ratibu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَتَّبَ (rattaba).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ratibu (infinitive kuratibu)

1. to arrange
2. to coordinate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ratibu
Positive present -naratibu Subjunctive -ratibu Negative -ratibu Imperative singular ratibu
Infinitives
Positive kuratibu Negative kutoratibu
Imperatives
Singular ratibu Plural ratibuni
Tensed forms
Habitual huratibu Positive past positive subject concord + -liratibu Negative past negative subject concord + -kuratibu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naratibu) Singular Plural 1st person ninaratibu/naratibu tunaratibu 2nd person unaratibu mnaratibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaratibu wanaratibu other classes positive subject concord + -naratibu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ratibu) Singular Plural 1st person siratibu haturatibu 2nd person huratibu hamratibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haratibu hawaratibu other classes negative subject concord + -ratibu
Positive future positive subject concord + -taratibu Negative future negative subject concord + -taratibu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ratibu) Singular Plural 1st person niratibu turatibu 2nd person uratibu mratibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aratibu waratibu other classes positive subject concord + -ratibu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siratibu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeratibu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeratibu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliratibu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliratibu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aratibu) Singular Plural 1st person naratibu twaratibu 2nd person waratibu mwaratibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aratibu waratibu m-mi(III/IV) waratibu yaratibu ji-ma(V/VI) laratibu yaratibu ki-vi(VII/VIII) charatibu vyaratibu n(IX/X) yaratibu zaratibu u(XI) waratibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaratibu pa(XVI) paratibu mu(XVIII) mwaratibu
Perfect positive subject concord + -meratibu "Already" positive subject concord + -mesharatibu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaratibu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiratibu "If not" positive subject concord + -siporatibu Consecutive karatibu / positive subject concord + -karatibu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karatibu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niratibu -turatibu 2nd person -kuratibu -waratibu/-kuratibuni/-waratibuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mratibu -waratibu m-mi(III/IV) -uratibu -iratibu ji-ma(V/VI) -liratibu -yaratibu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiratibu -viratibu n(IX/X) -iratibu -ziratibu u(XI) -uratibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuratibu pa(XVI) -paratibu mu(XVIII) -muratibu Reflexive -jiratibu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ratibu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ratibuye -ratibuo m-mi(III/IV) -ratibuo -ratibuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -ratibulo -ratibuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ratibucho -ratibuvyo n(IX/X) -ratibuyo -ratibuzo u(XI) -ratibuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ratibuko pa(XVI) -ratibupo mu(XVIII) -ratibumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ratibu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeratibu -oratibu m-mi(III/IV) -oratibu -yoratibu ji-ma(V/VI) -loratibu -yoratibu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choratibu -vyoratibu n(IX/X) -yoratibu -zoratibu u(XI) -oratibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koratibu pa(XVI) -poratibu mu(XVIII) -moratibu
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:
  • mratibu (“coordinator”)