ambia

See also: ambìa

Italian

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ambja

Verb

ambia

third-person singular present indicative of ambiare
second-person singular imperative of ambiare

Swahili

Etymology

From amb (“say”) +‎ -ia (“benefactive”)

Verb

-ambia (infinitive kuambia)

to tell

Usage notes

This verb requires object concords:

Nitakuambia -- I will tell you (sg)
Mniambieni! -- (Please) tell me!

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ambia

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kuambia

kutoambia

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

ambia

ambieni

Habitual

huambia

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

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 / 14

15 / 17

16

18

Past
Positive	niliambia naliambia	tuliambia twaliambia	uliambia waliambia	mliambia mwaliambia	aliambia	waliambia	uliambia	iliambia	liliambia	yaliambia	kiliambia	viliambia	iliambia	ziliambia	uliambia	kuliambia	paliambia	muliambia
Relative	nilioambia nalioambia	tulioambia twalioambia	ulioambia walioambia	mlioambia mwalioambia	alioambia	walioambia	ulioambia	ilioambia	lilioambia	yalioambia	kilioambia	vilioambia	ilioambia	zilioambia	ulioambia	kulioambia	palioambia	mulioambia
Negative	sikuambia	hatukuambia	hukuambia	hamkuambia	hakuambia	hawakuambia	haukuambia	haikuambia	halikuambia	hayakuambia	hakikuambia	havikuambia	haikuambia	hazikuambia	haukuambia	hakukuambia	hapakuambia	hamukuambia

Present
Positive	ninaambia naambia	tunaambia	unaambia	mnaambia	anaambia	wanaambia	unaambia	inaambia	linaambia	yanaambia	kinaambia	vinaambia	inaambia	zinaambia	unaambia	kunaambia	panaambia	munaambia
Relative	ninaoambia naoambia	tunaoambia	unaoambia	mnaoambia	anaoambia	wanaoambia	unaoambia	inaoambia	linaoambia	yanaoambia	kinaoambia	vinaoambia	inaoambia	zinaoambia	unaoambia	kunaoambia	panaoambia	munaoambia
Negative	siambii	hatuambii	huambii	hamambii	haambii	hawaambii	hauambii	haiambii	haliambii	hayaambii	hakiambii	haviambii	haiambii	haziambii	hauambii	hakuambii	hapaambii	hamuambii

Future
Positive	nitaambia	tutaambia	utaambia	mtaambia	ataambia	wataambia	utaambia	itaambia	litaambia	yataambia	kitaambia	vitaambia	itaambia	zitaambia	utaambia	kutaambia	pataambia	mutaambia
Relative	nitakaoambia	tutakaoambia	utakaoambia	mtakaoambia	atakaoambia	watakaoambia	utakaoambia	itakaoambia	litakaoambia	yatakaoambia	kitakaoambia	vitakaoambia	itakaoambia	zitakaoambia	utakaoambia	kutakaoambia	patakaoambia	mutakaoambia
Negative	sitaambia	hatutaambia	hutaambia	hamtaambia	hataambia	hawataambia	hautaambia	haitaambia	halitaambia	hayataambia	hakitaambia	havitaambia	haitaambia	hazitaambia	hautaambia	hakutaambia	hapataambia	hamutaambia

Subjunctive
Positive	niambie	tuambie	uambie	mambie	aambie	waambie	uambie	iambie	liambie	yaambie	kiambie	viambie	iambie	ziambie	uambie	kuambie	paambie	muambie
Negative	nisiambie	tusiambie	usiambie	msiambie	asiambie	wasiambie	usiambie	isiambie	lisiambie	yasiambie	kisiambie	visiambie	isiambie	zisiambie	usiambie	kusiambie	pasiambie	musiambie

Present Conditional
Positive	ningeambia	tungeambia	ungeambia	mngeambia	angeambia	wangeambia	ungeambia	ingeambia	lingeambia	yangeambia	kingeambia	vingeambia	ingeambia	zingeambia	ungeambia	kungeambia	pangeambia	mungeambia
Negative	nisingeambia singeambia	tusingeambia hatungeambia	usingeambia hungeambia	msingeambia hamngeambia	asingeambia hangeambia	wasingeambia hawangeambia	usingeambia haungeambia	isingeambia haingeambia	lisingeambia halingeambia	yasingeambia hayangeambia	kisingeambia hakingeambia	visingeambia havingeambia	isingeambia haingeambia	zisingeambia hazingeambia	usingeambia haungeambia	kusingeambia hakungeambia	pasingeambia hapangeambia	musingeambia hamungeambia

