ghilibu

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ghilibu (infinitive kughilibu)

1. to deceive, swindle, betray

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ghilibu
Positive present -naghilibu Subjunctive -ghilibu Negative -ghilibu Imperative singular ghilibu
Infinitives
Positive kughilibu Negative kutoghilibu
Imperatives
Singular ghilibu Plural ghilibuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hughilibu Positive past positive subject concord + -lighilibu Negative past negative subject concord + -kughilibu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naghilibu) Singular Plural 1st person ninaghilibu/naghilibu tunaghilibu 2nd person unaghilibu mnaghilibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaghilibu wanaghilibu other classes positive subject concord + -naghilibu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ghilibu) Singular Plural 1st person sighilibu hatughilibu 2nd person hughilibu hamghilibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haghilibu hawaghilibu other classes negative subject concord + -ghilibu
Positive future positive subject concord + -taghilibu Negative future negative subject concord + -taghilibu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ghilibu) Singular Plural 1st person nighilibu tughilibu 2nd person ughilibu mghilibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aghilibu waghilibu other classes positive subject concord + -ghilibu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sighilibu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeghilibu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeghilibu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalighilibu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalighilibu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aghilibu) Singular Plural 1st person naghilibu twaghilibu 2nd person waghilibu mwaghilibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aghilibu waghilibu m-mi(III/IV) waghilibu yaghilibu ji-ma(V/VI) laghilibu yaghilibu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaghilibu vyaghilibu n(IX/X) yaghilibu zaghilibu u(XI) waghilibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaghilibu pa(XVI) paghilibu mu(XVIII) mwaghilibu
Perfect positive subject concord + -meghilibu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaghilibu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaghilibu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kighilibu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoghilibu Consecutive kaghilibu / positive subject concord + -kaghilibu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaghilibu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nighilibu -tughilibu 2nd person -kughilibu -waghilibu/-kughilibuni/-waghilibuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mghilibu -waghilibu m-mi(III/IV) -ughilibu -ighilibu ji-ma(V/VI) -lighilibu -yaghilibu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kighilibu -vighilibu n(IX/X) -ighilibu -zighilibu u(XI) -ughilibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kughilibu pa(XVI) -paghilibu mu(XVIII) -mughilibu Reflexive -jighilibu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ghilibu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ghilibuye -ghilibuo m-mi(III/IV) -ghilibuo -ghilibuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -ghilibulo -ghilibuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ghilibucho -ghilibuvyo n(IX/X) -ghilibuyo -ghilibuzo u(XI) -ghilibuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ghilibuko pa(XVI) -ghilibupo mu(XVIII) -ghilibumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ghilibu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeghilibu -oghilibu m-mi(III/IV) -oghilibu -yoghilibu ji-ma(V/VI) -loghilibu -yoghilibu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choghilibu -vyoghilibu n(IX/X) -yoghilibu -zoghilibu u(XI) -oghilibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koghilibu pa(XVI) -poghilibu mu(XVIII) -moghilibu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mghilibu (“liar, trickster, swindler”)

Related terms

• ghiliba (“deception”)