Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-ambatana (infinitive kuambatana)
- Reciprocal form of -ambata
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -ambatana
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| Positive present
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-naambatana
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| Subjunctive
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-ambatane
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| Negative
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-ambatani
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| Imperative singular
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ambatana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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ambatana
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| Plural
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ambataneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huambatana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liambatana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuambatana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naambatana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaambatana/naambatana
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tunaambatana
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| 2nd person
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unaambatana
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mnaambatana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaambatana
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wanaambatana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naambatana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ambatani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siambatani
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hatuambatani
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| 2nd person
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huambatani
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hamwambatani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haambatani
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hawaambatani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -ambatani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taambatana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taambatana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ambatane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niambatane
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tuambatane
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| 2nd person
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uambatane
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mwambatane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aambatane
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waambatane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -ambatane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siambatane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeambatana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeambatana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliambatana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliambatana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aambatana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naambatana
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twaambatana
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| 2nd person
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waambatana
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mwaambatana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aambatana
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waambatana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waambatana
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yaambatana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laambatana
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yaambatana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaambatana
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vyaambatana
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| n(IX/X)
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yaambatana
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zaambatana
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| u(XI)
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waambatana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaambatana
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| pa(XVI)
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paambatana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaambatana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meambatana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaambatana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaambatana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiambatana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoambatana
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| Consecutive
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kaambatana / positive subject concord + -kaambatana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaambatane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -ambatana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-ambatanaye
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-ambatanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ambatanao
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-ambatanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ambatanalo
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-ambatanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-ambatanacho
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-ambatanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-ambatanayo
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-ambatanazo
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| u(XI)
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-ambatanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-ambatanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-ambatanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-ambatanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -ambatana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeambatana
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-oambatana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oambatana
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-yoambatana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loambatana
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-yoambatana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choambatana
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-vyoambatana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoambatana
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-zoambatana
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| u(XI)
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-oambatana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koambatana
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| pa(XVI)
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-poambatana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moambatana
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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