jibiwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-jibiwa (infinitive kujibiwa)

1. Passive form of -jibu

Conjugation

Conjugation of -jibiwa
Positive present -najibiwa Subjunctive -jibiwe Negative -jibiwi Imperative singular jibiwa
Infinitives
Positive kujibiwa Negative kutojibiwa
Imperatives
Singular jibiwa Plural jibiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hujibiwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lijibiwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kujibiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najibiwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninajibiwa/najibiwa tunajibiwa 2nd person unajibiwa mnajibiwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajibiwa wanajibiwa other classes positive subject concord + -najibiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jibiwi) Singular Plural 1st person sijibiwi hatujibiwi 2nd person hujibiwi hamjibiwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajibiwi hawajibiwi other classes negative subject concord + -jibiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajibiwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tajibiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jibiwe) Singular Plural 1st person nijibiwe tujibiwe 2nd person ujibiwe mjibiwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajibiwe wajibiwe other classes positive subject concord + -jibiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijibiwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejibiwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejibiwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijibiwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijibiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajibiwa) Singular Plural 1st person najibiwa twajibiwa 2nd person wajibiwa mwajibiwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajibiwa wajibiwa m-mi(III/IV) wajibiwa yajibiwa ji-ma(V/VI) lajibiwa yajibiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajibiwa vyajibiwa n(IX/X) yajibiwa zajibiwa u(XI) wajibiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwajibiwa pa(XVI) pajibiwa mu(XVIII) mwajibiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejibiwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshajibiwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajibiwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kijibiwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipojibiwa Consecutive kajibiwa / positive subject concord + -kajibiwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajibiwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nijibiwa -tujibiwa 2nd person -kujibiwa -wajibiwa/-kujibiweni/-wajibiweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjibiwa -wajibiwa m-mi(III/IV) -ujibiwa -ijibiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lijibiwa -yajibiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijibiwa -vijibiwa n(IX/X) -ijibiwa -zijibiwa u(XI) -ujibiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kujibiwa pa(XVI) -pajibiwa mu(XVIII) -mujibiwa Reflexive -jijibiwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jibiwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -jibiwaye -jibiwao m-mi(III/IV) -jibiwao -jibiwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -jibiwalo -jibiwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jibiwacho -jibiwavyo n(IX/X) -jibiwayo -jibiwazo u(XI) -jibiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -jibiwako pa(XVI) -jibiwapo mu(XVIII) -jibiwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jibiwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yejibiwa -ojibiwa m-mi(III/IV) -ojibiwa -yojibiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lojibiwa -yojibiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojibiwa -vyojibiwa n(IX/X) -yojibiwa -zojibiwa u(XI) -ojibiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kojibiwa pa(XVI) -pojibiwa mu(XVIII) -mojibiwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.