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.