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-ambua (infinitive kuambua)
- to benefit, profit
- to loosen, separate
Conjugation of -ambua
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Positive present
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-naambua
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Subjunctive
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-ambue
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Negative
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-ambui
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Imperative singular
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ambua
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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huambua
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liambua
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuambua
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -naambua)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninaambua/naambua
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tunaambua
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2nd person
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unaambua
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mnaambua
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaambua
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wanaambua
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -naambua
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -ambui)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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siambui
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hatuambui
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2nd person
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huambui
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hamwambui
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haambui
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hawaambui
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -ambui
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taambua
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taambua
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ambue)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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niambue
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tuambue
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2nd person
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uambue
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mwambue
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aambue
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waambue
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -ambue
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siambue
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeambua
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeambua
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliambua
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliambua
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meambua
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaambua
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaambua
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiambua
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoambua
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Consecutive
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kaambua / positive subject concord + -kaambua
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaambue
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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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