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Borrowed from Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf).
sharifu (invariable)
- noble
- descended from Muhammad
- honorable, dignified, excellent
sharifu class V (plural masharifu class VI)
- a noble, especially a person descended from Muhammad
-sharifu (infinitive kusharifu)
- to honor, treat with respect and dignity
Conjugation of -sharifu
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Positive present
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-nasharifu
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Subjunctive
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-sharifu
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Negative
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-sharifu
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Imperative singular
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sharifu
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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husharifu
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisharifu
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusharifu
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasharifu)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninasharifu/nasharifu
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tunasharifu
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2nd person
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unasharifu
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mnasharifu
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasharifu
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wanasharifu
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasharifu
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -sharifu)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sisharifu
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hatusharifu
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2nd person
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husharifu
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hamsharifu
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasharifu
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hawasharifu
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -sharifu
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasharifu
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasharifu
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sharifu)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nisharifu
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tusharifu
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2nd person
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usharifu
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msharifu
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asharifu
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washarifu
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -sharifu
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisharifu
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesharifu
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesharifu
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisharifu
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisharifu
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesharifu
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasharifu
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasharifu
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisharifu
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposharifu
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Consecutive
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kasharifu / positive subject concord + -kasharifu
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasharifu
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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