rutubisha

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-rutubisha (infinitive kurutubisha)

  1. Causative form of -rutuba: to make damp; fertilize

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -rutubisha
Positive present -narutubisha
Subjunctive -rutubishe
Negative -rutubishi
Imperative singular rutubisha
Infinitives
Positive kurutubisha
Negative kutorutubisha
Imperatives
Singular rutubisha
Plural rutubisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hurutubisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -lirutubisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kurutubisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -narutubisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninarutubisha/narutubisha tunarutubisha
2nd person unarutubisha mnarutubisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anarutubisha wanarutubisha
other classes positive subject concord + -narutubisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -rutubishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sirutubishi haturutubishi
2nd person hurutubishi hamrutubishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) harutubishi hawarutubishi
other classes negative subject concord + -rutubishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tarutubisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tarutubisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rutubishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nirutubishe turutubishe
2nd person urutubishe mrutubishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) arutubishe warutubishe
other classes positive subject concord + -rutubishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sirutubishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngerutubisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singerutubisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalirutubisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalirutubisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arutubisha)
Singular Plural
1st person narutubisha twarutubisha
2nd person warutubisha mwarutubisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) arutubisha warutubisha
m-mi(III/IV) warutubisha yarutubisha
ji-ma(V/VI) larutubisha yarutubisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) charutubisha vyarutubisha
n(IX/X) yarutubisha zarutubisha
u(XI) warutubisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwarutubisha
pa(XVI) parutubisha
mu(XVIII) mwarutubisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -merutubisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -mesharutubisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jarutubisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kirutubisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -siporutubisha
Consecutive karutubisha / positive subject concord + -karutubisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karutubishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nirutubisha -turutubisha
2nd person -kurutubisha -warutubisha/-kurutubisheni/-warutubisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mrutubisha -warutubisha
m-mi(III/IV) -urutubisha -irutubisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lirutubisha -yarutubisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kirutubisha -virutubisha
n(IX/X) -irutubisha -zirutubisha
u(XI) -urutubisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kurutubisha
pa(XVI) -parutubisha
mu(XVIII) -murutubisha
Reflexive -jirutubisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rutubisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -rutubishaye -rutubishao
m-mi(III/IV) -rutubishao -rutubishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -rutubishalo -rutubishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -rutubishacho -rutubishavyo
n(IX/X) -rutubishayo -rutubishazo
u(XI) -rutubishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -rutubishako
pa(XVI) -rutubishapo
mu(XVIII) -rutubishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rutubisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yerutubisha -orutubisha
m-mi(III/IV) -orutubisha -yorutubisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lorutubisha -yorutubisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chorutubisha -vyorutubisha
n(IX/X) -yorutubisha -zorutubisha
u(XI) -orutubisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -korutubisha
pa(XVI) -porutubisha
mu(XVIII) -morutubisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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