Etymology
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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is this the conversive of -tibu or is that too farfetched?”)
Pronunciation
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-tibua (infinitive kutibua)
- to provoke, stir up
Conjugation
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Conjugation of -tibua
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Positive present
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-natibua
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Subjunctive
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-tibue
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Negative
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-tibui
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Imperative singular
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tibua
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hutibua
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litibua
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutibua
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -natibua)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninatibua/natibua
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tunatibua
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2nd person
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unatibua
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mnatibua
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatibua
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wanatibua
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -natibua
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -tibui)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sitibui
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hatutibui
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2nd person
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hutibui
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hamtibui
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatibui
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hawatibui
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -tibui
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatibua
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatibua
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tibue)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nitibue
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tutibue
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2nd person
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utibue
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mtibue
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atibue
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watibue
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -tibue
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitibue
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetibua
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetibua
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitibua
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitibua
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metibua
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatibua
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatibua
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitibua
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotibua
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Consecutive
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katibua / positive subject concord + -katibua
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katibue
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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