Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-zibua (infinitive kuzibua)
- Conversive form of -ziba: to unblock, to unstop
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -zibua
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| Positive present
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-nazibua
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| Subjunctive
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-zibue
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| Negative
|
-zibui
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| Imperative singular
|
zibua
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuzibua
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| Negative
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kutozibua
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
zibua
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| Plural
|
zibueni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huzibua
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lizibua
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuzibua
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazibua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninazibua/nazibua
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tunazibua
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| 2nd person
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unazibua
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mnazibua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anazibua
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wanazibua
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nazibua
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -zibui)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sizibui
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hatuzibui
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| 2nd person
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huzibui
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hamzibui
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hazibui
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hawazibui
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -zibui
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tazibua
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tazibua
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zibue)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nizibue
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tuzibue
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| 2nd person
|
uzibue
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mzibue
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azibue
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wazibue
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -zibue
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sizibue
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngezibua
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singezibua
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalizibua
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalizibua
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azibua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nazibua
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twazibua
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| 2nd person
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wazibua
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mwazibua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
azibua
|
wazibua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wazibua
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yazibua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lazibua
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yazibua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chazibua
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vyazibua
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| n(IX/X)
|
yazibua
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zazibua
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| u(XI)
|
wazibua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwazibua
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| pa(XVI)
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pazibua
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwazibua
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mezibua
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshazibua
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jazibua
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kizibua
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipozibua
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| Consecutive
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kazibua / positive subject concord + -kazibua
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kazibue
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nizibua
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-tuzibua
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| 2nd person
|
-kuzibua
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-wazibua/-kuzibueni/-wazibueni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mzibua
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-wazibua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uzibua
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-izibua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lizibua
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-yazibua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kizibua
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-vizibua
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| n(IX/X)
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-izibua
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-zizibua
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| u(XI)
|
-uzibua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuzibua
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| pa(XVI)
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-pazibua
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muzibua
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| Reflexive
|
-jizibua
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zibua- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-zibuaye
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-zibuao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-zibuao
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-zibuayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-zibualo
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-zibuayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-zibuacho
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-zibuavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-zibuayo
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-zibuazo
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| u(XI)
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-zibuao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-zibuako
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| pa(XVI)
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-zibuapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-zibuamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zibua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yezibua
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-ozibua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ozibua
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-yozibua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lozibua
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-yozibua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chozibua
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-vyozibua
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| n(IX/X)
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-yozibua
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-zozibua
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| u(XI)
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-ozibua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kozibua
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| pa(XVI)
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-pozibua
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mozibua
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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