ibua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ibua (infinitive kuibua)

1. to emerge

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ibua
Positive present -naibua Subjunctive -ibue Negative -ibui Imperative singular ibua
Infinitives
Positive kuibua Negative kutoibua
Imperatives
Singular ibua Plural ibueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huibua Positive past positive subject concord + -liibua Negative past negative subject concord + -kuibua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naibua) Singular Plural 1st person ninaibua/naibua tunaibua 2nd person unaibua mnaibua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaibua wanaibua other classes positive subject concord + -naibua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ibui) Singular Plural 1st person siibui hatuibui 2nd person huibui hamwibui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haibui hawaibui other classes negative subject concord + -ibui
Positive future positive subject concord + -taibua Negative future negative subject concord + -taibua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ibue) Singular Plural 1st person niibue tuibue 2nd person uibue mwibue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aibue waibue other classes positive subject concord + -ibue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siibue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeibua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeibua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliibua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliibua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aibua) Singular Plural 1st person naibua twaibua 2nd person waibua mwaibua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aibua waibua m-mi(III/IV) waibua yaibua ji-ma(V/VI) laibua yaibua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaibua vyaibua n(IX/X) yaibua zaibua u(XI) waibua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaibua pa(XVI) paibua mu(XVIII) mwaibua
Perfect positive subject concord + -meibua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaibua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaibua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiibua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoibua Consecutive kaibua / positive subject concord + -kaibua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaibue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niibua -tuibua 2nd person -kuibua -waibua/-kuibueni/-waibueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwibua -waibua m-mi(III/IV) -uibua -iibua ji-ma(V/VI) -liibua -yaibua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiibua -viibua n(IX/X) -iibua -ziibua u(XI) -uibua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuibua pa(XVI) -paibua mu(XVIII) -muibua Reflexive -jiibua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ibua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ibuaye -ibuao m-mi(III/IV) -ibuao -ibuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ibualo -ibuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ibuacho -ibuavyo n(IX/X) -ibuayo -ibuazo u(XI) -ibuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ibuako pa(XVI) -ibuapo mu(XVIII) -ibuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ibua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeibua -oibua m-mi(III/IV) -oibua -yoibua ji-ma(V/VI) -loibua -yoibua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choibua -vyoibua n(IX/X) -yoibua -zoibua u(XI) -oibua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koibua pa(XVI) -poibua mu(XVIII) -moibua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.