adhibu

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Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic عَذَّبَ (ʕaḏḏaba).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-adhibu (infinitive kuadhibu)

  1. to punish

Conjugation

Conjugation of -adhibu
Positive present -naadhibu
Subjunctive -adhibu
Negative -adhibu
Imperative singular adhibu
Infinitives
Positive kuadhibu
Negative kutoadhibu
Imperatives
Singular adhibu
Plural adhibuni
Tensed forms
Habitual huadhibu
Positive past positive subject concord + -liadhibu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuadhibu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naadhibu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaadhibu/naadhibu tunaadhibu
2nd person unaadhibu mnaadhibu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaadhibu wanaadhibu
other classes positive subject concord + -naadhibu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -adhibu)
Singular Plural
1st person siadhibu hatuadhibu
2nd person huadhibu hamwadhibu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haadhibu hawaadhibu
other classes negative subject concord + -adhibu
Positive future positive subject concord + -taadhibu
Negative future negative subject concord + -taadhibu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -adhibu)
Singular Plural
1st person niadhibu tuadhibu
2nd person uadhibu mwadhibu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aadhibu waadhibu
other classes positive subject concord + -adhibu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siadhibu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeadhibu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeadhibu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliadhibu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliadhibu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aadhibu)
Singular Plural
1st person naadhibu twaadhibu
2nd person waadhibu mwaadhibu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aadhibu waadhibu
m-mi(III/IV) waadhibu yaadhibu
ji-ma(V/VI) laadhibu yaadhibu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaadhibu vyaadhibu
n(IX/X) yaadhibu zaadhibu
u(XI) waadhibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaadhibu
pa(XVI) paadhibu
mu(XVIII) mwaadhibu
Perfect positive subject concord + -meadhibu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaadhibu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaadhibu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiadhibu
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoadhibu
Consecutive kaadhibu / positive subject concord + -kaadhibu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaadhibu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niadhibu -tuadhibu
2nd person -kuadhibu -waadhibu/-kuadhibuni/-waadhibuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwadhibu -waadhibu
m-mi(III/IV) -uadhibu -iadhibu
ji-ma(V/VI) -liadhibu -yaadhibu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiadhibu -viadhibu
n(IX/X) -iadhibu -ziadhibu
u(XI) -uadhibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuadhibu
pa(XVI) -paadhibu
mu(XVIII) -muadhibu
Reflexive -jiadhibu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -adhibu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -adhibuye -adhibuo
m-mi(III/IV) -adhibuo -adhibuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -adhibulo -adhibuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -adhibucho -adhibuvyo
n(IX/X) -adhibuyo -adhibuzo
u(XI) -adhibuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -adhibuko
pa(XVI) -adhibupo
mu(XVIII) -adhibumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -adhibu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeadhibu -oadhibu
m-mi(III/IV) -oadhibu -yoadhibu
ji-ma(V/VI) -loadhibu -yoadhibu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choadhibu -vyoadhibu
n(IX/X) -yoadhibu -zoadhibu
u(XI) -oadhibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koadhibu
pa(XVI) -poadhibu
mu(XVIII) -moadhibu
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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