jibiza

Swahili

Verb

-jibiza (infinitive kujibiza)

1. Causative form of -jibu

Conjugation

Conjugation of -jibiza
Positive present -najibiza Subjunctive -jibize Negative -jibizi Imperative singular jibiza
Infinitives
Positive kujibiza Negative kutojibiza
Imperatives
Singular jibiza Plural jibizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hujibiza Positive past positive subject concord + -lijibiza Negative past negative subject concord + -kujibiza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najibiza) Singular Plural 1st person ninajibiza/najibiza tunajibiza 2nd person unajibiza mnajibiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajibiza wanajibiza other classes positive subject concord + -najibiza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jibizi) Singular Plural 1st person sijibizi hatujibizi 2nd person hujibizi hamjibizi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajibizi hawajibizi other classes negative subject concord + -jibizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajibiza Negative future negative subject concord + -tajibiza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jibize) Singular Plural 1st person nijibize tujibize 2nd person ujibize mjibize 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajibize wajibize other classes positive subject concord + -jibize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijibize Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejibiza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejibiza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijibiza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijibiza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajibiza) Singular Plural 1st person najibiza twajibiza 2nd person wajibiza mwajibiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajibiza wajibiza m-mi(III/IV) wajibiza yajibiza ji-ma(V/VI) lajibiza yajibiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajibiza vyajibiza n(IX/X) yajibiza zajibiza u(XI) wajibiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwajibiza pa(XVI) pajibiza mu(XVIII) mwajibiza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejibiza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshajibiza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajibiza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kijibiza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipojibiza Consecutive kajibiza / positive subject concord + -kajibiza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajibize
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nijibiza -tujibiza 2nd person -kujibiza -wajibiza/-kujibizeni/-wajibizeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjibiza -wajibiza m-mi(III/IV) -ujibiza -ijibiza ji-ma(V/VI) -lijibiza -yajibiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijibiza -vijibiza n(IX/X) -ijibiza -zijibiza u(XI) -ujibiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kujibiza pa(XVI) -pajibiza mu(XVIII) -mujibiza Reflexive -jijibiza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jibiza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -jibizaye -jibizao m-mi(III/IV) -jibizao -jibizayo ji-ma(V/VI) -jibizalo -jibizayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jibizacho -jibizavyo n(IX/X) -jibizayo -jibizazo u(XI) -jibizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -jibizako pa(XVI) -jibizapo mu(XVIII) -jibizamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jibiza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yejibiza -ojibiza m-mi(III/IV) -ojibiza -yojibiza ji-ma(V/VI) -lojibiza -yojibiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojibiza -vyojibiza n(IX/X) -yojibiza -zojibiza u(XI) -ojibiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kojibiza pa(XVI) -pojibiza mu(XVIII) -mojibiza
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:
  • Reciprocal: -jibizana