kumbusha

Swahili

Verb

-kumbusha (infinitive kukumbusha)

causative of -kumbuka: to remind

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kumbusha

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kukumbusha

kutokumbusha

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

kumbusha

kumbusheni

Habitual

hukumbusha

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	nilikumbusha nalikumbusha	tulikumbusha twalikumbusha	ulikumbusha walikumbusha	mlikumbusha mwalikumbusha	alikumbusha	walikumbusha	ulikumbusha	ilikumbusha	lilikumbusha	yalikumbusha	kilikumbusha	vilikumbusha	ilikumbusha	zilikumbusha	ulikumbusha	kulikumbusha	palikumbusha	mulikumbusha
Relative	niliokumbusha naliokumbusha	tuliokumbusha twaliokumbusha	uliokumbusha waliokumbusha	mliokumbusha mwaliokumbusha	aliokumbusha	waliokumbusha	uliokumbusha	iliokumbusha	liliokumbusha	yaliokumbusha	kiliokumbusha	viliokumbusha	iliokumbusha	ziliokumbusha	uliokumbusha	kuliokumbusha	paliokumbusha	muliokumbusha
Negative	sikukumbusha	hatukukumbusha	hukukumbusha	hamkukumbusha	hakukumbusha	hawakukumbusha	haukukumbusha	haikukumbusha	halikukumbusha	hayakukumbusha	hakikukumbusha	havikukumbusha	haikukumbusha	hazikukumbusha	haukukumbusha	hakukukumbusha	hapakukumbusha	hamukukumbusha

Present
Positive	ninakumbusha nakumbusha	tunakumbusha	unakumbusha	mnakumbusha	anakumbusha	wanakumbusha	unakumbusha	inakumbusha	linakumbusha	yanakumbusha	kinakumbusha	vinakumbusha	inakumbusha	zinakumbusha	unakumbusha	kunakumbusha	panakumbusha	munakumbusha
Relative	ninaokumbusha naokumbusha	tunaokumbusha	unaokumbusha	mnaokumbusha	anaokumbusha	wanaokumbusha	unaokumbusha	inaokumbusha	linaokumbusha	yanaokumbusha	kinaokumbusha	vinaokumbusha	inaokumbusha	zinaokumbusha	unaokumbusha	kunaokumbusha	panaokumbusha	munaokumbusha
Negative	sikumbushi	hatukumbushi	hukumbushi	hamkumbushi	hakumbushi	hawakumbushi	haukumbushi	haikumbushi	halikumbushi	hayakumbushi	hakikumbushi	havikumbushi	haikumbushi	hazikumbushi	haukumbushi	hakukumbushi	hapakumbushi	hamukumbushi

Future
Positive	nitakumbusha	tutakumbusha	utakumbusha	mtakumbusha	atakumbusha	watakumbusha	utakumbusha	itakumbusha	litakumbusha	yatakumbusha	kitakumbusha	vitakumbusha	itakumbusha	zitakumbusha	utakumbusha	kutakumbusha	patakumbusha	mutakumbusha
Relative	nitakaokumbusha	tutakaokumbusha	utakaokumbusha	mtakaokumbusha	atakaokumbusha	watakaokumbusha	utakaokumbusha	itakaokumbusha	litakaokumbusha	yatakaokumbusha	kitakaokumbusha	vitakaokumbusha	itakaokumbusha	zitakaokumbusha	utakaokumbusha	kutakaokumbusha	patakaokumbusha	mutakaokumbusha
Negative	sitakumbusha	hatutakumbusha	hutakumbusha	hamtakumbusha	hatakumbusha	hawatakumbusha	hautakumbusha	haitakumbusha	halitakumbusha	hayatakumbusha	hakitakumbusha	havitakumbusha	haitakumbusha	hazitakumbusha	hautakumbusha	hakutakumbusha	hapatakumbusha	hamutakumbusha

Subjunctive
Positive	nikumbushe	tukumbushe	ukumbushe	mkumbushe	akumbushe	wakumbushe	ukumbushe	ikumbushe	likumbushe	yakumbushe	kikumbushe	vikumbushe	ikumbushe	zikumbushe	ukumbushe	kukumbushe	pakumbushe	mukumbushe
Negative	nisikumbushe	tusikumbushe	usikumbushe	msikumbushe	asikumbushe	wasikumbushe	usikumbushe	isikumbushe	lisikumbushe	yasikumbushe	kisikumbushe	visikumbushe	isikumbushe	zisikumbushe	usikumbushe	kusikumbushe	pasikumbushe	musikumbushe

Present Conditional
Positive	ningekumbusha	tungekumbusha	ungekumbusha	mngekumbusha	angekumbusha	wangekumbusha	ungekumbusha	ingekumbusha	lingekumbusha	yangekumbusha	kingekumbusha	vingekumbusha	ingekumbusha	zingekumbusha	ungekumbusha	kungekumbusha	pangekumbusha	mungekumbusha
Negative	nisingekumbusha singekumbusha	tusingekumbusha hatungekumbusha	usingekumbusha hungekumbusha	msingekumbusha hamngekumbusha	asingekumbusha hangekumbusha	wasingekumbusha hawangekumbusha	usingekumbusha haungekumbusha	isingekumbusha haingekumbusha	lisingekumbusha halingekumbusha	yasingekumbusha hayangekumbusha	kisingekumbusha hakingekumbusha	visingekumbusha havingekumbusha	isingekumbusha haingekumbusha	zisingekumbusha hazingekumbusha	usingekumbusha haungekumbusha	kusingekumbusha hakungekumbusha	pasingekumbusha hapangekumbusha	musingekumbusha hamungekumbusha