Past Conditional
Positive	ningaliambia	tungaliambia	ungaliambia	mngaliambia	angaliambia	wangaliambia	ungaliambia	ingaliambia	lingaliambia	yangaliambia	kingaliambia	vingaliambia	ingaliambia	zingaliambia	ungaliambia	kungaliambia	pangaliambia	mungaliambia
Negative	nisingaliambia singaliambia	tusingaliambia hatungaliambia	usingaliambia hungaliambia	msingaliambia hamngaliambia	asingaliambia hangaliambia	wasingaliambia hawangaliambia	usingaliambia haungaliambia	isingaliambia haingaliambia	lisingaliambia halingaliambia	yasingaliambia hayangaliambia	kisingaliambia hakingaliambia	visingaliambia havingaliambia	isingaliambia haingaliambia	zisingaliambia hazingaliambia	usingaliambia haungaliambia	kusingaliambia hakungaliambia	pasingaliambia hapangaliambia	musingaliambia hamungaliambia

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningeliambia	tungeliambia	ungeliambia	mngeliambia	angeliambia	wangeliambia	ungeliambia	ingeliambia	lingeliambia	yangeliambia	kingeliambia	vingeliambia	ingeliambia	zingeliambia	ungeliambia	kungeliambia	pangeliambia	mungeliambia

General Relative
Positive	niambiao	tuambiao	uambiao	mambiao	aambiao	waambiao	uambiao	iambiao	liambiao	yaambiao	kiambiao	viambiao	iambiao	ziambiao	uambiao	kuambiao	paambiao	muambiao
Negative	nisioambia	tusioambia	usioambia	msioambia	asioambia	wasioambia	usioambia	isioambia	lisioambia	yasioambia	kisioambia	visioambia	isioambia	zisioambia	usioambia	kusioambia	pasioambia	musioambia

Gnomic
Positive	naambia	twaambia	waambia	mwaambia	aambia	waambia	waambia	yaambia	laambia	yaambia	chaambia	vyaambia	yaambia	zaambia	waambia	kwaambia	paambia	mwaambia

Perfect
Positive	nimeambia	tumeambia	umeambia	mmeambia	ameambia	wameambia	umeambia	imeambia	limeambia	yameambia	kimeambia	vimeambia	imeambia	zimeambia	umeambia	kumeambia	pameambia	mumeambia

"Already"
Positive	nimeshaambia	tumeshaambia	umeshaambia	mmeshaambia	ameshaambia	wameshaambia	umeshaambia	imeshaambia	limeshaambia	yameshaambia	kimeshaambia	vimeshaambia	imeshaambia	zimeshaambia	umeshaambia	kumeshaambia	pameshaambia	mumeshaambia

"Not yet"
Negative	sijaambia	hatujaambia	hujaambia	hamjaambia	hajaambia	hawajaambia	haujaambia	haijaambia	halijaambia	hayajaambia	hakijaambia	havijaambia	haijaambia	hazijaambia	haujaambia	hakujaambia	hapajaambia	hamujaambia

"If/When"
Positive	nikiambia	tukiambia	ukiambia	mkiambia	akiambia	wakiambia	ukiambia	ikiambia	likiambia	yakiambia	kikiambia	vikiambia	ikiambia	zikiambia	ukiambia	kukiambia	pakiambia	mukiambia

"If not"
Negative	nisipoambia	tusipoambia	usipoambia	msipoambia	asipoambia	wasipoambia	usipoambia	isipoambia	lisipoambia	yasipoambia	kisipoambia	visipoambia	isipoambia	zisipoambia	usipoambia	kusipoambia	pasipoambia	musipoambia

Consecutive
Positive	nikaambia	tukaambia	ukaambia	mkaambia	akaambia	wakaambia	ukaambia	ikaambia	likaambia	yakaambia	kikaambia	vikaambia	ikaambia	zikaambia	ukaambia	kukaambia	pakaambia	mukaambia

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.

Derived terms

Verbal derivations:
- Passive: -ambiwa
- Reciprocal: -ambizana
- Stative: -ambilika

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