kiritimba

Swahili

Verb

-kiritimba (infinitive kukiritimba)

1. to monopolize

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kiritimba
Positive present -nakiritimba Subjunctive -kiritimbe Negative -kiritimbi Imperative singular kiritimba
Infinitives
Positive kukiritimba Negative kutokiritimba
Imperatives
Singular kiritimba Plural kiritimbeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukiritimba Positive past positive subject concord + -likiritimba Negative past negative subject concord + -kukiritimba
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakiritimba) Singular Plural 1st person ninakiritimba/nakiritimba tunakiritimba 2nd person unakiritimba mnakiritimba 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakiritimba wanakiritimba other classes positive subject concord + -nakiritimba
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kiritimbi) Singular Plural 1st person sikiritimbi hatukiritimbi 2nd person hukiritimbi hamkiritimbi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakiritimbi hawakiritimbi other classes negative subject concord + -kiritimbi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takiritimba Negative future negative subject concord + -takiritimba
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kiritimbe) Singular Plural 1st person nikiritimbe tukiritimbe 2nd person ukiritimbe mkiritimbe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akiritimbe wakiritimbe other classes positive subject concord + -kiritimbe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikiritimbe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekiritimba Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekiritimba Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikiritimba Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikiritimba
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akiritimba) Singular Plural 1st person nakiritimba twakiritimba 2nd person wakiritimba mwakiritimba 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akiritimba wakiritimba m-mi(III/IV) wakiritimba yakiritimba ji-ma(V/VI) lakiritimba yakiritimba ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakiritimba vyakiritimba n(IX/X) yakiritimba zakiritimba u(XI) wakiritimba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakiritimba pa(XVI) pakiritimba mu(XVIII) mwakiritimba
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekiritimba "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakiritimba "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakiritimba "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikiritimba "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokiritimba Consecutive kakiritimba / positive subject concord + -kakiritimba Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakiritimbe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikiritimba -tukiritimba 2nd person -kukiritimba -wakiritimba/-kukiritimbeni/-wakiritimbeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkiritimba -wakiritimba m-mi(III/IV) -ukiritimba -ikiritimba ji-ma(V/VI) -likiritimba -yakiritimba ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikiritimba -vikiritimba n(IX/X) -ikiritimba -zikiritimba u(XI) -ukiritimba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukiritimba pa(XVI) -pakiritimba mu(XVIII) -mukiritimba Reflexive -jikiritimba
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kiritimba- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kiritimbaye -kiritimbao m-mi(III/IV) -kiritimbao -kiritimbayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kiritimbalo -kiritimbayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiritimbacho -kiritimbavyo n(IX/X) -kiritimbayo -kiritimbazo u(XI) -kiritimbao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kiritimbako pa(XVI) -kiritimbapo mu(XVIII) -kiritimbamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kiritimba) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekiritimba -okiritimba m-mi(III/IV) -okiritimba -yokiritimba ji-ma(V/VI) -lokiritimba -yokiritimba ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokiritimba -vyokiritimba n(IX/X) -yokiritimba -zokiritimba u(XI) -okiritimba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokiritimba pa(XVI) -pokiritimba mu(XVIII) -mokiritimba
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:
  • mkiritimba (“monopolist”)
  • ukiritimba (“monopoly”)