tibua

Swahili

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is this the conversive of -tibu or is that too farfetched?”)

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tibua (infinitive kutibua)

1. to provoke, stir up

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tibua
Positive present -natibua Subjunctive -tibue Negative -tibui Imperative singular tibua
Infinitives
Positive kutibua Negative kutotibua
Imperatives
Singular tibua Plural tibueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutibua Positive past positive subject concord + -litibua Negative past negative subject concord + -kutibua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natibua) Singular Plural 1st person ninatibua/natibua tunatibua 2nd person unatibua mnatibua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatibua wanatibua other classes positive subject concord + -natibua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tibui) Singular Plural 1st person sitibui hatutibui 2nd person hutibui hamtibui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatibui hawatibui other classes negative subject concord + -tibui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatibua Negative future negative subject concord + -tatibua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tibue) Singular Plural 1st person nitibue tutibue 2nd person utibue mtibue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atibue watibue other classes positive subject concord + -tibue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitibue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetibua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetibua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitibua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitibua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atibua) Singular Plural 1st person natibua twatibua 2nd person watibua mwatibua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atibua watibua m-mi(III/IV) watibua yatibua ji-ma(V/VI) latibua yatibua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatibua vyatibua n(IX/X) yatibua zatibua u(XI) watibua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatibua pa(XVI) patibua mu(XVIII) mwatibua
Perfect positive subject concord + -metibua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatibua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatibua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitibua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotibua Consecutive katibua / positive subject concord + -katibua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katibue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitibua -tutibua 2nd person -kutibua -watibua/-kutibueni/-watibueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtibua -watibua m-mi(III/IV) -utibua -itibua ji-ma(V/VI) -litibua -yatibua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitibua -vitibua n(IX/X) -itibua -zitibua u(XI) -utibua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutibua pa(XVI) -patibua mu(XVIII) -mutibua Reflexive -jitibua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tibua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tibuaye -tibuao m-mi(III/IV) -tibuao -tibuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tibualo -tibuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tibuacho -tibuavyo n(IX/X) -tibuayo -tibuazo u(XI) -tibuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tibuako pa(XVI) -tibuapo mu(XVIII) -tibuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tibua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetibua -otibua m-mi(III/IV) -otibua -yotibua ji-ma(V/VI) -lotibua -yotibua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotibua -vyotibua n(IX/X) -yotibua -zotibua u(XI) -otibua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotibua pa(XVI) -potibua mu(XVIII) -motibua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.