sharabu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Noun

sharabu (n class, plural sharabu)

1. alcohol

Verb

-sharabu (infinitive kusharabu)

1. to drink
2. to absorb

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sharabu
Positive present -nasharabu Subjunctive -sharabu Negative -sharabu Imperative singular sharabu
Infinitives
Positive kusharabu Negative kutosharabu
Imperatives
Singular sharabu Plural sharabuni
Tensed forms
Habitual husharabu Positive past positive subject concord + -lisharabu Negative past negative subject concord + -kusharabu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasharabu) Singular Plural 1st person ninasharabu/nasharabu tunasharabu 2nd person unasharabu mnasharabu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasharabu wanasharabu other classes positive subject concord + -nasharabu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sharabu) Singular Plural 1st person sisharabu hatusharabu 2nd person husharabu hamsharabu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasharabu hawasharabu other classes negative subject concord + -sharabu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasharabu Negative future negative subject concord + -tasharabu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sharabu) Singular Plural 1st person nisharabu tusharabu 2nd person usharabu msharabu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asharabu washarabu other classes positive subject concord + -sharabu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisharabu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesharabu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesharabu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisharabu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisharabu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asharabu) Singular Plural 1st person nasharabu twasharabu 2nd person washarabu mwasharabu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asharabu washarabu m-mi(III/IV) washarabu yasharabu ji-ma(V/VI) lasharabu yasharabu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasharabu vyasharabu n(IX/X) yasharabu zasharabu u(XI) washarabu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasharabu pa(XVI) pasharabu mu(XVIII) mwasharabu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesharabu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasharabu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasharabu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisharabu "If not" positive subject concord + -siposharabu Consecutive kasharabu / positive subject concord + -kasharabu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasharabu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisharabu -tusharabu 2nd person -kusharabu -washarabu/-kusharabuni/-washarabuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msharabu -washarabu m-mi(III/IV) -usharabu -isharabu ji-ma(V/VI) -lisharabu -yasharabu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisharabu -visharabu n(IX/X) -isharabu -zisharabu u(XI) -usharabu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusharabu pa(XVI) -pasharabu mu(XVIII) -musharabu Reflexive -jisharabu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sharabu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sharabuye -sharabuo m-mi(III/IV) -sharabuo -sharabuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -sharabulo -sharabuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sharabucho -sharabuvyo n(IX/X) -sharabuyo -sharabuzo u(XI) -sharabuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sharabuko pa(XVI) -sharabupo mu(XVIII) -sharabumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sharabu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesharabu -osharabu m-mi(III/IV) -osharabu -yosharabu ji-ma(V/VI) -losharabu -yosharabu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosharabu -vyosharabu n(IX/X) -yosharabu -zosharabu u(XI) -osharabu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosharabu pa(XVI) -posharabu mu(XVIII) -mosharabu
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:
  • Passive: -sharabiwa
  • Stative: -sharabika