Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
kubali (verbal noun of the ku class)
- infinitive of -bali
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic قَبِلَ (qabila).
Verb
-kubali (infinitive kukubali)
- to accede, acknowledge, agree, admit
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kubali
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| Positive present
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-nakubali
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| Subjunctive
|
-kubali
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| Negative
|
-kubali
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| Imperative singular
|
kubali
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kubali
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| Plural
|
kubalini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hukubali
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -likubali
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kukubali
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakubali)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakubali/nakubali
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tunakubali
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| 2nd person
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unakubali
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mnakubali
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakubali
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wanakubali
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakubali
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kubali)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikubali
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hatukubali
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| 2nd person
|
hukubali
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hamkubali
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakubali
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hawakubali
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kubali
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -takubali
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -takubali
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kubali)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikubali
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tukubali
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| 2nd person
|
ukubali
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mkubali
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
akubali
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wakubali
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kubali
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikubali
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekubali
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekubali
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikubali
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikubali
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akubali)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakubali
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twakubali
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| 2nd person
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wakubali
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mwakubali
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
akubali
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wakubali
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakubali
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yakubali
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakubali
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yakubali
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakubali
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vyakubali
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| n(IX/X)
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yakubali
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zakubali
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| u(XI)
|
wakubali
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakubali
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| pa(XVI)
|
pakubali
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakubali
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekubali
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakubali
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakubali
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikubali
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokubali
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| Consecutive
|
kakubali / positive subject concord + -kakubali
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakubali
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nikubali
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-tukubali
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| 2nd person
|
-kukubali
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-wakubali/-kukubalini/-wakubalini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkubali
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-wakubali
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukubali
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-ikubali
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likubali
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-yakubali
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikubali
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-vikubali
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikubali
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-zikubali
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| u(XI)
|
-ukubali
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kukubali
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakubali
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukubali
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| Reflexive
|
-jikubali
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kubali- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kubaliye
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-kubalio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kubalio
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-kubaliyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kubalilo
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-kubaliyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kubalicho
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-kubalivyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-kubaliyo
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-kubalizo
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| u(XI)
|
-kubalio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kubaliko
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| pa(XVI)
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-kubalipo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-kubalimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kubali)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekubali
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-okubali
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okubali
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-yokubali
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokubali
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-yokubali
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokubali
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-vyokubali
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokubali
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-zokubali
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| u(XI)
|
-okubali
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kokubali
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pokubali
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mokubali
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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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