sambalika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sambalika (infinitive kusambalika)

1. Stative form of -sambaa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sambalika
Positive present -nasambalika Subjunctive -sambalike Negative -sambaliki Imperative singular sambalika
Infinitives
Positive kusambalika Negative kutosambalika
Imperatives
Singular sambalika Plural sambalikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husambalika Positive past positive subject concord + -lisambalika Negative past negative subject concord + -kusambalika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasambalika) Singular Plural 1st person ninasambalika/nasambalika tunasambalika 2nd person unasambalika mnasambalika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasambalika wanasambalika other classes positive subject concord + -nasambalika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sambaliki) Singular Plural 1st person sisambaliki hatusambaliki 2nd person husambaliki hamsambaliki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasambaliki hawasambaliki other classes negative subject concord + -sambaliki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasambalika Negative future negative subject concord + -tasambalika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sambalike) Singular Plural 1st person nisambalike tusambalike 2nd person usambalike msambalike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asambalike wasambalike other classes positive subject concord + -sambalike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisambalike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesambalika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesambalika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisambalika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisambalika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asambalika) Singular Plural 1st person nasambalika twasambalika 2nd person wasambalika mwasambalika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asambalika wasambalika m-mi(III/IV) wasambalika yasambalika ji-ma(V/VI) lasambalika yasambalika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasambalika vyasambalika n(IX/X) yasambalika zasambalika u(XI) wasambalika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasambalika pa(XVI) pasambalika mu(XVIII) mwasambalika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesambalika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasambalika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasambalika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisambalika "If not" positive subject concord + -siposambalika Consecutive kasambalika / positive subject concord + -kasambalika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasambalike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisambalika -tusambalika 2nd person -kusambalika -wasambalika/-kusambalikeni/-wasambalikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msambalika -wasambalika m-mi(III/IV) -usambalika -isambalika ji-ma(V/VI) -lisambalika -yasambalika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisambalika -visambalika n(IX/X) -isambalika -zisambalika u(XI) -usambalika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusambalika pa(XVI) -pasambalika mu(XVIII) -musambalika Reflexive -jisambalika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sambalika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sambalikaye -sambalikao m-mi(III/IV) -sambalikao -sambalikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sambalikalo -sambalikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sambalikacho -sambalikavyo n(IX/X) -sambalikayo -sambalikazo u(XI) -sambalikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sambalikako pa(XVI) -sambalikapo mu(XVIII) -sambalikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sambalika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesambalika -osambalika m-mi(III/IV) -osambalika -yosambalika ji-ma(V/VI) -losambalika -yosambalika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosambalika -vyosambalika n(IX/X) -yosambalika -zosambalika u(XI) -osambalika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosambalika pa(XVI) -posambalika mu(XVIII) -mosambalika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.