atibu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَاتَبَ (ʕātaba).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-atibu (infinitive kuatibu)

1. to criticize, find fault, condemn, blame

Conjugation

Conjugation of -atibu
Positive present -naatibu Subjunctive -atibu Negative -atibu Imperative singular atibu
Infinitives
Positive kuatibu Negative kutoatibu
Imperatives
Singular atibu Plural atibuni
Tensed forms
Habitual huatibu Positive past positive subject concord + -liatibu Negative past negative subject concord + -kuatibu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naatibu) Singular Plural 1st person ninaatibu/naatibu tunaatibu 2nd person unaatibu mnaatibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaatibu wanaatibu other classes positive subject concord + -naatibu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -atibu) Singular Plural 1st person siatibu hatuatibu 2nd person huatibu hamwatibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haatibu hawaatibu other classes negative subject concord + -atibu
Positive future positive subject concord + -taatibu Negative future negative subject concord + -taatibu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -atibu) Singular Plural 1st person niatibu tuatibu 2nd person uatibu mwatibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aatibu waatibu other classes positive subject concord + -atibu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siatibu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeatibu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeatibu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliatibu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliatibu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aatibu) Singular Plural 1st person naatibu twaatibu 2nd person waatibu mwaatibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aatibu waatibu m-mi(III/IV) waatibu yaatibu ji-ma(V/VI) laatibu yaatibu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaatibu vyaatibu n(IX/X) yaatibu zaatibu u(XI) waatibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaatibu pa(XVI) paatibu mu(XVIII) mwaatibu
Perfect positive subject concord + -meatibu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaatibu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaatibu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiatibu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoatibu Consecutive kaatibu / positive subject concord + -kaatibu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaatibu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niatibu -tuatibu 2nd person -kuatibu -waatibu/-kuatibuni/-waatibuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwatibu -waatibu m-mi(III/IV) -uatibu -iatibu ji-ma(V/VI) -liatibu -yaatibu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiatibu -viatibu n(IX/X) -iatibu -ziatibu u(XI) -uatibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuatibu pa(XVI) -paatibu mu(XVIII) -muatibu Reflexive -jiatibu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -atibu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -atibuye -atibuo m-mi(III/IV) -atibuo -atibuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -atibulo -atibuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -atibucho -atibuvyo n(IX/X) -atibuyo -atibuzo u(XI) -atibuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -atibuko pa(XVI) -atibupo mu(XVIII) -atibumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -atibu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeatibu -oatibu m-mi(III/IV) -oatibu -yoatibu ji-ma(V/VI) -loatibu -yoatibu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choatibu -vyoatibu n(IX/X) -yoatibu -zoatibu u(XI) -oatibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koatibu pa(XVI) -poatibu mu(XVIII) -moatibu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -atibia
  • Causative: -atibisha
  • Passive: -atibiwa
  • Reciprocal: -atibiana
  • Stative: -atibika