adhibu

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic عَذَّبَ (ʕaḏḏaba).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-adhibu (infinitive kuadhibu)

1. to punish

Conjugation

Conjugation of -adhibu
Positive present -naadhibu Subjunctive -adhibu Negative -adhibu Imperative singular adhibu
Infinitives
Positive kuadhibu Negative kutoadhibu
Imperatives
Singular adhibu Plural adhibuni
Tensed forms
Habitual huadhibu Positive past positive subject concord + -liadhibu Negative past negative subject concord + -kuadhibu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naadhibu) Singular Plural 1st person ninaadhibu/naadhibu tunaadhibu 2nd person unaadhibu mnaadhibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaadhibu wanaadhibu other classes positive subject concord + -naadhibu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -adhibu) Singular Plural 1st person siadhibu hatuadhibu 2nd person huadhibu hamwadhibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haadhibu hawaadhibu other classes negative subject concord + -adhibu
Positive future positive subject concord + -taadhibu Negative future negative subject concord + -taadhibu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -adhibu) Singular Plural 1st person niadhibu tuadhibu 2nd person uadhibu mwadhibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aadhibu waadhibu other classes positive subject concord + -adhibu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siadhibu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeadhibu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeadhibu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliadhibu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliadhibu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aadhibu) Singular Plural 1st person naadhibu twaadhibu 2nd person waadhibu mwaadhibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aadhibu waadhibu m-mi(III/IV) waadhibu yaadhibu ji-ma(V/VI) laadhibu yaadhibu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaadhibu vyaadhibu n(IX/X) yaadhibu zaadhibu u(XI) waadhibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaadhibu pa(XVI) paadhibu mu(XVIII) mwaadhibu
Perfect positive subject concord + -meadhibu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaadhibu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaadhibu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiadhibu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoadhibu Consecutive kaadhibu / positive subject concord + -kaadhibu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaadhibu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niadhibu -tuadhibu 2nd person -kuadhibu -waadhibu/-kuadhibuni/-waadhibuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwadhibu -waadhibu m-mi(III/IV) -uadhibu -iadhibu ji-ma(V/VI) -liadhibu -yaadhibu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiadhibu -viadhibu n(IX/X) -iadhibu -ziadhibu u(XI) -uadhibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuadhibu pa(XVI) -paadhibu mu(XVIII) -muadhibu Reflexive -jiadhibu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -adhibu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -adhibuye -adhibuo m-mi(III/IV) -adhibuo -adhibuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -adhibulo -adhibuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -adhibucho -adhibuvyo n(IX/X) -adhibuyo -adhibuzo u(XI) -adhibuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -adhibuko pa(XVI) -adhibupo mu(XVIII) -adhibumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -adhibu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeadhibu -oadhibu m-mi(III/IV) -oadhibu -yoadhibu ji-ma(V/VI) -loadhibu -yoadhibu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choadhibu -vyoadhibu n(IX/X) -yoadhibu -zoadhibu u(XI) -oadhibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koadhibu pa(XVI) -poadhibu mu(XVIII) -moadhibu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -adhibiwa
  • Stative: -adhibika

Related terms

• adhabu (“punishment”)