rekebisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-rekebisha (infinitive kurekebisha)

1. to repair (to restore to good working order)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -rekebisha
Positive present -narekebisha Subjunctive -rekebishe Negative -rekebishi Imperative singular rekebisha
Infinitives
Positive kurekebisha Negative kutorekebisha
Imperatives
Singular rekebisha Plural rekebisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hurekebisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lirekebisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kurekebisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -narekebisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninarekebisha/narekebisha tunarekebisha 2nd person unarekebisha mnarekebisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anarekebisha wanarekebisha other classes positive subject concord + -narekebisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -rekebishi) Singular Plural 1st person sirekebishi haturekebishi 2nd person hurekebishi hamrekebishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) harekebishi hawarekebishi other classes negative subject concord + -rekebishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tarekebisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tarekebisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rekebishe) Singular Plural 1st person nirekebishe turekebishe 2nd person urekebishe mrekebishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arekebishe warekebishe other classes positive subject concord + -rekebishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sirekebishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngerekebisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singerekebisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalirekebisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalirekebisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arekebisha) Singular Plural 1st person narekebisha twarekebisha 2nd person warekebisha mwarekebisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arekebisha warekebisha m-mi(III/IV) warekebisha yarekebisha ji-ma(V/VI) larekebisha yarekebisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) charekebisha vyarekebisha n(IX/X) yarekebisha zarekebisha u(XI) warekebisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwarekebisha pa(XVI) parekebisha mu(XVIII) mwarekebisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -merekebisha "Already" positive subject concord + -mesharekebisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jarekebisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kirekebisha "If not" positive subject concord + -siporekebisha Consecutive karekebisha / positive subject concord + -karekebisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karekebishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nirekebisha -turekebisha 2nd person -kurekebisha -warekebisha/-kurekebisheni/-warekebisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mrekebisha -warekebisha m-mi(III/IV) -urekebisha -irekebisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lirekebisha -yarekebisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kirekebisha -virekebisha n(IX/X) -irekebisha -zirekebisha u(XI) -urekebisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kurekebisha pa(XVI) -parekebisha mu(XVIII) -murekebisha Reflexive -jirekebisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rekebisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -rekebishaye -rekebishao m-mi(III/IV) -rekebishao -rekebishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -rekebishalo -rekebishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -rekebishacho -rekebishavyo n(IX/X) -rekebishayo -rekebishazo u(XI) -rekebishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -rekebishako pa(XVI) -rekebishapo mu(XVIII) -rekebishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rekebisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yerekebisha -orekebisha m-mi(III/IV) -orekebisha -yorekebisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lorekebisha -yorekebisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chorekebisha -vyorekebisha n(IX/X) -yorekebisha -zorekebisha u(XI) -orekebisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -korekebisha pa(XVI) -porekebisha mu(XVIII) -morekebisha
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:
  • marekebisho (“renovation”)
  • urekebishaji (“adjustment, reformation”)