stahabu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِسْتَحَبَّ (istaḥabba).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-stahabu (infinitive kustahabu)

1. to like, to prefer

Conjugation

Conjugation of -stahabu
Positive present -nastahabu Subjunctive -stahabu Negative -stahabu Imperative singular stahabu
Infinitives
Positive kustahabu Negative kutostahabu
Imperatives
Singular stahabu Plural stahabuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hustahabu Positive past positive subject concord + -listahabu Negative past negative subject concord + -kustahabu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nastahabu) Singular Plural 1st person ninastahabu/nastahabu tunastahabu 2nd person unastahabu mnastahabu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anastahabu wanastahabu other classes positive subject concord + -nastahabu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -stahabu) Singular Plural 1st person sistahabu hatustahabu 2nd person hustahabu hamstahabu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hastahabu hawastahabu other classes negative subject concord + -stahabu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tastahabu Negative future negative subject concord + -tastahabu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -stahabu) Singular Plural 1st person nistahabu tustahabu 2nd person ustahabu mstahabu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) astahabu wastahabu other classes positive subject concord + -stahabu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sistahabu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngestahabu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singestahabu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalistahabu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalistahabu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -astahabu) Singular Plural 1st person nastahabu twastahabu 2nd person wastahabu mwastahabu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) astahabu wastahabu m-mi(III/IV) wastahabu yastahabu ji-ma(V/VI) lastahabu yastahabu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chastahabu vyastahabu n(IX/X) yastahabu zastahabu u(XI) wastahabu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwastahabu pa(XVI) pastahabu mu(XVIII) mwastahabu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mestahabu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshastahabu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jastahabu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kistahabu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipostahabu Consecutive kastahabu / positive subject concord + -kastahabu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kastahabu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nistahabu -tustahabu 2nd person -kustahabu -wastahabu/-kustahabuni/-wastahabuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mstahabu -wastahabu m-mi(III/IV) -ustahabu -istahabu ji-ma(V/VI) -listahabu -yastahabu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kistahabu -vistahabu n(IX/X) -istahabu -zistahabu u(XI) -ustahabu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kustahabu pa(XVI) -pastahabu mu(XVIII) -mustahabu Reflexive -jistahabu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -stahabu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -stahabuye -stahabuo m-mi(III/IV) -stahabuo -stahabuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -stahabulo -stahabuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -stahabucho -stahabuvyo n(IX/X) -stahabuyo -stahabuzo u(XI) -stahabuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -stahabuko pa(XVI) -stahabupo mu(XVIII) -stahabumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -stahabu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yestahabu -ostahabu m-mi(III/IV) -ostahabu -yostahabu ji-ma(V/VI) -lostahabu -yostahabu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chostahabu -vyostahabu n(IX/X) -yostahabu -zostahabu u(XI) -ostahabu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kostahabu pa(XVI) -postahabu mu(XVIII) -mostahabu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.