kimbiza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kimbiza (infinitive kukimbiza)

1. Causative form of -kimbia: to chase, to run after

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kimbiza
Positive present -nakimbiza Subjunctive -kimbize Negative -kimbizi Imperative singular kimbiza
Infinitives
Positive kukimbiza Negative kutokimbiza
Imperatives
Singular kimbiza Plural kimbizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukimbiza Positive past positive subject concord + -likimbiza Negative past negative subject concord + -kukimbiza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakimbiza) Singular Plural 1st person ninakimbiza/nakimbiza tunakimbiza 2nd person unakimbiza mnakimbiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakimbiza wanakimbiza other classes positive subject concord + -nakimbiza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kimbizi) Singular Plural 1st person sikimbizi hatukimbizi 2nd person hukimbizi hamkimbizi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakimbizi hawakimbizi other classes negative subject concord + -kimbizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takimbiza Negative future negative subject concord + -takimbiza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kimbize) Singular Plural 1st person nikimbize tukimbize 2nd person ukimbize mkimbize 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akimbize wakimbize other classes positive subject concord + -kimbize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikimbize Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekimbiza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekimbiza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikimbiza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikimbiza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akimbiza) Singular Plural 1st person nakimbiza twakimbiza 2nd person wakimbiza mwakimbiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akimbiza wakimbiza m-mi(III/IV) wakimbiza yakimbiza ji-ma(V/VI) lakimbiza yakimbiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakimbiza vyakimbiza n(IX/X) yakimbiza zakimbiza u(XI) wakimbiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakimbiza pa(XVI) pakimbiza mu(XVIII) mwakimbiza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekimbiza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakimbiza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakimbiza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikimbiza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokimbiza Consecutive kakimbiza / positive subject concord + -kakimbiza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakimbize
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikimbiza -tukimbiza 2nd person -kukimbiza -wakimbiza/-kukimbizeni/-wakimbizeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkimbiza -wakimbiza m-mi(III/IV) -ukimbiza -ikimbiza ji-ma(V/VI) -likimbiza -yakimbiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikimbiza -vikimbiza n(IX/X) -ikimbiza -zikimbiza u(XI) -ukimbiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukimbiza pa(XVI) -pakimbiza mu(XVIII) -mukimbiza Reflexive -jikimbiza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kimbiza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kimbizaye -kimbizao m-mi(III/IV) -kimbizao -kimbizayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kimbizalo -kimbizayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kimbizacho -kimbizavyo n(IX/X) -kimbizayo -kimbizazo u(XI) -kimbizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kimbizako pa(XVI) -kimbizapo mu(XVIII) -kimbizamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kimbiza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekimbiza -okimbiza m-mi(III/IV) -okimbiza -yokimbiza ji-ma(V/VI) -lokimbiza -yokimbiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokimbiza -vyokimbiza n(IX/X) -yokimbiza -zokimbiza u(XI) -okimbiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokimbiza pa(XVI) -pokimbiza mu(XVIII) -mokimbiza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.