ambatana

Swahili

Verb

-ambatana (infinitive kuambatana)

Reciprocal form of -ambata

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ambatana

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kuambatana

kutoambatana

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

ambatana

ambataneni

Habitual

huambatana

Complex finite forms

Polarity

Persons

Persons / Classes

Classes

1st

2nd

3rd / M-wa

M-mi

Ma

Ki-vi

N

U

Ku

Pa

Mu

Sg.

Pl.

Sg.

Pl.

Sg. / 1

Pl. / 2

3

4

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10

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Past
Positive	niliambatana naliambatana	tuliambatana twaliambatana	uliambatana waliambatana	mliambatana mwaliambatana	aliambatana	waliambatana	uliambatana	iliambatana	liliambatana	yaliambatana	kiliambatana	viliambatana	iliambatana	ziliambatana	uliambatana	kuliambatana	paliambatana	muliambatana
Relative	nilioambatana nalioambatana	tulioambatana twalioambatana	ulioambatana walioambatana	mlioambatana mwalioambatana	alioambatana	walioambatana	ulioambatana	ilioambatana	lilioambatana	yalioambatana	kilioambatana	vilioambatana	ilioambatana	zilioambatana	ulioambatana	kulioambatana	palioambatana	mulioambatana
Negative	sikuambatana	hatukuambatana	hukuambatana	hamkuambatana	hakuambatana	hawakuambatana	haukuambatana	haikuambatana	halikuambatana	hayakuambatana	hakikuambatana	havikuambatana	haikuambatana	hazikuambatana	haukuambatana	hakukuambatana	hapakuambatana	hamukuambatana

Present
Positive	ninaambatana naambatana	tunaambatana	unaambatana	mnaambatana	anaambatana	wanaambatana	unaambatana	inaambatana	linaambatana	yanaambatana	kinaambatana	vinaambatana	inaambatana	zinaambatana	unaambatana	kunaambatana	panaambatana	munaambatana
Relative	ninaoambatana naoambatana	tunaoambatana	unaoambatana	mnaoambatana	anaoambatana	wanaoambatana	unaoambatana	inaoambatana	linaoambatana	yanaoambatana	kinaoambatana	vinaoambatana	inaoambatana	zinaoambatana	unaoambatana	kunaoambatana	panaoambatana	munaoambatana
Negative	siambatani	hatuambatani	huambatani	hamambatani	haambatani	hawaambatani	hauambatani	haiambatani	haliambatani	hayaambatani	hakiambatani	haviambatani	haiambatani	haziambatani	hauambatani	hakuambatani	hapaambatani	hamuambatani

Future
Positive	nitaambatana	tutaambatana	utaambatana	mtaambatana	ataambatana	wataambatana	utaambatana	itaambatana	litaambatana	yataambatana	kitaambatana	vitaambatana	itaambatana	zitaambatana	utaambatana	kutaambatana	pataambatana	mutaambatana
Relative	nitakaoambatana	tutakaoambatana	utakaoambatana	mtakaoambatana	atakaoambatana	watakaoambatana	utakaoambatana	itakaoambatana	litakaoambatana	yatakaoambatana	kitakaoambatana	vitakaoambatana	itakaoambatana	zitakaoambatana	utakaoambatana	kutakaoambatana	patakaoambatana	mutakaoambatana
Negative	sitaambatana	hatutaambatana	hutaambatana	hamtaambatana	hataambatana	hawataambatana	hautaambatana	haitaambatana	halitaambatana	hayataambatana	hakitaambatana	havitaambatana	haitaambatana	hazitaambatana	hautaambatana	hakutaambatana	hapataambatana	hamutaambatana

Subjunctive
Positive	niambatane	tuambatane	uambatane	mambatane	aambatane	waambatane	uambatane	iambatane	liambatane	yaambatane	kiambatane	viambatane	iambatane	ziambatane	uambatane	kuambatane	paambatane	muambatane
Negative	nisiambatane	tusiambatane	usiambatane	msiambatane	asiambatane	wasiambatane	usiambatane	isiambatane	lisiambatane	yasiambatane	kisiambatane	visiambatane	isiambatane	zisiambatane	usiambatane	kusiambatane	pasiambatane	musiambatane

Present Conditional
Positive	ningeambatana	tungeambatana	ungeambatana	mngeambatana	angeambatana	wangeambatana	ungeambatana	ingeambatana	lingeambatana	yangeambatana	kingeambatana	vingeambatana	ingeambatana	zingeambatana	ungeambatana	kungeambatana	pangeambatana	mungeambatana
Negative	nisingeambatana singeambatana	tusingeambatana hatungeambatana	usingeambatana hungeambatana	msingeambatana hamngeambatana	asingeambatana hangeambatana	wasingeambatana hawangeambatana	usingeambatana haungeambatana	isingeambatana haingeambatana	lisingeambatana halingeambatana	yasingeambatana hayangeambatana	kisingeambatana hakingeambatana	visingeambatana havingeambatana	isingeambatana haingeambatana	zisingeambatana hazingeambatana	usingeambatana haungeambatana	kusingeambatana hakungeambatana	pasingeambatana hapangeambatana	musingeambatana hamungeambatana

