jibu

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Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic أَجَابَ (ʔajāba).

Pronunciation

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Noun

jibu (ma class, plural majibu)

  1. answer, reply, response
    Synonym: jawabu

Verb

-jibu (infinitive kujibu)

  1. to answer, reply, respond

Conjugation

Conjugation of -jibu
Positive present -najibu
Subjunctive -jibu
Negative -jibu
Imperative singular jibu
Infinitives
Positive kujibu
Negative kutojibu
Imperatives
Singular jibu
Plural jibuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hujibu
Positive past positive subject concord + -lijibu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kujibu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najibu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninajibu/najibu tunajibu
2nd person unajibu mnajibu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajibu wanajibu
other classes positive subject concord + -najibu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jibu)
Singular Plural
1st person sijibu hatujibu
2nd person hujibu hamjibu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajibu hawajibu
other classes negative subject concord + -jibu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajibu
Negative future negative subject concord + -tajibu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jibu)
Singular Plural
1st person nijibu tujibu
2nd person ujibu mjibu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajibu wajibu
other classes positive subject concord + -jibu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijibu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejibu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejibu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijibu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijibu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajibu)
Singular Plural
1st person najibu twajibu
2nd person wajibu mwajibu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajibu wajibu
m-mi(III/IV) wajibu yajibu
ji-ma(V/VI) lajibu yajibu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajibu vyajibu
n(IX/X) yajibu zajibu
u(XI) wajibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwajibu
pa(XVI) pajibu
mu(XVIII) mwajibu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejibu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshajibu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajibu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kijibu
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipojibu
Consecutive kajibu / positive subject concord + -kajibu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajibu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nijibu -tujibu
2nd person -kujibu -wajibu/-kujibuni/-wajibuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjibu -wajibu
m-mi(III/IV) -ujibu -ijibu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lijibu -yajibu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijibu -vijibu
n(IX/X) -ijibu -zijibu
u(XI) -ujibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kujibu
pa(XVI) -pajibu
mu(XVIII) -mujibu
Reflexive -jijibu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jibu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -jibuye -jibuo
m-mi(III/IV) -jibuo -jibuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -jibulo -jibuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jibucho -jibuvyo
n(IX/X) -jibuyo -jibuzo
u(XI) -jibuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -jibuko
pa(XVI) -jibupo
mu(XVIII) -jibumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jibu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yejibu -ojibu
m-mi(III/IV) -ojibu -yojibu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lojibu -yojibu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojibu -vyojibu
n(IX/X) -yojibu -zojibu
u(XI) -ojibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kojibu
pa(XVI) -pojibu
mu(XVIII) -mojibu
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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