Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic أَجَابَ (ʔajāba).
Pronunciation
Noun
jibu class V (plural majibu class VI)
- answer, reply, response
- Synonym: jawabu
Verb
-jibu (infinitive kujibu)
- to answer, reply, respond
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -jibu
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| Positive present
|
-najibu
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| Subjunctive
|
-jibu
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| Negative
|
-jibu
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| Imperative singular
|
jibu
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kujibu
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| Negative
|
kutojibu
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
jibu
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| Plural
|
jibuni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hujibu
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lijibu
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kujibu
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -najibu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninajibu/najibu
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tunajibu
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| 2nd person
|
unajibu
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mnajibu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anajibu
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wanajibu
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -najibu
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -jibu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sijibu
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hatujibu
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| 2nd person
|
hujibu
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hamjibu
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hajibu
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hawajibu
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -jibu
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tajibu
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tajibu
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jibu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nijibu
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tujibu
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| 2nd person
|
ujibu
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mjibu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
ajibu
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wajibu
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -jibu
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sijibu
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngejibu
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singejibu
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalijibu
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalijibu
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajibu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
najibu
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twajibu
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| 2nd person
|
wajibu
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mwajibu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
ajibu
|
wajibu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wajibu
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yajibu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lajibu
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yajibu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chajibu
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vyajibu
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| n(IX/X)
|
yajibu
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zajibu
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| u(XI)
|
wajibu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwajibu
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| pa(XVI)
|
pajibu
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwajibu
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mejibu
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshajibu
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jajibu
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kijibu
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipojibu
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| Consecutive
|
kajibu / positive subject concord + -kajibu
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kajibu
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nijibu
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-tujibu
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| 2nd person
|
-kujibu
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-wajibu/-kujibuni/-wajibuni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mjibu
|
-wajibu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ujibu
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-ijibu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lijibu
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-yajibu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kijibu
|
-vijibu
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ijibu
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-zijibu
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| u(XI)
|
-ujibu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kujibu
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pajibu
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mujibu
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| Reflexive
|
-jijibu
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jibu- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-jibuye
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-jibuo
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-jibuo
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-jibuyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-jibulo
|
-jibuyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-jibucho
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-jibuvyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-jibuyo
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-jibuzo
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| u(XI)
|
-jibuo
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-jibuko
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| pa(XVI)
|
-jibupo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-jibumo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jibu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yejibu
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-ojibu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ojibu
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-yojibu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lojibu
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-yojibu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chojibu
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-vyojibu
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yojibu
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-zojibu
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| u(XI)
|
-ojibu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kojibu
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pojibu
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mojibu
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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