sibu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَبَّ (sabba).

Pronunciation
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Verb

-sibu (infinitive kusibu)

  1. to afflict, to confront

Conjugation
Conjugation of -sibu
Positive present -nasibu
Subjunctive -sibu
Negative -sibu
Imperative singular sibu
Infinitives
Positive kusibu
Negative kutosibu
Imperatives
Singular sibu
Plural sibuni
Tensed forms
Habitual husibu
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisibu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusibu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasibu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasibu/nasibu tunasibu
2nd person unasibu mnasibu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasibu wanasibu
other classes positive subject concord + -nasibu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sibu)
Singular Plural
1st person sisibu hatusibu
2nd person husibu hamsibu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasibu hawasibu
other classes negative subject concord + -sibu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasibu
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasibu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sibu)
Singular Plural
1st person nisibu tusibu
2nd person usibu msibu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asibu wasibu
other classes positive subject concord + -sibu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisibu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesibu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesibu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisibu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisibu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asibu)
Singular Plural
1st person nasibu twasibu
2nd person wasibu mwasibu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asibu wasibu
m-mi(III/IV) wasibu yasibu
ji-ma(V/VI) lasibu yasibu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasibu vyasibu
n(IX/X) yasibu zasibu
u(XI) wasibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasibu
pa(XVI) pasibu
mu(XVIII) mwasibu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesibu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasibu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasibu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisibu
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposibu
Consecutive kasibu / positive subject concord + -kasibu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasibu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisibu -tusibu
2nd person -kusibu -wasibu/-kusibuni/-wasibuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msibu -wasibu
m-mi(III/IV) -usibu -isibu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisibu -yasibu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisibu -visibu
n(IX/X) -isibu -zisibu
u(XI) -usibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusibu
pa(XVI) -pasibu
mu(XVIII) -musibu
Reflexive -jisibu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sibu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -sibuye -sibuo
m-mi(III/IV) -sibuo -sibuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -sibulo -sibuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sibucho -sibuvyo
n(IX/X) -sibuyo -sibuzo
u(XI) -sibuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -sibuko
pa(XVI) -sibupo
mu(XVIII) -sibumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sibu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesibu -osibu
m-mi(III/IV) -osibu -yosibu
ji-ma(V/VI) -losibu -yosibu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosibu -vyosibu
n(IX/X) -yosibu -zosibu
u(XI) -osibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosibu
pa(XVI) -posibu
mu(XVIII) -mosibu
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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