karibisha

Swahili

Etymology

A causative, from karibu +‎ -isha.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-karibisha (infinitive kukaribisha)

1. to welcome (affirm or greet the arrival of someone)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -karibisha
Positive present -nakaribisha Subjunctive -karibishe Negative -karibishi Imperative singular karibisha
Infinitives
Positive kukaribisha Negative kutokaribisha
Imperatives
Singular karibisha Plural karibisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukaribisha Positive past positive subject concord + -likaribisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kukaribisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakaribisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninakaribisha/nakaribisha tunakaribisha 2nd person unakaribisha mnakaribisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakaribisha wanakaribisha other classes positive subject concord + -nakaribisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -karibishi) Singular Plural 1st person sikaribishi hatukaribishi 2nd person hukaribishi hamkaribishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakaribishi hawakaribishi other classes negative subject concord + -karibishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takaribisha Negative future negative subject concord + -takaribisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -karibishe) Singular Plural 1st person nikaribishe tukaribishe 2nd person ukaribishe mkaribishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akaribishe wakaribishe other classes positive subject concord + -karibishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikaribishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekaribisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekaribisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikaribisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikaribisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akaribisha) Singular Plural 1st person nakaribisha twakaribisha 2nd person wakaribisha mwakaribisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akaribisha wakaribisha m-mi(III/IV) wakaribisha yakaribisha ji-ma(V/VI) lakaribisha yakaribisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakaribisha vyakaribisha n(IX/X) yakaribisha zakaribisha u(XI) wakaribisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakaribisha pa(XVI) pakaribisha mu(XVIII) mwakaribisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekaribisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakaribisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakaribisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikaribisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokaribisha Consecutive kakaribisha / positive subject concord + -kakaribisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakaribishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikaribisha -tukaribisha 2nd person -kukaribisha -wakaribisha/-kukaribisheni/-wakaribisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkaribisha -wakaribisha m-mi(III/IV) -ukaribisha -ikaribisha ji-ma(V/VI) -likaribisha -yakaribisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikaribisha -vikaribisha n(IX/X) -ikaribisha -zikaribisha u(XI) -ukaribisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukaribisha pa(XVI) -pakaribisha mu(XVIII) -mukaribisha Reflexive -jikaribisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -karibisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -karibishaye -karibishao m-mi(III/IV) -karibishao -karibishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -karibishalo -karibishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -karibishacho -karibishavyo n(IX/X) -karibishayo -karibishazo u(XI) -karibishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -karibishako pa(XVI) -karibishapo mu(XVIII) -karibishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -karibisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekaribisha -okaribisha m-mi(III/IV) -okaribisha -yokaribisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lokaribisha -yokaribisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokaribisha -vyokaribisha n(IX/X) -yokaribisha -zokaribisha u(XI) -okaribisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokaribisha pa(XVI) -pokaribisha mu(XVIII) -mokaribisha
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: -karibishwa (“to be affirmed or greeted”)