chambua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chambua (infinitive kuchambua)

1. to sort out

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chambua
Positive present -nachambua Subjunctive -chambue Negative -chambui Imperative singular chambua
Infinitives
Positive kuchambua Negative kutochambua
Imperatives
Singular chambua Plural chambueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchambua Positive past positive subject concord + -lichambua Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchambua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachambua) Singular Plural 1st person ninachambua/nachambua tunachambua 2nd person unachambua mnachambua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachambua wanachambua other classes positive subject concord + -nachambua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chambui) Singular Plural 1st person sichambui hatuchambui 2nd person huchambui hamchambui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachambui hawachambui other classes negative subject concord + -chambui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachambua Negative future negative subject concord + -tachambua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chambue) Singular Plural 1st person nichambue tuchambue 2nd person uchambue mchambue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achambue wachambue other classes positive subject concord + -chambue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichambue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechambua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechambua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichambua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichambua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achambua) Singular Plural 1st person nachambua twachambua 2nd person wachambua mwachambua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achambua wachambua m-mi(III/IV) wachambua yachambua ji-ma(V/VI) lachambua yachambua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachambua vyachambua n(IX/X) yachambua zachambua u(XI) wachambua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachambua pa(XVI) pachambua mu(XVIII) mwachambua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechambua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachambua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachambua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichambua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochambua Consecutive kachambua / positive subject concord + -kachambua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachambue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichambua -tuchambua 2nd person -kuchambua -wachambua/-kuchambueni/-wachambueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchambua -wachambua m-mi(III/IV) -uchambua -ichambua ji-ma(V/VI) -lichambua -yachambua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichambua -vichambua n(IX/X) -ichambua -zichambua u(XI) -uchambua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchambua pa(XVI) -pachambua mu(XVIII) -muchambua Reflexive -jichambua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chambua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chambuaye -chambuao m-mi(III/IV) -chambuao -chambuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chambualo -chambuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chambuacho -chambuavyo n(IX/X) -chambuayo -chambuazo u(XI) -chambuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chambuako pa(XVI) -chambuapo mu(XVIII) -chambuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chambua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechambua -ochambua m-mi(III/IV) -ochambua -yochambua ji-ma(V/VI) -lochambua -yochambua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochambua -vyochambua n(IX/X) -yochambua -zochambua u(XI) -ochambua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochambua pa(XVI) -pochambua mu(XVIII) -mochambua
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:
  • mchambuzi (“analyst”)
  • uchambuzi (“analysis”)