Swahili edit

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

-haribiwa (infinitive kuharibiwa)

  1. Passive form of -haribu: be damaged, be destroyed

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of -haribiwa
Positive present -naharibiwa
Subjunctive -haribiwe
Negative -haribiwi
Imperative singular haribiwa
Infinitives
Positive kuharibiwa
Negative kutoharibiwa
Imperatives
Singular haribiwa
Plural haribiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huharibiwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -liharibiwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuharibiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naharibiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaharibiwa/naharibiwa tunaharibiwa
2nd person unaharibiwa mnaharibiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaharibiwa wanaharibiwa
other classes positive subject concord + -naharibiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -haribiwi)
Singular Plural
1st person siharibiwi hatuharibiwi
2nd person huharibiwi hamharibiwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haharibiwi hawaharibiwi
other classes negative subject concord + -haribiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taharibiwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -taharibiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -haribiwe)
Singular Plural
1st person niharibiwe tuharibiwe
2nd person uharibiwe mharibiwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aharibiwe waharibiwe
other classes positive subject concord + -haribiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siharibiwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeharibiwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeharibiwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliharibiwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliharibiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aharibiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person naharibiwa twaharibiwa
2nd person waharibiwa mwaharibiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aharibiwa waharibiwa
m-mi(III/IV) waharibiwa yaharibiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) laharibiwa yaharibiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaharibiwa vyaharibiwa
n(IX/X) yaharibiwa zaharibiwa
u(XI) waharibiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaharibiwa
pa(XVI) paharibiwa
mu(XVIII) mwaharibiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meharibiwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaharibiwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaharibiwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiharibiwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoharibiwa
Consecutive kaharibiwa / positive subject concord + -kaharibiwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaharibiwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niharibiwa -tuharibiwa
2nd person -kuharibiwa -waharibiwa/-kuharibiweni/-waharibiweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mharibiwa -waharibiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uharibiwa -iharibiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -liharibiwa -yaharibiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiharibiwa -viharibiwa
n(IX/X) -iharibiwa -ziharibiwa
u(XI) -uharibiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuharibiwa
pa(XVI) -paharibiwa
mu(XVIII) -muharibiwa
Reflexive -jiharibiwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -haribiwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -haribiwaye -haribiwao
m-mi(III/IV) -haribiwao -haribiwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -haribiwalo -haribiwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -haribiwacho -haribiwavyo
n(IX/X) -haribiwayo -haribiwazo
u(XI) -haribiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -haribiwako
pa(XVI) -haribiwapo
mu(XVIII) -haribiwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -haribiwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeharibiwa -oharibiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -oharibiwa -yoharibiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -loharibiwa -yoharibiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choharibiwa -vyoharibiwa
n(IX/X) -yoharibiwa -zoharibiwa
u(XI) -oharibiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koharibiwa
pa(XVI) -poharibiwa
mu(XVIII) -moharibiwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.