chumbisha

Swahili

Etymology

A causative derivation of chumba (“room”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chumbisha (infinitive kuchumbisha)

1. to get engaged to be married (of a man)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chumbisha
Positive present -nachumbisha Subjunctive -chumbishe Negative -chumbishi Imperative singular chumbisha
Infinitives
Positive kuchumbisha Negative kutochumbisha
Imperatives
Singular chumbisha Plural chumbisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchumbisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lichumbisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchumbisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachumbisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninachumbisha/nachumbisha tunachumbisha 2nd person unachumbisha mnachumbisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachumbisha wanachumbisha other classes positive subject concord + -nachumbisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chumbishi) Singular Plural 1st person sichumbishi hatuchumbishi 2nd person huchumbishi hamchumbishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachumbishi hawachumbishi other classes negative subject concord + -chumbishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachumbisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tachumbisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chumbishe) Singular Plural 1st person nichumbishe tuchumbishe 2nd person uchumbishe mchumbishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achumbishe wachumbishe other classes positive subject concord + -chumbishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichumbishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechumbisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechumbisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichumbisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichumbisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achumbisha) Singular Plural 1st person nachumbisha twachumbisha 2nd person wachumbisha mwachumbisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achumbisha wachumbisha m-mi(III/IV) wachumbisha yachumbisha ji-ma(V/VI) lachumbisha yachumbisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachumbisha vyachumbisha n(IX/X) yachumbisha zachumbisha u(XI) wachumbisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachumbisha pa(XVI) pachumbisha mu(XVIII) mwachumbisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechumbisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachumbisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachumbisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichumbisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochumbisha Consecutive kachumbisha / positive subject concord + -kachumbisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachumbishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichumbisha -tuchumbisha 2nd person -kuchumbisha -wachumbisha/-kuchumbisheni/-wachumbisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchumbisha -wachumbisha m-mi(III/IV) -uchumbisha -ichumbisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lichumbisha -yachumbisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichumbisha -vichumbisha n(IX/X) -ichumbisha -zichumbisha u(XI) -uchumbisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchumbisha pa(XVI) -pachumbisha mu(XVIII) -muchumbisha Reflexive -jichumbisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chumbisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chumbishaye -chumbishao m-mi(III/IV) -chumbishao -chumbishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chumbishalo -chumbishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chumbishacho -chumbishavyo n(IX/X) -chumbishayo -chumbishazo u(XI) -chumbishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chumbishako pa(XVI) -chumbishapo mu(XVIII) -chumbishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chumbisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechumbisha -ochumbisha m-mi(III/IV) -ochumbisha -yochumbisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lochumbisha -yochumbisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochumbisha -vyochumbisha n(IX/X) -yochumbisha -zochumbisha u(XI) -ochumbisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochumbisha pa(XVI) -pochumbisha mu(XVIII) -mochumbisha
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: -chumbishwa (“to get engaged (of a woman)”)

Related terms

• mchumba
• uchumba