rakibu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Verb

-rakibu (infinitive kurakibu)

1. to mount, ride (of a horse)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -rakibu
Positive present -narakibu Subjunctive -rakibu Negative -rakibu Imperative singular rakibu
Infinitives
Positive kurakibu Negative kutorakibu
Imperatives
Singular rakibu Plural rakibuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hurakibu Positive past positive subject concord + -lirakibu Negative past negative subject concord + -kurakibu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -narakibu) Singular Plural 1st person ninarakibu/narakibu tunarakibu 2nd person unarakibu mnarakibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anarakibu wanarakibu other classes positive subject concord + -narakibu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -rakibu) Singular Plural 1st person sirakibu haturakibu 2nd person hurakibu hamrakibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) harakibu hawarakibu other classes negative subject concord + -rakibu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tarakibu Negative future negative subject concord + -tarakibu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rakibu) Singular Plural 1st person nirakibu turakibu 2nd person urakibu mrakibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arakibu warakibu other classes positive subject concord + -rakibu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sirakibu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngerakibu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singerakibu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalirakibu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalirakibu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arakibu) Singular Plural 1st person narakibu twarakibu 2nd person warakibu mwarakibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arakibu warakibu m-mi(III/IV) warakibu yarakibu ji-ma(V/VI) larakibu yarakibu ki-vi(VII/VIII) charakibu vyarakibu n(IX/X) yarakibu zarakibu u(XI) warakibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwarakibu pa(XVI) parakibu mu(XVIII) mwarakibu
Perfect positive subject concord + -merakibu "Already" positive subject concord + -mesharakibu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jarakibu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kirakibu "If not" positive subject concord + -siporakibu Consecutive karakibu / positive subject concord + -karakibu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karakibu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nirakibu -turakibu 2nd person -kurakibu -warakibu/-kurakibuni/-warakibuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mrakibu -warakibu m-mi(III/IV) -urakibu -irakibu ji-ma(V/VI) -lirakibu -yarakibu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kirakibu -virakibu n(IX/X) -irakibu -zirakibu u(XI) -urakibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kurakibu pa(XVI) -parakibu mu(XVIII) -murakibu Reflexive -jirakibu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rakibu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -rakibuye -rakibuo m-mi(III/IV) -rakibuo -rakibuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -rakibulo -rakibuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -rakibucho -rakibuvyo n(IX/X) -rakibuyo -rakibuzo u(XI) -rakibuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -rakibuko pa(XVI) -rakibupo mu(XVIII) -rakibumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rakibu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yerakibu -orakibu m-mi(III/IV) -orakibu -yorakibu ji-ma(V/VI) -lorakibu -yorakibu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chorakibu -vyorakibu n(IX/X) -yorakibu -zorakibu u(XI) -orakibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -korakibu pa(XVI) -porakibu mu(XVIII) -morakibu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.