Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].
-tabaruku (infinitive kutabaruku)
- to bless
- to gather for prayer or conversation
- to dedicate
Conjugation of -tabaruku
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Positive present
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-natabaruku
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Subjunctive
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-tabaruku
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Negative
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-tabaruku
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Imperative singular
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tabaruku
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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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hutabaruku
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litabaruku
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutabaruku
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -natabaruku)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninatabaruku/natabaruku
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tunatabaruku
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2nd person
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unatabaruku
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mnatabaruku
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatabaruku
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wanatabaruku
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -natabaruku
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -tabaruku)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sitabaruku
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hatutabaruku
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2nd person
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hutabaruku
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hamtabaruku
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatabaruku
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hawatabaruku
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -tabaruku
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatabaruku
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatabaruku
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tabaruku)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nitabaruku
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tutabaruku
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2nd person
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utabaruku
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mtabaruku
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atabaruku
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watabaruku
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -tabaruku
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitabaruku
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetabaruku
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetabaruku
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitabaruku
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitabaruku
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metabaruku
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatabaruku
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatabaruku
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitabaruku
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotabaruku
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Consecutive
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katabaruku / positive subject concord + -katabaruku
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katabaruku
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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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