Past Conditional
Positive	ningaliambatana	tungaliambatana	ungaliambatana	mngaliambatana	angaliambatana	wangaliambatana	ungaliambatana	ingaliambatana	lingaliambatana	yangaliambatana	kingaliambatana	vingaliambatana	ingaliambatana	zingaliambatana	ungaliambatana	kungaliambatana	pangaliambatana	mungaliambatana
Negative	nisingaliambatana singaliambatana	tusingaliambatana hatungaliambatana	usingaliambatana hungaliambatana	msingaliambatana hamngaliambatana	asingaliambatana hangaliambatana	wasingaliambatana hawangaliambatana	usingaliambatana haungaliambatana	isingaliambatana haingaliambatana	lisingaliambatana halingaliambatana	yasingaliambatana hayangaliambatana	kisingaliambatana hakingaliambatana	visingaliambatana havingaliambatana	isingaliambatana haingaliambatana	zisingaliambatana hazingaliambatana	usingaliambatana haungaliambatana	kusingaliambatana hakungaliambatana	pasingaliambatana hapangaliambatana	musingaliambatana hamungaliambatana

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningeliambatana	tungeliambatana	ungeliambatana	mngeliambatana	angeliambatana	wangeliambatana	ungeliambatana	ingeliambatana	lingeliambatana	yangeliambatana	kingeliambatana	vingeliambatana	ingeliambatana	zingeliambatana	ungeliambatana	kungeliambatana	pangeliambatana	mungeliambatana

General Relative
Positive	niambatanao	tuambatanao	uambatanao	mambatanao	aambatanao	waambatanao	uambatanao	iambatanao	liambatanao	yaambatanao	kiambatanao	viambatanao	iambatanao	ziambatanao	uambatanao	kuambatanao	paambatanao	muambatanao
Negative	nisioambatana	tusioambatana	usioambatana	msioambatana	asioambatana	wasioambatana	usioambatana	isioambatana	lisioambatana	yasioambatana	kisioambatana	visioambatana	isioambatana	zisioambatana	usioambatana	kusioambatana	pasioambatana	musioambatana

Gnomic
Positive	naambatana	twaambatana	waambatana	mwaambatana	aambatana	waambatana	waambatana	yaambatana	laambatana	yaambatana	chaambatana	vyaambatana	yaambatana	zaambatana	waambatana	kwaambatana	paambatana	mwaambatana

Perfect
Positive	nimeambatana	tumeambatana	umeambatana	mmeambatana	ameambatana	wameambatana	umeambatana	imeambatana	limeambatana	yameambatana	kimeambatana	vimeambatana	imeambatana	zimeambatana	umeambatana	kumeambatana	pameambatana	mumeambatana

"Already"
Positive	nimeshaambatana	tumeshaambatana	umeshaambatana	mmeshaambatana	ameshaambatana	wameshaambatana	umeshaambatana	imeshaambatana	limeshaambatana	yameshaambatana	kimeshaambatana	vimeshaambatana	imeshaambatana	zimeshaambatana	umeshaambatana	kumeshaambatana	pameshaambatana	mumeshaambatana

"Not yet"
Negative	sijaambatana	hatujaambatana	hujaambatana	hamjaambatana	hajaambatana	hawajaambatana	haujaambatana	haijaambatana	halijaambatana	hayajaambatana	hakijaambatana	havijaambatana	haijaambatana	hazijaambatana	haujaambatana	hakujaambatana	hapajaambatana	hamujaambatana

"If/When"
Positive	nikiambatana	tukiambatana	ukiambatana	mkiambatana	akiambatana	wakiambatana	ukiambatana	ikiambatana	likiambatana	yakiambatana	kikiambatana	vikiambatana	ikiambatana	zikiambatana	ukiambatana	kukiambatana	pakiambatana	mukiambatana

"If not"
Negative	nisipoambatana	tusipoambatana	usipoambatana	msipoambatana	asipoambatana	wasipoambatana	usipoambatana	isipoambatana	lisipoambatana	yasipoambatana	kisipoambatana	visipoambatana	isipoambatana	zisipoambatana	usipoambatana	kusipoambatana	pasipoambatana	musipoambatana

Consecutive
Positive	nikaambatana	tukaambatana	ukaambatana	mkaambatana	akaambatana	wakaambatana	ukaambatana	ikaambatana	likaambatana	yakaambatana	kikaambatana	vikaambatana	ikaambatana	zikaambatana	ukaambatana	kukaambatana	pakaambatana	mukaambatana

Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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