adibu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَدَّبَ (ʔaddaba).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-adibu (infinitive kuadibu)

1. to teach manners
2. to chastise, to punish

Conjugation

Conjugation of -adibu
Positive present -naadibu Subjunctive -adibu Negative -adibu Imperative singular adibu
Infinitives
Positive kuadibu Negative kutoadibu
Imperatives
Singular adibu Plural adibuni
Tensed forms
Habitual huadibu Positive past positive subject concord + -liadibu Negative past negative subject concord + -kuadibu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naadibu) Singular Plural 1st person ninaadibu/naadibu tunaadibu 2nd person unaadibu mnaadibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaadibu wanaadibu other classes positive subject concord + -naadibu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -adibu) Singular Plural 1st person siadibu hatuadibu 2nd person huadibu hamwadibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haadibu hawaadibu other classes negative subject concord + -adibu
Positive future positive subject concord + -taadibu Negative future negative subject concord + -taadibu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -adibu) Singular Plural 1st person niadibu tuadibu 2nd person uadibu mwadibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aadibu waadibu other classes positive subject concord + -adibu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siadibu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeadibu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeadibu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliadibu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliadibu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aadibu) Singular Plural 1st person naadibu twaadibu 2nd person waadibu mwaadibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aadibu waadibu m-mi(III/IV) waadibu yaadibu ji-ma(V/VI) laadibu yaadibu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaadibu vyaadibu n(IX/X) yaadibu zaadibu u(XI) waadibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaadibu pa(XVI) paadibu mu(XVIII) mwaadibu
Perfect positive subject concord + -meadibu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaadibu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaadibu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiadibu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoadibu Consecutive kaadibu / positive subject concord + -kaadibu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaadibu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niadibu -tuadibu 2nd person -kuadibu -waadibu/-kuadibuni/-waadibuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwadibu -waadibu m-mi(III/IV) -uadibu -iadibu ji-ma(V/VI) -liadibu -yaadibu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiadibu -viadibu n(IX/X) -iadibu -ziadibu u(XI) -uadibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuadibu pa(XVI) -paadibu mu(XVIII) -muadibu Reflexive -jiadibu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -adibu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -adibuye -adibuo m-mi(III/IV) -adibuo -adibuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -adibulo -adibuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -adibucho -adibuvyo n(IX/X) -adibuyo -adibuzo u(XI) -adibuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -adibuko pa(XVI) -adibupo mu(XVIII) -adibumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -adibu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeadibu -oadibu m-mi(III/IV) -oadibu -yoadibu ji-ma(V/VI) -loadibu -yoadibu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choadibu -vyoadibu n(IX/X) -yoadibu -zoadibu u(XI) -oadibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koadibu pa(XVI) -poadibu mu(XVIII) -moadibu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Related terms

• adabu