tumbuiza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tumbuiza (infinitive kutumbuiza)

1. to entertain (amuse someone, specifically with music or songs)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tumbuiza
Positive present -natumbuiza Subjunctive -tumbuize Negative -tumbuizi Imperative singular tumbuiza
Infinitives
Positive kutumbuiza Negative kutotumbuiza
Imperatives
Singular tumbuiza Plural tumbuizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutumbuiza Positive past positive subject concord + -litumbuiza Negative past negative subject concord + -kutumbuiza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natumbuiza) Singular Plural 1st person ninatumbuiza/natumbuiza tunatumbuiza 2nd person unatumbuiza mnatumbuiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatumbuiza wanatumbuiza other classes positive subject concord + -natumbuiza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tumbuizi) Singular Plural 1st person situmbuizi hatutumbuizi 2nd person hutumbuizi hamtumbuizi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatumbuizi hawatumbuizi other classes negative subject concord + -tumbuizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatumbuiza Negative future negative subject concord + -tatumbuiza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tumbuize) Singular Plural 1st person nitumbuize tutumbuize 2nd person utumbuize mtumbuize 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atumbuize watumbuize other classes positive subject concord + -tumbuize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -situmbuize Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetumbuiza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetumbuiza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitumbuiza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitumbuiza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atumbuiza) Singular Plural 1st person natumbuiza twatumbuiza 2nd person watumbuiza mwatumbuiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atumbuiza watumbuiza m-mi(III/IV) watumbuiza yatumbuiza ji-ma(V/VI) latumbuiza yatumbuiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatumbuiza vyatumbuiza n(IX/X) yatumbuiza zatumbuiza u(XI) watumbuiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatumbuiza pa(XVI) patumbuiza mu(XVIII) mwatumbuiza
Perfect positive subject concord + -metumbuiza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatumbuiza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatumbuiza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitumbuiza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotumbuiza Consecutive katumbuiza / positive subject concord + -katumbuiza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katumbuize
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitumbuiza -tutumbuiza 2nd person -kutumbuiza -watumbuiza/-kutumbuizeni/-watumbuizeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtumbuiza -watumbuiza m-mi(III/IV) -utumbuiza -itumbuiza ji-ma(V/VI) -litumbuiza -yatumbuiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitumbuiza -vitumbuiza n(IX/X) -itumbuiza -zitumbuiza u(XI) -utumbuiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutumbuiza pa(XVI) -patumbuiza mu(XVIII) -mutumbuiza Reflexive -jitumbuiza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tumbuiza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tumbuizaye -tumbuizao m-mi(III/IV) -tumbuizao -tumbuizayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tumbuizalo -tumbuizayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tumbuizacho -tumbuizavyo n(IX/X) -tumbuizayo -tumbuizazo u(XI) -tumbuizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tumbuizako pa(XVI) -tumbuizapo mu(XVIII) -tumbuizamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tumbuiza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetumbuiza -otumbuiza m-mi(III/IV) -otumbuiza -yotumbuiza ji-ma(V/VI) -lotumbuiza -yotumbuiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotumbuiza -vyotumbuiza n(IX/X) -yotumbuiza -zotumbuiza u(XI) -otumbuiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotumbuiza pa(XVI) -potumbuiza mu(XVIII) -motumbuiza
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:
  • Applicative: -tumbuizia
  • Passive: -tumbuizwa
  • Reciprocal: -tumbuizana
  • Stative: -tumbuizika

• Nominal derivations:
  • tumbuizo (“lullaby”)
  • utumbuizaji (“musical performance”)