karibishwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-karibishwa (infinitive kukaribishwa)

1. Passive form of -karibisha: to be affirmed or greeted (esp. habitually)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -karibishwa
Positive present -nakaribishwa Subjunctive -karibishwe Negative -karibishwi Imperative singular karibishwa
Infinitives
Positive kukaribishwa Negative kutokaribishwa
Imperatives
Singular karibishwa Plural karibishweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukaribishwa Positive past positive subject concord + -likaribishwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kukaribishwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakaribishwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninakaribishwa/nakaribishwa tunakaribishwa 2nd person unakaribishwa mnakaribishwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakaribishwa wanakaribishwa other classes positive subject concord + -nakaribishwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -karibishwi) Singular Plural 1st person sikaribishwi hatukaribishwi 2nd person hukaribishwi hamkaribishwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakaribishwi hawakaribishwi other classes negative subject concord + -karibishwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takaribishwa Negative future negative subject concord + -takaribishwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -karibishwe) Singular Plural 1st person nikaribishwe tukaribishwe 2nd person ukaribishwe mkaribishwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akaribishwe wakaribishwe other classes positive subject concord + -karibishwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikaribishwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekaribishwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekaribishwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikaribishwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikaribishwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akaribishwa) Singular Plural 1st person nakaribishwa twakaribishwa 2nd person wakaribishwa mwakaribishwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akaribishwa wakaribishwa m-mi(III/IV) wakaribishwa yakaribishwa ji-ma(V/VI) lakaribishwa yakaribishwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakaribishwa vyakaribishwa n(IX/X) yakaribishwa zakaribishwa u(XI) wakaribishwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakaribishwa pa(XVI) pakaribishwa mu(XVIII) mwakaribishwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekaribishwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakaribishwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakaribishwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikaribishwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokaribishwa Consecutive kakaribishwa / positive subject concord + -kakaribishwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakaribishwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikaribishwa -tukaribishwa 2nd person -kukaribishwa -wakaribishwa/-kukaribishweni/-wakaribishweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkaribishwa -wakaribishwa m-mi(III/IV) -ukaribishwa -ikaribishwa ji-ma(V/VI) -likaribishwa -yakaribishwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikaribishwa -vikaribishwa n(IX/X) -ikaribishwa -zikaribishwa u(XI) -ukaribishwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukaribishwa pa(XVI) -pakaribishwa mu(XVIII) -mukaribishwa Reflexive -jikaribishwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -karibishwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -karibishwaye -karibishwao m-mi(III/IV) -karibishwao -karibishwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -karibishwalo -karibishwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -karibishwacho -karibishwavyo n(IX/X) -karibishwayo -karibishwazo u(XI) -karibishwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -karibishwako pa(XVI) -karibishwapo mu(XVIII) -karibishwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -karibishwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekaribishwa -okaribishwa m-mi(III/IV) -okaribishwa -yokaribishwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lokaribishwa -yokaribishwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokaribishwa -vyokaribishwa n(IX/X) -yokaribishwa -zokaribishwa u(XI) -okaribishwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokaribishwa pa(XVI) -pokaribishwa mu(XVIII) -mokaribishwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.