tambulisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tambulisha (infinitive kutambulisha)

1. Causative form of -tambua: to cause recognition

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tambulisha
Positive present -natambulisha Subjunctive -tambulishe Negative -tambulishi Imperative singular tambulisha
Infinitives
Positive kutambulisha Negative kutotambulisha
Imperatives
Singular tambulisha Plural tambulisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutambulisha Positive past positive subject concord + -litambulisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kutambulisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natambulisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninatambulisha/natambulisha tunatambulisha 2nd person unatambulisha mnatambulisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatambulisha wanatambulisha other classes positive subject concord + -natambulisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tambulishi) Singular Plural 1st person sitambulishi hatutambulishi 2nd person hutambulishi hamtambulishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatambulishi hawatambulishi other classes negative subject concord + -tambulishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatambulisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tatambulisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tambulishe) Singular Plural 1st person nitambulishe tutambulishe 2nd person utambulishe mtambulishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atambulishe watambulishe other classes positive subject concord + -tambulishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitambulishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetambulisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetambulisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitambulisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitambulisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atambulisha) Singular Plural 1st person natambulisha twatambulisha 2nd person watambulisha mwatambulisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atambulisha watambulisha m-mi(III/IV) watambulisha yatambulisha ji-ma(V/VI) latambulisha yatambulisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatambulisha vyatambulisha n(IX/X) yatambulisha zatambulisha u(XI) watambulisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatambulisha pa(XVI) patambulisha mu(XVIII) mwatambulisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -metambulisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatambulisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatambulisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitambulisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotambulisha Consecutive katambulisha / positive subject concord + -katambulisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katambulishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitambulisha -tutambulisha 2nd person -kutambulisha -watambulisha/-kutambulisheni/-watambulisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtambulisha -watambulisha m-mi(III/IV) -utambulisha -itambulisha ji-ma(V/VI) -litambulisha -yatambulisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitambulisha -vitambulisha n(IX/X) -itambulisha -zitambulisha u(XI) -utambulisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutambulisha pa(XVI) -patambulisha mu(XVIII) -mutambulisha Reflexive -jitambulisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tambulisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tambulishaye -tambulishao m-mi(III/IV) -tambulishao -tambulishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tambulishalo -tambulishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tambulishacho -tambulishavyo n(IX/X) -tambulishayo -tambulishazo u(XI) -tambulishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tambulishako pa(XVI) -tambulishapo mu(XVIII) -tambulishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tambulisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetambulisha -otambulisha m-mi(III/IV) -otambulisha -yotambulisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lotambulisha -yotambulisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotambulisha -vyotambulisha n(IX/X) -yotambulisha -zotambulisha u(XI) -otambulisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotambulisha pa(XVI) -potambulisha mu(XVIII) -motambulisha
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:
  • kitambulisho
  • utambulisho