ambia

See also: ambìa

Italian

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

Conjugation

affirmative conjugation of ambia

infinitive		kuambia
		singular person
		1st person mimi	2nd person wewe	3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m)	Class 3 (m)	Class 5 (ji)	Class 7 (ki)	Class 9 (n)	Class 11/14 (u)
indicative	general	naambia	waambia	aambia	waambia	laambia	chaambia	yaambia	waambia
	progressive	ninaambia	unaambia	anaambia	unaambia	linaambia	kinaambia	inaambia	unaambia
	habitual	huambia
	past	niliambia	uliambia	aliambia	uliambia	liliambia	kiliambia	iliambia	uliambia
	perfect	nimeambia	umeambia	ameambia	umeambia	limeambia	kimeambia	imeambia	umeambia
	future	nitaambia	utaambia	ataambia	utaambia	litaambia	kitaambia	itaambia	utaambia
	consecutive	nikaambia	ukaambia	akaambia	ukaambia	likaambia	kikaambia	ikaambia	ukaambia
conditional	present	ningeambia	ungeambia	angeambia	ungeambia	lingeambia	kingeambia	ingeambia	ungeambia
conditional	past	ningaliambia	ungaliambia	angaliambia	ungaliambia	lingaliambia	kingaliambia	ingaliambia	ungaliambia
subjunctive	general	niambie	uambie	aambie	uambie	liambie	kiambie	iambie	uambie
subjunctive	consecutive	nikaambie	ukaambie	akaambie	ukaambie	likaambie	kikaambie	ikaambie	ukaambie
comitative		nikiambia	ukiambia	akiambia	ukiambia	likiambia	kikiambia	ikiambia	ukiambia
imperative			ambia! __ambie!‡
		plural person
		1st person sisi	2nd person ninyi	3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa)	Class 4 (mi)	Class 6 (ma)	Class 8 (vi)	Class 10 (n)	Class 10 (n)†
indicative	general	twaambia	mwaambia	waambia	yaambia	yaambia	vyaambia	zaambia	zaambia
	progressive	tunaambia	mnaambia	wanaambia	inaambia	yanaambia	vinaambia	zinaambia	zinaambia
	habitual	huambia
	past	tuliambia	mliambia	waliambia	iliambia	yaliambia	viliambia	ziliambia	ziliambia
	perfect	tumeambia	mmeambia	wameambia	imeambia	yameambia	vimeambia	zimeambia	zimeambia
	future	tutaambia	mtaambia	wataambia	itaambia	yataambia	vitaambia	zitaambia	zitaambia
	consecutive	tukaambia	mkaambia	wakaambia	ikaambia	yakaambia	vikaambia	zikaambia	zikaambia
conditional	present	tungeambia	mngeambia	wangeambia	ingeambia	yangeambia	vingeambia	zingeambia	zingeambia
conditional	past	tungaliambia	mngaliambia	wangaliambia	ingaliambia	yangaliambia	vingaliambia	zingaliambia	zingaliambia
subjunctive	general	tuambie	mambie	waambie	iambie	yaambie	viambie	ziambie	ziambie
subjunctive	consecutive	tukaambie	mkaambie	wakaambie	ikaambie	yakaambie	vikaambie	zikaambie	zikaambie
comitative		tukiambia	mkiambia	wakiambia	ikiambia	yakiambia	vikiambia	zikiambia	zikiambia
imperative		tuambie	ambieni! __ambieni!‡

†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form

negative conjugation of ambia

infinitive		kutoambia or kutokuambia
		singular person
		1st person mimi	2nd person wewe	3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m)	Class 3 (m)	Class 5 (ji)	Class 7 (ki)	Class 9 (n)	Class 11/14 (u)
indicative	general	siambii	huambii	haambii	hauambii	haliambii	hakiambii	haiambii	hauambii
	progressive	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form
	habitual	Use General Form
	past	sikuambia	hukuambia	hakuambia	haukuambia	halikuambia	hakikuambia	haikuambia	haukuambia
	perfect	sijaambia	hujaambia	hajaambia	haujaambia	halijaambia	hakijaambia	haijaambia	haujaambia
	future	sitaambia	hutaambia	hataambia	hautaambia	halitaambia	hakitaambia	haitaambia	hautaambia
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
conditional	present	nisingeambia	usingeambia	asingeambia	usingeambia	lisingeambia	kisingeambia	isingeambia	usingeambia
conditional	past	nisingaliambia	usingaliambia	asingaliambia	usingaliambia	lisingaliambia	kisingaliambia	isingaliambia	usingaliambia
subjunctive	general	nisiambie	usiambie	asiambie	usiambie	lisiambie	kisiambie	isiambie	usiambie
subjunctive	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
comitative		nisipoambia	usipoambia	asipoambia	usipoambia	lisipoambia	kisipoambia	isipoambia	usipoambia
imperative			usiambie!‡
		plural person
		1st person sisi	2nd person ninyi	3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa)	Class 4 (mi)	Class 6 (ma)	Class 8 (vi)	Class 10 (n)	Class 10 (n)†
indicative	general	hatuambii	hamambii	hawaambii	haiambii	hayaambii	haviambii	haziambii	haziambii
	progressive	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form
	habitual	Use General Form
	past	hatukuambia	hamkuambia	hawakuambia	haikuambia	hayakuambia	havikuambia	hazikuambia	hazikuambia
	perfect	hatujaambia	hamjaambia	hawajaambia	haijaambia	hayajaambia	havijaambia	hazijaambia	hazijaambia
	future	hatutaambia	hamtaambia	hawataambia	haitaambia	hayataambia	havitaambia	hazitaambia	hazitaambia
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
conditional	present	tusingeambia	msingeambia	wasingeambia	isingeambia	yasingeambia	visingeambia	zisingeambia	zisingeambia
conditional	past	tusingaliambia	msingaliambia	wasingaliambia	isingaliambia	yasingaliambia	visingaliambia	zisingaliambia	zisingaliambia
subjunctive	general	tusiambie	msiambie	wasiambie	isiambie	yasiambie	visiambie	zisiambie	zisiambie
subjunctive	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
comitative		tusipoambia	msipoambia	wasipoambia	isipoambia	yasipoambia	visipoambia	zisipoambia	zisipoambia
imperative		tusiambie	msiambie!‡

†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form

Usage notes

This verb requires object concords:

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

Derived terms

ambiana
ambiwa

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