Past Conditional
Positive	ningalikumbusha	tungalikumbusha	ungalikumbusha	mngalikumbusha	angalikumbusha	wangalikumbusha	ungalikumbusha	ingalikumbusha	lingalikumbusha	yangalikumbusha	kingalikumbusha	vingalikumbusha	ingalikumbusha	zingalikumbusha	ungalikumbusha	kungalikumbusha	pangalikumbusha	mungalikumbusha
Negative	nisingalikumbusha singalikumbusha	tusingalikumbusha hatungalikumbusha	usingalikumbusha hungalikumbusha	msingalikumbusha hamngalikumbusha	asingalikumbusha hangalikumbusha	wasingalikumbusha hawangalikumbusha	usingalikumbusha haungalikumbusha	isingalikumbusha haingalikumbusha	lisingalikumbusha halingalikumbusha	yasingalikumbusha hayangalikumbusha	kisingalikumbusha hakingalikumbusha	visingalikumbusha havingalikumbusha	isingalikumbusha haingalikumbusha	zisingalikumbusha hazingalikumbusha	usingalikumbusha haungalikumbusha	kusingalikumbusha hakungalikumbusha	pasingalikumbusha hapangalikumbusha	musingalikumbusha hamungalikumbusha

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningelikumbusha	tungelikumbusha	ungelikumbusha	mngelikumbusha	angelikumbusha	wangelikumbusha	ungelikumbusha	ingelikumbusha	lingelikumbusha	yangelikumbusha	kingelikumbusha	vingelikumbusha	ingelikumbusha	zingelikumbusha	ungelikumbusha	kungelikumbusha	pangelikumbusha	mungelikumbusha

General Relative
Positive	nikumbushao	tukumbushao	ukumbushao	mkumbushao	akumbushao	wakumbushao	ukumbushao	ikumbushao	likumbushao	yakumbushao	kikumbushao	vikumbushao	ikumbushao	zikumbushao	ukumbushao	kukumbushao	pakumbushao	mukumbushao
Negative	nisiokumbusha	tusiokumbusha	usiokumbusha	msiokumbusha	asiokumbusha	wasiokumbusha	usiokumbusha	isiokumbusha	lisiokumbusha	yasiokumbusha	kisiokumbusha	visiokumbusha	isiokumbusha	zisiokumbusha	usiokumbusha	kusiokumbusha	pasiokumbusha	musiokumbusha

Gnomic
Positive	nakumbusha	twakumbusha	wakumbusha	mwakumbusha	akumbusha	wakumbusha	wakumbusha	yakumbusha	lakumbusha	yakumbusha	chakumbusha	vyakumbusha	yakumbusha	zakumbusha	wakumbusha	kwakumbusha	pakumbusha	mwakumbusha

Perfect
Positive	nimekumbusha	tumekumbusha	umekumbusha	mmekumbusha	amekumbusha	wamekumbusha	umekumbusha	imekumbusha	limekumbusha	yamekumbusha	kimekumbusha	vimekumbusha	imekumbusha	zimekumbusha	umekumbusha	kumekumbusha	pamekumbusha	mumekumbusha

"Already"
Positive	nimeshakumbusha	tumeshakumbusha	umeshakumbusha	mmeshakumbusha	ameshakumbusha	wameshakumbusha	umeshakumbusha	imeshakumbusha	limeshakumbusha	yameshakumbusha	kimeshakumbusha	vimeshakumbusha	imeshakumbusha	zimeshakumbusha	umeshakumbusha	kumeshakumbusha	pameshakumbusha	mumeshakumbusha

"Not yet"
Negative	sijakumbusha	hatujakumbusha	hujakumbusha	hamjakumbusha	hajakumbusha	hawajakumbusha	haujakumbusha	haijakumbusha	halijakumbusha	hayajakumbusha	hakijakumbusha	havijakumbusha	haijakumbusha	hazijakumbusha	haujakumbusha	hakujakumbusha	hapajakumbusha	hamujakumbusha

"If/When"
Positive	nikikumbusha	tukikumbusha	ukikumbusha	mkikumbusha	akikumbusha	wakikumbusha	ukikumbusha	ikikumbusha	likikumbusha	yakikumbusha	kikikumbusha	vikikumbusha	ikikumbusha	zikikumbusha	ukikumbusha	kukikumbusha	pakikumbusha	mukikumbusha

"If not"
Negative	nisipokumbusha	tusipokumbusha	usipokumbusha	msipokumbusha	asipokumbusha	wasipokumbusha	usipokumbusha	isipokumbusha	lisipokumbusha	yasipokumbusha	kisipokumbusha	visipokumbusha	isipokumbusha	zisipokumbusha	usipokumbusha	kusipokumbusha	pasipokumbusha	musipokumbusha

Consecutive
Positive	nikakumbusha	tukakumbusha	ukakumbusha	mkakumbusha	akakumbusha	wakakumbusha	ukakumbusha	ikakumbusha	likakumbusha	yakakumbusha	kikakumbusha	vikakumbusha	ikakumbusha	zikakumbusha	ukakumbusha	kukakumbusha	pakakumbusha	mukakumbusha

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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