tabaruku

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Verb

-tabaruku (infinitive kutabaruku)

1. to bless
2. to gather for prayer or conversation
3. to dedicate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tabaruku
Positive present -natabaruku Subjunctive -tabaruku Negative -tabaruku Imperative singular tabaruku
Infinitives
Positive kutabaruku Negative kutotabaruku
Imperatives
Singular tabaruku Plural tabarukuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutabaruku Positive past positive subject concord + -litabaruku Negative past negative subject concord + -kutabaruku
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natabaruku) Singular Plural 1st person ninatabaruku/natabaruku tunatabaruku 2nd person unatabaruku mnatabaruku 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatabaruku wanatabaruku other classes positive subject concord + -natabaruku
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tabaruku) Singular Plural 1st person sitabaruku hatutabaruku 2nd person hutabaruku hamtabaruku 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatabaruku hawatabaruku other classes negative subject concord + -tabaruku
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatabaruku Negative future negative subject concord + -tatabaruku
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tabaruku) Singular Plural 1st person nitabaruku tutabaruku 2nd person utabaruku mtabaruku 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atabaruku watabaruku other classes positive subject concord + -tabaruku
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitabaruku Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetabaruku Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetabaruku Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitabaruku Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitabaruku
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atabaruku) Singular Plural 1st person natabaruku twatabaruku 2nd person watabaruku mwatabaruku 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atabaruku watabaruku m-mi(III/IV) watabaruku yatabaruku ji-ma(V/VI) latabaruku yatabaruku ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatabaruku vyatabaruku n(IX/X) yatabaruku zatabaruku u(XI) watabaruku see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatabaruku pa(XVI) patabaruku mu(XVIII) mwatabaruku
Perfect positive subject concord + -metabaruku "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatabaruku "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatabaruku "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitabaruku "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotabaruku Consecutive katabaruku / positive subject concord + -katabaruku Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katabaruku
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitabaruku -tutabaruku 2nd person -kutabaruku -watabaruku/-kutabarukuni/-watabarukuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtabaruku -watabaruku m-mi(III/IV) -utabaruku -itabaruku ji-ma(V/VI) -litabaruku -yatabaruku ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitabaruku -vitabaruku n(IX/X) -itabaruku -zitabaruku u(XI) -utabaruku see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutabaruku pa(XVI) -patabaruku mu(XVIII) -mutabaruku Reflexive -jitabaruku
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tabaruku- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tabarukuye -tabarukuo m-mi(III/IV) -tabarukuo -tabarukuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -tabarukulo -tabarukuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tabarukucho -tabarukuvyo n(IX/X) -tabarukuyo -tabarukuzo u(XI) -tabarukuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tabarukuko pa(XVI) -tabarukupo mu(XVIII) -tabarukumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tabaruku) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetabaruku -otabaruku m-mi(III/IV) -otabaruku -yotabaruku ji-ma(V/VI) -lotabaruku -yotabaruku ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotabaruku -vyotabaruku n(IX/X) -yotabaruku -zotabaruku u(XI) -otabaruku see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotabaruku pa(XVI) -potabaruku mu(XVIII) -motabaruku
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.