shabihi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَبِهَ (šabiha).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-shabihi (infinitive kushabihi)

1. to resemble

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shabihi
Positive present -nashabihi Subjunctive -shabihi Negative -shabihi Imperative singular shabihi
Infinitives
Positive kushabihi Negative kutoshabihi
Imperatives
Singular shabihi Plural shabihini
Tensed forms
Habitual hushabihi Positive past positive subject concord + -lishabihi Negative past negative subject concord + -kushabihi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashabihi) Singular Plural 1st person ninashabihi/nashabihi tunashabihi 2nd person unashabihi mnashabihi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashabihi wanashabihi other classes positive subject concord + -nashabihi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shabihi) Singular Plural 1st person sishabihi hatushabihi 2nd person hushabihi hamshabihi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashabihi hawashabihi other classes negative subject concord + -shabihi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashabihi Negative future negative subject concord + -tashabihi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shabihi) Singular Plural 1st person nishabihi tushabihi 2nd person ushabihi mshabihi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashabihi washabihi other classes positive subject concord + -shabihi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishabihi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshabihi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshabihi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishabihi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishabihi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashabihi) Singular Plural 1st person nashabihi twashabihi 2nd person washabihi mwashabihi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashabihi washabihi m-mi(III/IV) washabihi yashabihi ji-ma(V/VI) lashabihi yashabihi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashabihi vyashabihi n(IX/X) yashabihi zashabihi u(XI) washabihi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwashabihi pa(XVI) pashabihi mu(XVIII) mwashabihi
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshabihi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshashabihi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashabihi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kishabihi "If not" positive subject concord + -siposhabihi Consecutive kashabihi / positive subject concord + -kashabihi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashabihi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nishabihi -tushabihi 2nd person -kushabihi -washabihi/-kushabihini/-washabihini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshabihi -washabihi m-mi(III/IV) -ushabihi -ishabihi ji-ma(V/VI) -lishabihi -yashabihi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishabihi -vishabihi n(IX/X) -ishabihi -zishabihi u(XI) -ushabihi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kushabihi pa(XVI) -pashabihi mu(XVIII) -mushabihi Reflexive -jishabihi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shabihi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -shabihiye -shabihio m-mi(III/IV) -shabihio -shabihiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -shabihilo -shabihiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shabihicho -shabihivyo n(IX/X) -shabihiyo -shabihizo u(XI) -shabihio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -shabihiko pa(XVI) -shabihipo mu(XVIII) -shabihimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shabihi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeshabihi -oshabihi m-mi(III/IV) -oshabihi -yoshabihi ji-ma(V/VI) -loshabihi -yoshabihi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshabihi -vyoshabihi n(IX/X) -yoshabihi -zoshabihi u(XI) -oshabihi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koshabihi pa(XVI) -poshabihi mu(XVIII) -moshabihi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.