jaribu

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic جَرَّبَ (jarraba).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-jaribu (infinitive kujaribu)

  1. to try, to attempt
  2. to test
  3. to experiment

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -jaribu
Positive present -najaribu
Subjunctive -jaribu
Negative -jaribu
Imperative singular jaribu
Infinitives
Positive kujaribu
Negative kutojaribu
Imperatives
Singular jaribu
Plural jaribuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hujaribu
Positive past positive subject concord + -lijaribu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kujaribu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najaribu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninajaribu/najaribu tunajaribu
2nd person unajaribu mnajaribu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajaribu wanajaribu
other classes positive subject concord + -najaribu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jaribu)
Singular Plural
1st person sijaribu hatujaribu
2nd person hujaribu hamjaribu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajaribu hawajaribu
other classes negative subject concord + -jaribu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajaribu
Negative future negative subject concord + -tajaribu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jaribu)
Singular Plural
1st person nijaribu tujaribu
2nd person ujaribu mjaribu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajaribu wajaribu
other classes positive subject concord + -jaribu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijaribu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejaribu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejaribu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijaribu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijaribu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajaribu)
Singular Plural
1st person najaribu twajaribu
2nd person wajaribu mwajaribu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajaribu wajaribu
m-mi(III/IV) wajaribu yajaribu
ji-ma(V/VI) lajaribu yajaribu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajaribu vyajaribu
n(IX/X) yajaribu zajaribu
u(XI) wajaribu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwajaribu
pa(XVI) pajaribu
mu(XVIII) mwajaribu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejaribu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshajaribu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajaribu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kijaribu
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipojaribu
Consecutive kajaribu / positive subject concord + -kajaribu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajaribu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nijaribu -tujaribu
2nd person -kujaribu -wajaribu/-kujaribuni/-wajaribuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjaribu -wajaribu
m-mi(III/IV) -ujaribu -ijaribu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lijaribu -yajaribu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijaribu -vijaribu
n(IX/X) -ijaribu -zijaribu
u(XI) -ujaribu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kujaribu
pa(XVI) -pajaribu
mu(XVIII) -mujaribu
Reflexive -jijaribu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jaribu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -jaribuye -jaribuo
m-mi(III/IV) -jaribuo -jaribuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -jaribulo -jaribuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jaribucho -jaribuvyo
n(IX/X) -jaribuyo -jaribuzo
u(XI) -jaribuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -jaribuko
pa(XVI) -jaribupo
mu(XVIII) -jaribumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jaribu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yejaribu -ojaribu
m-mi(III/IV) -ojaribu -yojaribu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lojaribu -yojaribu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojaribu -vyojaribu
n(IX/X) -yojaribu -zojaribu
u(XI) -ojaribu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kojaribu
pa(XVI) -pojaribu
mu(XVIII) -mojaribu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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