ajabu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَجَب (ʕajab).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ajabu (ma class, plural maajabu) or ajabu (n class, plural ajabu)

1. wonder, amazement
2. something which is wondrous or amazing

Adjective

ajabu (invariable)

1. wonderful

Verb

-ajabu (infinitive kuajabu)

1. to be amazed or surprised

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ajabu
Positive present -naajabu Subjunctive -ajabu Negative -ajabu Imperative singular ajabu
Infinitives
Positive kuajabu Negative kutoajabu
Imperatives
Singular ajabu Plural ajabuni
Tensed forms
Habitual huajabu Positive past positive subject concord + -liajabu Negative past negative subject concord + -kuajabu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naajabu) Singular Plural 1st person ninaajabu/naajabu tunaajabu 2nd person unaajabu mnaajabu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaajabu wanaajabu other classes positive subject concord + -naajabu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ajabu) Singular Plural 1st person siajabu hatuajabu 2nd person huajabu hamwajabu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haajabu hawaajabu other classes negative subject concord + -ajabu
Positive future positive subject concord + -taajabu Negative future negative subject concord + -taajabu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ajabu) Singular Plural 1st person niajabu tuajabu 2nd person uajabu mwajabu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aajabu waajabu other classes positive subject concord + -ajabu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siajabu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeajabu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeajabu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliajabu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliajabu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aajabu) Singular Plural 1st person naajabu twaajabu 2nd person waajabu mwaajabu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aajabu waajabu m-mi(III/IV) waajabu yaajabu ji-ma(V/VI) laajabu yaajabu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaajabu vyaajabu n(IX/X) yaajabu zaajabu u(XI) waajabu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaajabu pa(XVI) paajabu mu(XVIII) mwaajabu
Perfect positive subject concord + -meajabu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaajabu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaajabu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiajabu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoajabu Consecutive kaajabu / positive subject concord + -kaajabu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaajabu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niajabu -tuajabu 2nd person -kuajabu -waajabu/-kuajabuni/-waajabuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwajabu -waajabu m-mi(III/IV) -uajabu -iajabu ji-ma(V/VI) -liajabu -yaajabu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiajabu -viajabu n(IX/X) -iajabu -ziajabu u(XI) -uajabu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuajabu pa(XVI) -paajabu mu(XVIII) -muajabu Reflexive -jiajabu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ajabu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ajabuye -ajabuo m-mi(III/IV) -ajabuo -ajabuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -ajabulo -ajabuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ajabucho -ajabuvyo n(IX/X) -ajabuyo -ajabuzo u(XI) -ajabuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ajabuko pa(XVI) -ajabupo mu(XVIII) -ajabumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ajabu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeajabu -oajabu m-mi(III/IV) -oajabu -yoajabu ji-ma(V/VI) -loajabu -yoajabu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choajabu -vyoajabu n(IX/X) -yoajabu -zoajabu u(XI) -oajabu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koajabu pa(XVI) -poajabu mu(XVIII) -moajabu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.