ibuka

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Swahili

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-jíbʊka.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-ibuka (infinitive kuibuka)

  1. to emerge, to resurface, to rise

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -ibuka
Positive present -naibuka
Subjunctive -ibuke
Negative -ibuki
Imperative singular ibuka
Infinitives
Positive kuibuka
Negative kutoibuka
Imperatives
Singular ibuka
Plural ibukeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huibuka
Positive past positive subject concord + -liibuka
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuibuka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naibuka)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaibuka/naibuka tunaibuka
2nd person unaibuka mnaibuka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaibuka wanaibuka
other classes positive subject concord + -naibuka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ibuki)
Singular Plural
1st person siibuki hatuibuki
2nd person huibuki hamwibuki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haibuki hawaibuki
other classes negative subject concord + -ibuki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taibuka
Negative future negative subject concord + -taibuka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ibuke)
Singular Plural
1st person niibuke tuibuke
2nd person uibuke mwibuke
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aibuke waibuke
other classes positive subject concord + -ibuke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siibuke
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeibuka
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeibuka
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliibuka
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliibuka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aibuka)
Singular Plural
1st person naibuka twaibuka
2nd person waibuka mwaibuka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aibuka waibuka
m-mi(III/IV) waibuka yaibuka
ji-ma(V/VI) laibuka yaibuka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaibuka vyaibuka
n(IX/X) yaibuka zaibuka
u(XI) waibuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaibuka
pa(XVI) paibuka
mu(XVIII) mwaibuka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meibuka
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaibuka
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaibuka
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiibuka
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoibuka
Consecutive kaibuka / positive subject concord + -kaibuka
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaibuke
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niibuka -tuibuka
2nd person -kuibuka -waibuka/-kuibukeni/-waibukeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwibuka -waibuka
m-mi(III/IV) -uibuka -iibuka
ji-ma(V/VI) -liibuka -yaibuka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiibuka -viibuka
n(IX/X) -iibuka -ziibuka
u(XI) -uibuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuibuka
pa(XVI) -paibuka
mu(XVIII) -muibuka
Reflexive -jiibuka
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ibuka- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ibukaye -ibukao
m-mi(III/IV) -ibukao -ibukayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ibukalo -ibukayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ibukacho -ibukavyo
n(IX/X) -ibukayo -ibukazo
u(XI) -ibukao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ibukako
pa(XVI) -ibukapo
mu(XVIII) -ibukamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ibuka)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeibuka -oibuka
m-mi(III/IV) -oibuka -yoibuka
ji-ma(V/VI) -loibuka -yoibuka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choibuka -vyoibuka
n(IX/X) -yoibuka -zoibuka
u(XI) -oibuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koibuka
pa(XVI) -poibuka
mu(XVIII) -moibuka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.