Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-barikiwa (infinitive kubarikiwa)

  1. Passive form of -bariki: to be blessed

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -barikiwa
Positive present -nabarikiwa
Subjunctive -barikiwe
Negative -barikiwi
Imperative singular barikiwa
Infinitives
Positive kubarikiwa
Negative kutobarikiwa
Imperatives
Singular barikiwa
Plural barikiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubarikiwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -libarikiwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kubarikiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabarikiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninabarikiwa/nabarikiwa tunabarikiwa
2nd person unabarikiwa mnabarikiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabarikiwa wanabarikiwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nabarikiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -barikiwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sibarikiwi hatubarikiwi
2nd person hubarikiwi hambarikiwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) habarikiwi hawabarikiwi
other classes negative subject concord + -barikiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabarikiwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tabarikiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -barikiwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nibarikiwe tubarikiwe
2nd person ubarikiwe mbarikiwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abarikiwe wabarikiwe
other classes positive subject concord + -barikiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibarikiwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebarikiwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebarikiwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibarikiwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibarikiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abarikiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nabarikiwa twabarikiwa
2nd person wabarikiwa mwabarikiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abarikiwa wabarikiwa
m-mi(III/IV) wabarikiwa yabarikiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) labarikiwa yabarikiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabarikiwa vyabarikiwa
n(IX/X) yabarikiwa zabarikiwa
u(XI) wabarikiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwabarikiwa
pa(XVI) pabarikiwa
mu(XVIII) mwabarikiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebarikiwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshabarikiwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabarikiwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kibarikiwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipobarikiwa
Consecutive kabarikiwa / positive subject concord + -kabarikiwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabarikiwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nibarikiwa -tubarikiwa
2nd person -kubarikiwa -wabarikiwa/-kubarikiweni/-wabarikiweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbarikiwa -wabarikiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ubarikiwa -ibarikiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -libarikiwa -yabarikiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibarikiwa -vibarikiwa
n(IX/X) -ibarikiwa -zibarikiwa
u(XI) -ubarikiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kubarikiwa
pa(XVI) -pabarikiwa
mu(XVIII) -mubarikiwa
Reflexive -jibarikiwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -barikiwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -barikiwaye -barikiwao
m-mi(III/IV) -barikiwao -barikiwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -barikiwalo -barikiwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -barikiwacho -barikiwavyo
n(IX/X) -barikiwayo -barikiwazo
u(XI) -barikiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -barikiwako
pa(XVI) -barikiwapo
mu(XVIII) -barikiwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -barikiwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yebarikiwa -obarikiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -obarikiwa -yobarikiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lobarikiwa -yobarikiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobarikiwa -vyobarikiwa
n(IX/X) -yobarikiwa -zobarikiwa
u(XI) -obarikiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kobarikiwa
pa(XVI) -pobarikiwa
mu(XVIII) -mobarikiwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.