karibia

See also: Karibia

Swahili

Etymology

From karibu.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-karibia (infinitive kukaribia)

1. to approach, to come near

Conjugation

Conjugation of -karibia
Positive present -nakaribia Subjunctive -karibie Negative -karibii Imperative singular karibia
Infinitives
Positive kukaribia Negative kutokaribia
Imperatives
Singular karibia Plural karibieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukaribia Positive past positive subject concord + -likaribia Negative past negative subject concord + -kukaribia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakaribia) Singular Plural 1st person ninakaribia/nakaribia tunakaribia 2nd person unakaribia mnakaribia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakaribia wanakaribia other classes positive subject concord + -nakaribia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -karibii) Singular Plural 1st person sikaribii hatukaribii 2nd person hukaribii hamkaribii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakaribii hawakaribii other classes negative subject concord + -karibii
Positive future positive subject concord + -takaribia Negative future negative subject concord + -takaribia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -karibie) Singular Plural 1st person nikaribie tukaribie 2nd person ukaribie mkaribie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akaribie wakaribie other classes positive subject concord + -karibie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikaribie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekaribia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekaribia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikaribia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikaribia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akaribia) Singular Plural 1st person nakaribia twakaribia 2nd person wakaribia mwakaribia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akaribia wakaribia m-mi(III/IV) wakaribia yakaribia ji-ma(V/VI) lakaribia yakaribia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakaribia vyakaribia n(IX/X) yakaribia zakaribia u(XI) wakaribia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakaribia pa(XVI) pakaribia mu(XVIII) mwakaribia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekaribia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakaribia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakaribia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikaribia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokaribia Consecutive kakaribia / positive subject concord + -kakaribia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakaribie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikaribia -tukaribia 2nd person -kukaribia -wakaribia/-kukaribieni/-wakaribieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkaribia -wakaribia m-mi(III/IV) -ukaribia -ikaribia ji-ma(V/VI) -likaribia -yakaribia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikaribia -vikaribia n(IX/X) -ikaribia -zikaribia u(XI) -ukaribia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukaribia pa(XVI) -pakaribia mu(XVIII) -mukaribia Reflexive -jikaribia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -karibia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -karibiaye -karibiao m-mi(III/IV) -karibiao -karibiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -karibialo -karibiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -karibiacho -karibiavyo n(IX/X) -karibiayo -karibiazo u(XI) -karibiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -karibiako pa(XVI) -karibiapo mu(XVIII) -karibiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -karibia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekaribia -okaribia m-mi(III/IV) -okaribia -yokaribia ji-ma(V/VI) -lokaribia -yokaribia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokaribia -vyokaribia n(IX/X) -yokaribia -zokaribia u(XI) -okaribia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokaribia pa(XVI) -pokaribia mu(XVIII) -mokaribia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Adverb

karibia

1. almost, nearly