takabari

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَكَبَّرَ (takabbara).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-takabari (infinitive kutakabari)

1. to be arrogant, proud

Conjugation

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.

Related terms

• kiburi (“arrogance”)