jibiwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-jibiwa (infinitive kujibiwa)

  1. Passive form of -jibu

Conjugation

Conjugation of -jibiwa
Positive present -najibiwa
Subjunctive -jibiwe
Negative -jibiwi
Imperative singular jibiwa
Infinitives
Positive kujibiwa
Negative kutojibiwa
Imperatives
Singular jibiwa
Plural jibiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hujibiwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lijibiwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kujibiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najibiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninajibiwa/najibiwa tunajibiwa
2nd person unajibiwa mnajibiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajibiwa wanajibiwa
other classes positive subject concord + -najibiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jibiwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sijibiwi hatujibiwi
2nd person hujibiwi hamjibiwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajibiwi hawajibiwi
other classes negative subject concord + -jibiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajibiwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tajibiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jibiwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nijibiwe tujibiwe
2nd person ujibiwe mjibiwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajibiwe wajibiwe
other classes positive subject concord + -jibiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijibiwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejibiwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejibiwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijibiwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijibiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajibiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person najibiwa twajibiwa
2nd person wajibiwa mwajibiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajibiwa wajibiwa
m-mi(III/IV) wajibiwa yajibiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lajibiwa yajibiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajibiwa vyajibiwa
n(IX/X) yajibiwa zajibiwa
u(XI) wajibiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwajibiwa
pa(XVI) pajibiwa
mu(XVIII) mwajibiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejibiwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshajibiwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajibiwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kijibiwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipojibiwa
Consecutive kajibiwa / positive subject concord + -kajibiwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajibiwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nijibiwa -tujibiwa
2nd person -kujibiwa -wajibiwa/-kujibiweni/-wajibiweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjibiwa -wajibiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ujibiwa -ijibiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lijibiwa -yajibiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijibiwa -vijibiwa
n(IX/X) -ijibiwa -zijibiwa
u(XI) -ujibiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kujibiwa
pa(XVI) -pajibiwa
mu(XVIII) -mujibiwa
Reflexive -jijibiwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jibiwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -jibiwaye -jibiwao
m-mi(III/IV) -jibiwao -jibiwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -jibiwalo -jibiwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jibiwacho -jibiwavyo
n(IX/X) -jibiwayo -jibiwazo
u(XI) -jibiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -jibiwako
pa(XVI) -jibiwapo
mu(XVIII) -jibiwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jibiwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yejibiwa -ojibiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ojibiwa -yojibiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lojibiwa -yojibiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojibiwa -vyojibiwa
n(IX/X) -yojibiwa -zojibiwa
u(XI) -ojibiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kojibiwa
pa(XVI) -pojibiwa
mu(XVIII) -mojibiwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.