Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic شَبِهَ (šabiha).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-shabihi (infinitive kushabihi)

  1. to resemble

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -shabihi
Positive present -nashabihi
Subjunctive -shabihi
Negative -shabihi
Imperative singular shabihi
Infinitives
Positive kushabihi
Negative kutoshabihi
Imperatives
Singular shabihi
Plural shabihini
Tensed forms
Habitual hushabihi
Positive past positive subject concord + -lishabihi
Negative past negative subject concord + -kushabihi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashabihi)
Singular Plural
1st person ninashabihi/nashabihi tunashabihi
2nd person unashabihi mnashabihi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashabihi wanashabihi
other classes positive subject concord + -nashabihi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shabihi)
Singular Plural
1st person sishabihi hatushabihi
2nd person hushabihi hamshabihi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashabihi hawashabihi
other classes negative subject concord + -shabihi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashabihi
Negative future negative subject concord + -tashabihi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shabihi)
Singular Plural
1st person nishabihi tushabihi
2nd person ushabihi mshabihi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashabihi washabihi
other classes positive subject concord + -shabihi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishabihi
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshabihi
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshabihi
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishabihi
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishabihi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashabihi)
Singular Plural
1st person nashabihi twashabihi
2nd person washabihi mwashabihi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashabihi washabihi
m-mi(III/IV) washabihi yashabihi
ji-ma(V/VI) lashabihi yashabihi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashabihi vyashabihi
n(IX/X) yashabihi zashabihi
u(XI) washabihi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwashabihi
pa(XVI) pashabihi
mu(XVIII) mwashabihi
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshabihi
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshashabihi
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashabihi
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kishabihi
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposhabihi
Consecutive kashabihi / positive subject concord + -kashabihi
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashabihi
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nishabihi -tushabihi
2nd person -kushabihi -washabihi/-kushabihini/-washabihini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshabihi -washabihi
m-mi(III/IV) -ushabihi -ishabihi
ji-ma(V/VI) -lishabihi -yashabihi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishabihi -vishabihi
n(IX/X) -ishabihi -zishabihi
u(XI) -ushabihi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kushabihi
pa(XVI) -pashabihi
mu(XVIII) -mushabihi
Reflexive -jishabihi
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shabihi- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -shabihiye -shabihio
m-mi(III/IV) -shabihio -shabihiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -shabihilo -shabihiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shabihicho -shabihivyo
n(IX/X) -shabihiyo -shabihizo
u(XI) -shabihio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -shabihiko
pa(XVI) -shabihipo
mu(XVIII) -shabihimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shabihi)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeshabihi -oshabihi
m-mi(III/IV) -oshabihi -yoshabihi
ji-ma(V/VI) -loshabihi -yoshabihi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshabihi -vyoshabihi
n(IX/X) -yoshabihi -zoshabihi
u(XI) -oshabihi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koshabihi
pa(XVI) -poshabihi
mu(XVIII) -moshabihi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.