Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].
Pronunciation
Verb
-hubiri (infinitive kuhubiri)
- to preach; inform
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -hubiri
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| Positive present
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-nahubiri
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| Subjunctive
|
-hubiri
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| Negative
|
-hubiri
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| Imperative singular
|
hubiri
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
hubiri
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| Plural
|
hubirini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huhubiri
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lihubiri
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuhubiri
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahubiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninahubiri/nahubiri
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tunahubiri
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| 2nd person
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unahubiri
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mnahubiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anahubiri
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wanahubiri
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nahubiri
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -hubiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sihubiri
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hatuhubiri
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| 2nd person
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huhubiri
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hamhubiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hahubiri
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hawahubiri
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -hubiri
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tahubiri
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tahubiri
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hubiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nihubiri
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tuhubiri
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| 2nd person
|
uhubiri
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mhubiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
ahubiri
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wahubiri
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -hubiri
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sihubiri
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngehubiri
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singehubiri
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalihubiri
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalihubiri
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahubiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nahubiri
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twahubiri
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| 2nd person
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wahubiri
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mwahubiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
ahubiri
|
wahubiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wahubiri
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yahubiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lahubiri
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yahubiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chahubiri
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vyahubiri
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| n(IX/X)
|
yahubiri
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zahubiri
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| u(XI)
|
wahubiri
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwahubiri
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| pa(XVI)
|
pahubiri
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwahubiri
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mehubiri
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshahubiri
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jahubiri
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kihubiri
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipohubiri
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| Consecutive
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kahubiri / positive subject concord + -kahubiri
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kahubiri
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-nihubiri
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-tuhubiri
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| 2nd person
|
-kuhubiri
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-wahubiri/-kuhubirini/-wahubirini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mhubiri
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-wahubiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uhubiri
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-ihubiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lihubiri
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-yahubiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kihubiri
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-vihubiri
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| n(IX/X)
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-ihubiri
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-zihubiri
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| u(XI)
|
-uhubiri
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuhubiri
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| pa(XVI)
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-pahubiri
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muhubiri
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| Reflexive
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-jihubiri
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hubiri- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-hubiriye
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-hubirio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-hubirio
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-hubiriyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-hubirilo
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-hubiriyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-hubiricho
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-hubirivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-hubiriyo
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-hubirizo
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| u(XI)
|
-hubirio
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-hubiriko
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| pa(XVI)
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-hubiripo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-hubirimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hubiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yehubiri
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-ohubiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ohubiri
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-yohubiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lohubiri
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-yohubiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chohubiri
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-vyohubiri
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| n(IX/X)
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-yohubiri
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-zohubiri
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| u(XI)
|
-ohubiri
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kohubiri
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pohubiri
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mohubiri
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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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Derived terms