Swahili

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Verb

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-atibiwa (infinitive kuatibiwa)

  1. Passive form of -atibu

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -atibiwa
Positive present -naatibiwa
Subjunctive -atibiwe
Negative -atibiwi
Imperative singular atibiwa
Infinitives
Positive kuatibiwa
Negative kutoatibiwa
Imperatives
Singular atibiwa
Plural atibiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huatibiwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -liatibiwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuatibiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naatibiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaatibiwa/naatibiwa tunaatibiwa
2nd person unaatibiwa mnaatibiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaatibiwa wanaatibiwa
other classes positive subject concord + -naatibiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -atibiwi)
Singular Plural
1st person siatibiwi hatuatibiwi
2nd person huatibiwi hamwatibiwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haatibiwi hawaatibiwi
other classes negative subject concord + -atibiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taatibiwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -taatibiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -atibiwe)
Singular Plural
1st person niatibiwe tuatibiwe
2nd person uatibiwe mwatibiwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aatibiwe waatibiwe
other classes positive subject concord + -atibiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siatibiwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeatibiwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeatibiwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliatibiwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliatibiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aatibiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person naatibiwa twaatibiwa
2nd person waatibiwa mwaatibiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aatibiwa waatibiwa
m-mi(III/IV) waatibiwa yaatibiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) laatibiwa yaatibiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaatibiwa vyaatibiwa
n(IX/X) yaatibiwa zaatibiwa
u(XI) waatibiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaatibiwa
pa(XVI) paatibiwa
mu(XVIII) mwaatibiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meatibiwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaatibiwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaatibiwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiatibiwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoatibiwa
Consecutive kaatibiwa / positive subject concord + -kaatibiwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaatibiwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niatibiwa -tuatibiwa
2nd person -kuatibiwa -waatibiwa/-kuatibiweni/-waatibiweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwatibiwa -waatibiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uatibiwa -iatibiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -liatibiwa -yaatibiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiatibiwa -viatibiwa
n(IX/X) -iatibiwa -ziatibiwa
u(XI) -uatibiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuatibiwa
pa(XVI) -paatibiwa
mu(XVIII) -muatibiwa
Reflexive -jiatibiwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -atibiwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -atibiwaye -atibiwao
m-mi(III/IV) -atibiwao -atibiwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -atibiwalo -atibiwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -atibiwacho -atibiwavyo
n(IX/X) -atibiwayo -atibiwazo
u(XI) -atibiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -atibiwako
pa(XVI) -atibiwapo
mu(XVIII) -atibiwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -atibiwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeatibiwa -oatibiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -oatibiwa -yoatibiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -loatibiwa -yoatibiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choatibiwa -vyoatibiwa
n(IX/X) -yoatibiwa -zoatibiwa
u(XI) -oatibiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koatibiwa
pa(XVI) -poatibiwa
mu(XVIII) -moatibiwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.