rekebu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَكَّبَ (rakkaba).

Verb

-rekebu (infinitive kurekebu)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of -rekebu
Positive present -narekebu Subjunctive -rekebu Negative -rekebu Imperative singular rekebu
Infinitives
Positive kurekebu Negative kutorekebu
Imperatives
Singular rekebu Plural rekebuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hurekebu Positive past positive subject concord + -lirekebu Negative past negative subject concord + -kurekebu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -narekebu) Singular Plural 1st person ninarekebu/narekebu tunarekebu 2nd person unarekebu mnarekebu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anarekebu wanarekebu other classes positive subject concord + -narekebu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -rekebu) Singular Plural 1st person sirekebu haturekebu 2nd person hurekebu hamrekebu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) harekebu hawarekebu other classes negative subject concord + -rekebu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tarekebu Negative future negative subject concord + -tarekebu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rekebu) Singular Plural 1st person nirekebu turekebu 2nd person urekebu mrekebu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arekebu warekebu other classes positive subject concord + -rekebu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sirekebu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngerekebu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singerekebu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalirekebu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalirekebu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arekebu) Singular Plural 1st person narekebu twarekebu 2nd person warekebu mwarekebu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arekebu warekebu m-mi(III/IV) warekebu yarekebu ji-ma(V/VI) larekebu yarekebu ki-vi(VII/VIII) charekebu vyarekebu n(IX/X) yarekebu zarekebu u(XI) warekebu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwarekebu pa(XVI) parekebu mu(XVIII) mwarekebu
Perfect positive subject concord + -merekebu "Already" positive subject concord + -mesharekebu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jarekebu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kirekebu "If not" positive subject concord + -siporekebu Consecutive karekebu / positive subject concord + -karekebu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karekebu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nirekebu -turekebu 2nd person -kurekebu -warekebu/-kurekebuni/-warekebuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mrekebu -warekebu m-mi(III/IV) -urekebu -irekebu ji-ma(V/VI) -lirekebu -yarekebu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kirekebu -virekebu n(IX/X) -irekebu -zirekebu u(XI) -urekebu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kurekebu pa(XVI) -parekebu mu(XVIII) -murekebu Reflexive -jirekebu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rekebu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -rekebuye -rekebuo m-mi(III/IV) -rekebuo -rekebuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -rekebulo -rekebuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -rekebucho -rekebuvyo n(IX/X) -rekebuyo -rekebuzo u(XI) -rekebuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -rekebuko pa(XVI) -rekebupo mu(XVIII) -rekebumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rekebu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yerekebu -orekebu m-mi(III/IV) -orekebu -yorekebu ji-ma(V/VI) -lorekebu -yorekebu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chorekebu -vyorekebu n(IX/X) -yorekebu -zorekebu u(XI) -orekebu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -korekebu pa(XVI) -porekebu mu(XVIII) -morekebu
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:
  • Causative: -rekebisha