karibisha

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Swahili

Etymology

A causative, from karibu +‎ -isha.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-karibisha (infinitive kukaribisha)

  1. to welcome (affirm or greet the arrival of someone)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -karibisha
Positive present -nakaribisha
Subjunctive -karibishe
Negative -karibishi
Imperative singular karibisha
Infinitives
Positive kukaribisha
Negative kutokaribisha
Imperatives
Singular karibisha
Plural karibisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukaribisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -likaribisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukaribisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakaribisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakaribisha/nakaribisha tunakaribisha
2nd person unakaribisha mnakaribisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakaribisha wanakaribisha
other classes positive subject concord + -nakaribisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -karibishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sikaribishi hatukaribishi
2nd person hukaribishi hamkaribishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakaribishi hawakaribishi
other classes negative subject concord + -karibishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takaribisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -takaribisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -karibishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nikaribishe tukaribishe
2nd person ukaribishe mkaribishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akaribishe wakaribishe
other classes positive subject concord + -karibishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikaribishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekaribisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekaribisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikaribisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikaribisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akaribisha)
Singular Plural
1st person nakaribisha twakaribisha
2nd person wakaribisha mwakaribisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akaribisha wakaribisha
m-mi(III/IV) wakaribisha yakaribisha
ji-ma(V/VI) lakaribisha yakaribisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakaribisha vyakaribisha
n(IX/X) yakaribisha zakaribisha
u(XI) wakaribisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakaribisha
pa(XVI) pakaribisha
mu(XVIII) mwakaribisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekaribisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakaribisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakaribisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikaribisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokaribisha
Consecutive kakaribisha / positive subject concord + -kakaribisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakaribishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikaribisha -tukaribisha
2nd person -kukaribisha -wakaribisha/-kukaribisheni/-wakaribisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkaribisha -wakaribisha
m-mi(III/IV) -ukaribisha -ikaribisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -likaribisha -yakaribisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikaribisha -vikaribisha
n(IX/X) -ikaribisha -zikaribisha
u(XI) -ukaribisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukaribisha
pa(XVI) -pakaribisha
mu(XVIII) -mukaribisha
Reflexive -jikaribisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -karibisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -karibishaye -karibishao
m-mi(III/IV) -karibishao -karibishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -karibishalo -karibishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -karibishacho -karibishavyo
n(IX/X) -karibishayo -karibishazo
u(XI) -karibishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -karibishako
pa(XVI) -karibishapo
mu(XVIII) -karibishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -karibisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekaribisha -okaribisha
m-mi(III/IV) -okaribisha -yokaribisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokaribisha -yokaribisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokaribisha -vyokaribisha
n(IX/X) -yokaribisha -zokaribisha
u(XI) -okaribisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokaribisha
pa(XVI) -pokaribisha
mu(XVIII) -mokaribisha
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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