Swahili[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic خَرَبَ (ḵaraba).
Pronunciation[edit]
-haribu (infinitive kuharibu)
- to destroy, ruin, damage
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of -haribu
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Positive present
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-naharibu
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Subjunctive
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-haribu
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Negative
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-haribu
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Imperative singular
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haribu
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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huharibu
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liharibu
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuharibu
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -naharibu)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninaharibu/naharibu
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tunaharibu
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2nd person
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unaharibu
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mnaharibu
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaharibu
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wanaharibu
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -naharibu
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -haribu)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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siharibu
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hatuharibu
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2nd person
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huharibu
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hamharibu
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haharibu
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hawaharibu
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -haribu
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taharibu
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taharibu
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -haribu)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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niharibu
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tuharibu
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2nd person
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uharibu
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mharibu
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aharibu
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waharibu
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -haribu
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siharibu
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeharibu
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeharibu
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliharibu
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliharibu
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meharibu
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaharibu
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaharibu
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiharibu
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoharibu
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Consecutive
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kaharibu / positive subject concord + -kaharibu
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaharibu
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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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Derived terms[edit]