haribu

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic خَرَبَ (ḵaraba).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-haribu (infinitive kuharibu)

1. to destroy, ruin, damage

Conjugation

Conjugation of -haribu
Positive present -naharibu Subjunctive -haribu Negative -haribu Imperative singular haribu
Infinitives
Positive kuharibu Negative kutoharibu
Imperatives
Singular haribu Plural haribuni
Tensed forms
Habitual huharibu Positive past positive subject concord + -liharibu Negative past negative subject concord + -kuharibu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naharibu) Singular Plural 1st person ninaharibu/naharibu tunaharibu 2nd person unaharibu mnaharibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaharibu wanaharibu other classes positive subject concord + -naharibu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -haribu) Singular Plural 1st person siharibu hatuharibu 2nd person huharibu hamharibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haharibu hawaharibu other classes negative subject concord + -haribu
Positive future positive subject concord + -taharibu Negative future negative subject concord + -taharibu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -haribu) Singular Plural 1st person niharibu tuharibu 2nd person uharibu mharibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aharibu waharibu other classes positive subject concord + -haribu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siharibu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeharibu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeharibu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliharibu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliharibu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aharibu) Singular Plural 1st person naharibu twaharibu 2nd person waharibu mwaharibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aharibu waharibu m-mi(III/IV) waharibu yaharibu ji-ma(V/VI) laharibu yaharibu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaharibu vyaharibu n(IX/X) yaharibu zaharibu u(XI) waharibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaharibu pa(XVI) paharibu mu(XVIII) mwaharibu
Perfect positive subject concord + -meharibu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaharibu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaharibu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiharibu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoharibu Consecutive kaharibu / positive subject concord + -kaharibu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaharibu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niharibu -tuharibu 2nd person -kuharibu -waharibu/-kuharibuni/-waharibuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mharibu -waharibu m-mi(III/IV) -uharibu -iharibu ji-ma(V/VI) -liharibu -yaharibu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiharibu -viharibu n(IX/X) -iharibu -ziharibu u(XI) -uharibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuharibu pa(XVI) -paharibu mu(XVIII) -muharibu Reflexive -jiharibu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -haribu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -haribuye -haribuo m-mi(III/IV) -haribuo -haribuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -haribulo -haribuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -haribucho -haribuvyo n(IX/X) -haribuyo -haribuzo u(XI) -haribuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -haribuko pa(XVI) -haribupo mu(XVIII) -haribumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -haribu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeharibu -oharibu m-mi(III/IV) -oharibu -yoharibu ji-ma(V/VI) -loharibu -yoharibu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choharibu -vyoharibu n(IX/X) -yoharibu -zoharibu u(XI) -oharibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koharibu pa(XVI) -poharibu mu(XVIII) -moharibu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -haribiwa (“be damaged, be destroyed”)
  • Stative: -haribika (“to be destroyed”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • uharibifu (“destruction”)

Related terms

• mharabu (“vandal”)