kumbusha

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-kumbusha (infinitive kukumbusha)

  1. causative of -kumbuka: to remind

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -kumbusha
Positive present -nakumbusha
Subjunctive -kumbushe
Negative -kumbushi
Imperative singular kumbusha
Infinitives
Positive kukumbusha
Negative kutokumbusha
Imperatives
Singular kumbusha
Plural kumbusheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukumbusha
Positive past positive subject concord + -likumbusha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukumbusha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakumbusha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakumbusha/nakumbusha tunakumbusha
2nd person unakumbusha mnakumbusha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakumbusha wanakumbusha
other classes positive subject concord + -nakumbusha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kumbushi)
Singular Plural
1st person sikumbushi hatukumbushi
2nd person hukumbushi hamkumbushi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakumbushi hawakumbushi
other classes negative subject concord + -kumbushi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takumbusha
Negative future negative subject concord + -takumbusha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kumbushe)
Singular Plural
1st person nikumbushe tukumbushe
2nd person ukumbushe mkumbushe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akumbushe wakumbushe
other classes positive subject concord + -kumbushe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikumbushe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekumbusha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekumbusha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikumbusha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikumbusha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akumbusha)
Singular Plural
1st person nakumbusha twakumbusha
2nd person wakumbusha mwakumbusha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akumbusha wakumbusha
m-mi(III/IV) wakumbusha yakumbusha
ji-ma(V/VI) lakumbusha yakumbusha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakumbusha vyakumbusha
n(IX/X) yakumbusha zakumbusha
u(XI) wakumbusha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakumbusha
pa(XVI) pakumbusha
mu(XVIII) mwakumbusha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekumbusha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakumbusha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakumbusha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikumbusha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokumbusha
Consecutive kakumbusha / positive subject concord + -kakumbusha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakumbushe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikumbusha -tukumbusha
2nd person -kukumbusha -wakumbusha/-kukumbusheni/-wakumbusheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkumbusha -wakumbusha
m-mi(III/IV) -ukumbusha -ikumbusha
ji-ma(V/VI) -likumbusha -yakumbusha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikumbusha -vikumbusha
n(IX/X) -ikumbusha -zikumbusha
u(XI) -ukumbusha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukumbusha
pa(XVI) -pakumbusha
mu(XVIII) -mukumbusha
Reflexive -jikumbusha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kumbusha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -kumbushaye -kumbushao
m-mi(III/IV) -kumbushao -kumbushayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -kumbushalo -kumbushayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kumbushacho -kumbushavyo
n(IX/X) -kumbushayo -kumbushazo
u(XI) -kumbushao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kumbushako
pa(XVI) -kumbushapo
mu(XVIII) -kumbushamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kumbusha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekumbusha -okumbusha
m-mi(III/IV) -okumbusha -yokumbusha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokumbusha -yokumbusha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokumbusha -vyokumbusha
n(IX/X) -yokumbusha -zokumbusha
u(XI) -okumbusha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokumbusha
pa(XVI) -pokumbusha
mu(XVIII) -mokumbusha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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