ripoti

Swahili

Alternative forms

• repoti

Etymology

Borrowed from English report.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ripoti (n class, plural ripoti)

1. report (information describing events)

   Synonym: taarifa

Verb

-ripoti (infinitive kuripoti)

1. to report

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ripoti
Positive present -naripoti Subjunctive -ripoti Negative -ripoti Imperative singular ripoti
Infinitives
Positive kuripoti Negative kutoripoti
Imperatives
Singular ripoti Plural ripotini
Tensed forms
Habitual huripoti Positive past positive subject concord + -liripoti Negative past negative subject concord + -kuripoti
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naripoti) Singular Plural 1st person ninaripoti/naripoti tunaripoti 2nd person unaripoti mnaripoti 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaripoti wanaripoti other classes positive subject concord + -naripoti
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ripoti) Singular Plural 1st person siripoti haturipoti 2nd person huripoti hamripoti 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haripoti hawaripoti other classes negative subject concord + -ripoti
Positive future positive subject concord + -taripoti Negative future negative subject concord + -taripoti
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ripoti) Singular Plural 1st person niripoti turipoti 2nd person uripoti mripoti 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aripoti waripoti other classes positive subject concord + -ripoti
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siripoti Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeripoti Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeripoti Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliripoti Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliripoti
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aripoti) Singular Plural 1st person naripoti twaripoti 2nd person waripoti mwaripoti 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aripoti waripoti m-mi(III/IV) waripoti yaripoti ji-ma(V/VI) laripoti yaripoti ki-vi(VII/VIII) charipoti vyaripoti n(IX/X) yaripoti zaripoti u(XI) waripoti see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaripoti pa(XVI) paripoti mu(XVIII) mwaripoti
Perfect positive subject concord + -meripoti "Already" positive subject concord + -mesharipoti "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaripoti "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiripoti "If not" positive subject concord + -siporipoti Consecutive karipoti / positive subject concord + -karipoti Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karipoti
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niripoti -turipoti 2nd person -kuripoti -waripoti/-kuripotini/-waripotini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mripoti -waripoti m-mi(III/IV) -uripoti -iripoti ji-ma(V/VI) -liripoti -yaripoti ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiripoti -viripoti n(IX/X) -iripoti -ziripoti u(XI) -uripoti see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuripoti pa(XVI) -paripoti mu(XVIII) -muripoti Reflexive -jiripoti
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ripoti- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ripotiye -ripotio m-mi(III/IV) -ripotio -ripotiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -ripotilo -ripotiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ripoticho -ripotivyo n(IX/X) -ripotiyo -ripotizo u(XI) -ripotio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ripotiko pa(XVI) -ripotipo mu(XVIII) -ripotimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ripoti) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeripoti -oripoti m-mi(III/IV) -oripoti -yoripoti ji-ma(V/VI) -loripoti -yoripoti ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choripoti -vyoripoti n(IX/X) -yoripoti -zoripoti u(XI) -oripoti see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koripoti pa(XVI) -poripoti mu(XVIII) -moripoti
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:
  • Applicative: -ripotia
  • Causative: -ripotisha
  • Passive: -ripotiwa
  • Reciprocal: -ripotiana
  • Stative: -ripotika