tambaa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tambaa (infinitive kutambaa)

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Conjugation

Conjugation of -tambaa
Positive present -natambaa Subjunctive -tambae Negative -tambai Imperative singular tambaa
Infinitives
Positive kutambaa Negative kutotambaa
Imperatives
Singular tambaa Plural tambaeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutambaa Positive past positive subject concord + -litambaa Negative past negative subject concord + -kutambaa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natambaa) Singular Plural 1st person ninatambaa/natambaa tunatambaa 2nd person unatambaa mnatambaa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatambaa wanatambaa other classes positive subject concord + -natambaa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tambai) Singular Plural 1st person sitambai hatutambai 2nd person hutambai hamtambai 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatambai hawatambai other classes negative subject concord + -tambai
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatambaa Negative future negative subject concord + -tatambaa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tambae) Singular Plural 1st person nitambae tutambae 2nd person utambae mtambae 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atambae watambae other classes positive subject concord + -tambae
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitambae Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetambaa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetambaa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitambaa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitambaa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atambaa) Singular Plural 1st person natambaa twatambaa 2nd person watambaa mwatambaa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atambaa watambaa m-mi(III/IV) watambaa yatambaa ji-ma(V/VI) latambaa yatambaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatambaa vyatambaa n(IX/X) yatambaa zatambaa u(XI) watambaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatambaa pa(XVI) patambaa mu(XVIII) mwatambaa
Perfect positive subject concord + -metambaa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatambaa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatambaa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitambaa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotambaa Consecutive katambaa / positive subject concord + -katambaa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katambae
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitambaa -tutambaa 2nd person -kutambaa -watambaa/-kutambaeni/-watambaeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtambaa -watambaa m-mi(III/IV) -utambaa -itambaa ji-ma(V/VI) -litambaa -yatambaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitambaa -vitambaa n(IX/X) -itambaa -zitambaa u(XI) -utambaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutambaa pa(XVI) -patambaa mu(XVIII) -mutambaa Reflexive -jitambaa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tambaa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tambaaye -tambaao m-mi(III/IV) -tambaao -tambaayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tambaalo -tambaayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tambaacho -tambaavyo n(IX/X) -tambaayo -tambaazo u(XI) -tambaao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tambaako pa(XVI) -tambaapo mu(XVIII) -tambaamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tambaa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetambaa -otambaa m-mi(III/IV) -otambaa -yotambaa ji-ma(V/VI) -lotambaa -yotambaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotambaa -vyotambaa n(IX/X) -yotambaa -zotambaa u(XI) -otambaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotambaa pa(XVI) -potambaa mu(XVIII) -motambaa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.