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuambukiza pa(XVI) -paambukiza mu(XVIII) -muambukiza Reflexive -jiambukiza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ambukiza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ambukizaye -ambukizao m-mi(III/IV) -ambukizao -ambukizayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ambukizalo -ambukizayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ambukizacho -ambukizavyo n(IX/X) -ambukizayo -ambukizazo u(XI) -ambukizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ambukizako pa(XVI) -ambukizapo mu(XVIII) -ambukizamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ambukiza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeambukiza -oambukiza m-mi(III/IV) -oambukiza -yoambukiza ji-ma(V/VI) -loambukiza -yoambukiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choambukiza -vyoambukiza n(IX/X) -yoambukiza -zoambukiza u(XI) -oambukiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koambukiza pa(XVI) -poambukiza mu(XVIII) -moambukiza
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:
  • Passive: -ambukizwa (“to get infected”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • ambukizo (“infection”)