rutubisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-rutubisha (infinitive kurutubisha)

1. Causative form of -rutuba: to make damp; fertilize

Conjugation

Conjugation of -rutubisha
Positive present -narutubisha Subjunctive -rutubishe Negative -rutubishi Imperative singular rutubisha
Infinitives
Positive kurutubisha Negative kutorutubisha
Imperatives
Singular rutubisha Plural rutubisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hurutubisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lirutubisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kurutubisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -narutubisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninarutubisha/narutubisha tunarutubisha 2nd person unarutubisha mnarutubisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anarutubisha wanarutubisha other classes positive subject concord + -narutubisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -rutubishi) Singular Plural 1st person sirutubishi haturutubishi 2nd person hurutubishi hamrutubishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) harutubishi hawarutubishi other classes negative subject concord + -rutubishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tarutubisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tarutubisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rutubishe) Singular Plural 1st person nirutubishe turutubishe 2nd person urutubishe mrutubishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arutubishe warutubishe other classes positive subject concord + -rutubishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sirutubishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngerutubisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singerutubisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalirutubisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalirutubisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arutubisha) Singular Plural 1st person narutubisha twarutubisha 2nd person warutubisha mwarutubisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arutubisha warutubisha m-mi(III/IV) warutubisha yarutubisha ji-ma(V/VI) larutubisha yarutubisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) charutubisha vyarutubisha n(IX/X) yarutubisha zarutubisha u(XI) warutubisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwarutubisha pa(XVI) parutubisha mu(XVIII) mwarutubisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -merutubisha "Already" positive subject concord + -mesharutubisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jarutubisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kirutubisha "If not" positive subject concord + -siporutubisha Consecutive karutubisha / positive subject concord + -karutubisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karutubishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nirutubisha -turutubisha 2nd person -kurutubisha -warutubisha/-kurutubisheni/-warutubisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mrutubisha -warutubisha m-mi(III/IV) -urutubisha -irutubisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lirutubisha -yarutubisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kirutubisha -virutubisha n(IX/X) -irutubisha -zirutubisha u(XI) -urutubisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kurutubisha pa(XVI) -parutubisha mu(XVIII) -murutubisha Reflexive -jirutubisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rutubisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -rutubishaye -rutubishao m-mi(III/IV) -rutubishao -rutubishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -rutubishalo -rutubishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -rutubishacho -rutubishavyo n(IX/X) -rutubishayo -rutubishazo u(XI) -rutubishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -rutubishako pa(XVI) -rutubishapo mu(XVIII) -rutubishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rutubisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yerutubisha -orutubisha m-mi(III/IV) -orutubisha -yorutubisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lorutubisha -yorutubisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chorutubisha -vyorutubisha n(IX/X) -yorutubisha -zorutubisha u(XI) -orutubisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -korutubisha pa(XVI) -porutubisha mu(XVIII) -morutubisha
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:
  • kirutubisho (“nutrient”)