karibia

See also: Karibia

Swahili

Etymology

From karibu.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-karibia (infinitive kukaribia)

  1. to approach, to come near

Conjugation

Conjugation of -karibia
Positive present -nakaribia
Subjunctive -karibie
Negative -karibii
Imperative singular karibia
Infinitives
Positive kukaribia
Negative kutokaribia
Imperatives
Singular karibia
Plural karibieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukaribia
Positive past positive subject concord + -likaribia
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukaribia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakaribia)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakaribia/nakaribia tunakaribia
2nd person unakaribia mnakaribia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakaribia wanakaribia
other classes positive subject concord + -nakaribia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -karibii)
Singular Plural
1st person sikaribii hatukaribii
2nd person hukaribii hamkaribii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakaribii hawakaribii
other classes negative subject concord + -karibii
Positive future positive subject concord + -takaribia
Negative future negative subject concord + -takaribia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -karibie)
Singular Plural
1st person nikaribie tukaribie
2nd person ukaribie mkaribie
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akaribie wakaribie
other classes positive subject concord + -karibie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikaribie
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekaribia
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekaribia
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikaribia
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikaribia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akaribia)
Singular Plural
1st person nakaribia twakaribia
2nd person wakaribia mwakaribia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akaribia wakaribia
m-mi(III/IV) wakaribia yakaribia
ji-ma(V/VI) lakaribia yakaribia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakaribia vyakaribia
n(IX/X) yakaribia zakaribia
u(XI) wakaribia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakaribia
pa(XVI) pakaribia
mu(XVIII) mwakaribia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekaribia
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakaribia
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakaribia
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikaribia
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokaribia
Consecutive kakaribia / positive subject concord + -kakaribia
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakaribie
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikaribia -tukaribia
2nd person -kukaribia -wakaribia/-kukaribieni/-wakaribieni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkaribia -wakaribia
m-mi(III/IV) -ukaribia -ikaribia
ji-ma(V/VI) -likaribia -yakaribia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikaribia -vikaribia
n(IX/X) -ikaribia -zikaribia
u(XI) -ukaribia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukaribia
pa(XVI) -pakaribia
mu(XVIII) -mukaribia
Reflexive -jikaribia
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -karibia- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -karibiaye -karibiao
m-mi(III/IV) -karibiao -karibiayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -karibialo -karibiayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -karibiacho -karibiavyo
n(IX/X) -karibiayo -karibiazo
u(XI) -karibiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -karibiako
pa(XVI) -karibiapo
mu(XVIII) -karibiamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -karibia)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekaribia -okaribia
m-mi(III/IV) -okaribia -yokaribia
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokaribia -yokaribia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokaribia -vyokaribia
n(IX/X) -yokaribia -zokaribia
u(XI) -okaribia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokaribia
pa(XVI) -pokaribia
mu(XVIII) -mokaribia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Adverb

karibia

  1. almost, nearly
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