staarabika

Swahili

Verb

-staarabika (infinitive kustaarabika)

1. Stative form of -staarabu

Conjugation

Conjugation of -staarabika
Positive present -nastaarabika Subjunctive -staarabike Negative -staarabiki Imperative singular staarabika
Infinitives
Positive kustaarabika Negative kutostaarabika
Imperatives
Singular staarabika Plural staarabikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hustaarabika Positive past positive subject concord + -listaarabika Negative past negative subject concord + -kustaarabika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nastaarabika) Singular Plural 1st person ninastaarabika/nastaarabika tunastaarabika 2nd person unastaarabika mnastaarabika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anastaarabika wanastaarabika other classes positive subject concord + -nastaarabika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -staarabiki) Singular Plural 1st person sistaarabiki hatustaarabiki 2nd person hustaarabiki hamstaarabiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hastaarabiki hawastaarabiki other classes negative subject concord + -staarabiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tastaarabika Negative future negative subject concord + -tastaarabika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -staarabike) Singular Plural 1st person nistaarabike tustaarabike 2nd person ustaarabike mstaarabike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) astaarabike wastaarabike other classes positive subject concord + -staarabike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sistaarabike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngestaarabika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singestaarabika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalistaarabika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalistaarabika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -astaarabika) Singular Plural 1st person nastaarabika twastaarabika 2nd person wastaarabika mwastaarabika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) astaarabika wastaarabika m-mi(III/IV) wastaarabika yastaarabika ji-ma(V/VI) lastaarabika yastaarabika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chastaarabika vyastaarabika n(IX/X) yastaarabika zastaarabika u(XI) wastaarabika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwastaarabika pa(XVI) pastaarabika mu(XVIII) mwastaarabika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mestaarabika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshastaarabika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jastaarabika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kistaarabika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipostaarabika Consecutive kastaarabika / positive subject concord + -kastaarabika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kastaarabike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nistaarabika -tustaarabika 2nd person -kustaarabika -wastaarabika/-kustaarabikeni/-wastaarabikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mstaarabika -wastaarabika m-mi(III/IV) -ustaarabika -istaarabika ji-ma(V/VI) -listaarabika -yastaarabika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kistaarabika -vistaarabika n(IX/X) -istaarabika -zistaarabika u(XI) -ustaarabika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kustaarabika pa(XVI) -pastaarabika mu(XVIII) -mustaarabika Reflexive -jistaarabika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -staarabika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -staarabikaye -staarabikao m-mi(III/IV) -staarabikao -staarabikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -staarabikalo -staarabikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -staarabikacho -staarabikavyo n(IX/X) -staarabikayo -staarabikazo u(XI) -staarabikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -staarabikako pa(XVI) -staarabikapo mu(XVIII) -staarabikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -staarabika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yestaarabika -ostaarabika m-mi(III/IV) -ostaarabika -yostaarabika ji-ma(V/VI) -lostaarabika -yostaarabika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chostaarabika -vyostaarabika n(IX/X) -yostaarabika -zostaarabika u(XI) -ostaarabika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kostaarabika pa(XVI) -postaarabika mu(XVIII) -mostaarabika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.