kumbusha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kumbusha (infinitive kukumbusha)

1. causative of -kumbuka: to remind

Conjugation

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

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -kumbushia
  • Passive: -kumbushwa
  • Reciprocal: -kumbushana
  • Stative: -kumbushika

• Nominal derivations:
  • makumbusho (“museum”)
  • ukumbusho (“memorial, remembrance, commemoration”)