Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic ثَبَتَ (ṯabata).
Pronunciation
Verb
-thibiti (infinitive kuthibiti)
- to be honest, strong, upright
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -thibiti
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| Positive present
|
-nathibiti
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| Subjunctive
|
-thibiti
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| Negative
|
-thibiti
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| Imperative singular
|
thibiti
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
thibiti
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| Plural
|
thibitini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huthibiti
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lithibiti
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuthibiti
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nathibiti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninathibiti/nathibiti
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tunathibiti
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| 2nd person
|
unathibiti
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mnathibiti
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anathibiti
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wanathibiti
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nathibiti
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -thibiti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
sithibiti
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hatuthibiti
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| 2nd person
|
huthibiti
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hamthibiti
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hathibiti
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hawathibiti
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -thibiti
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tathibiti
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tathibiti
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -thibiti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nithibiti
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tuthibiti
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| 2nd person
|
uthibiti
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mthibiti
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
athibiti
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wathibiti
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -thibiti
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sithibiti
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngethibiti
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singethibiti
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalithibiti
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalithibiti
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -athibiti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nathibiti
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twathibiti
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| 2nd person
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wathibiti
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mwathibiti
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
athibiti
|
wathibiti
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wathibiti
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yathibiti
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lathibiti
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yathibiti
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chathibiti
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vyathibiti
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| n(IX/X)
|
yathibiti
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zathibiti
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| u(XI)
|
wathibiti
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwathibiti
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| pa(XVI)
|
pathibiti
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwathibiti
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -methibiti
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshathibiti
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jathibiti
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kithibiti
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipothibiti
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| Consecutive
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kathibiti / positive subject concord + -kathibiti
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kathibiti
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nithibiti
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-tuthibiti
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| 2nd person
|
-kuthibiti
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-wathibiti/-kuthibitini/-wathibitini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mthibiti
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-wathibiti
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uthibiti
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-ithibiti
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lithibiti
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-yathibiti
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kithibiti
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-vithibiti
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ithibiti
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-zithibiti
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| u(XI)
|
-uthibiti
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuthibiti
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| pa(XVI)
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-pathibiti
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muthibiti
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| Reflexive
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-jithibiti
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -thibiti- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-thibitiye
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-thibitio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-thibitio
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-thibitiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-thibitilo
|
-thibitiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-thibiticho
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-thibitivyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-thibitiyo
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-thibitizo
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| u(XI)
|
-thibitio
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-thibitiko
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| pa(XVI)
|
-thibitipo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-thibitimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -thibiti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yethibiti
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-othibiti
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-othibiti
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-yothibiti
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lothibiti
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-yothibiti
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chothibiti
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-vyothibiti
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yothibiti
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-zothibiti
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| u(XI)
|
-othibiti
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kothibiti
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pothibiti
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mothibiti
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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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