takabari

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic تَكَبَّرَ (takabbara).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-takabari (infinitive kutakabari)

  1. to be arrogant, proud

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -takabari
Positive present -natakabari
Subjunctive -takabari
Negative -takabari
Imperative singular takabari
Infinitives
Positive kutakabari
Negative kutotakabari
Imperatives
Singular takabari
Plural takabarini
Tensed forms
Habitual hutakabari
Positive past positive subject concord + -litakabari
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutakabari
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natakabari)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatakabari/natakabari tunatakabari
2nd person unatakabari mnatakabari
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatakabari wanatakabari
other classes positive subject concord + -natakabari
Negative present (negative subject concord + -takabari)
Singular Plural
1st person sitakabari hatutakabari
2nd person hutakabari hamtakabari
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatakabari hawatakabari
other classes negative subject concord + -takabari
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatakabari
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatakabari
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -takabari)
Singular Plural
1st person nitakabari tutakabari
2nd person utakabari mtakabari
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atakabari watakabari
other classes positive subject concord + -takabari
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitakabari
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetakabari
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetakabari
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitakabari
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitakabari
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atakabari)
Singular Plural
1st person natakabari twatakabari
2nd person watakabari mwatakabari
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atakabari watakabari
m-mi(III/IV) watakabari yatakabari
ji-ma(V/VI) latakabari yatakabari
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatakabari vyatakabari
n(IX/X) yatakabari zatakabari
u(XI) watakabari see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatakabari
pa(XVI) patakabari
mu(XVIII) mwatakabari
Perfect positive subject concord + -metakabari
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatakabari
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatakabari
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitakabari
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotakabari
Consecutive katakabari / positive subject concord + -katakabari
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katakabari
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitakabari -tutakabari
2nd person -kutakabari -watakabari/-kutakabarini/-watakabarini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtakabari -watakabari
m-mi(III/IV) -utakabari -itakabari
ji-ma(V/VI) -litakabari -yatakabari
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitakabari -vitakabari
n(IX/X) -itakabari -zitakabari
u(XI) -utakabari see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutakabari
pa(XVI) -patakabari
mu(XVIII) -mutakabari
Reflexive -jitakabari
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -takabari- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -takabariye -takabario
m-mi(III/IV) -takabario -takabariyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -takabarilo -takabariyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -takabaricho -takabarivyo
n(IX/X) -takabariyo -takabarizo
u(XI) -takabario see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -takabariko
pa(XVI) -takabaripo
mu(XVIII) -takabarimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -takabari)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetakabari -otakabari
m-mi(III/IV) -otakabari -yotakabari
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotakabari -yotakabari
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotakabari -vyotakabari
n(IX/X) -yotakabari -zotakabari
u(XI) -otakabari see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotakabari
pa(XVI) -potakabari
mu(XVIII) -motakabari
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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