kubali

See also: kubalı

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Verb

kubali (verbal noun of the ku class)

1. infinitive of -bali

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic قَبِلَ (qabila).

Verb

-kubali (infinitive kukubali)

1. to accede, acknowledge, agree, admit

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kubali
Positive present -nakubali Subjunctive -kubali Negative -kubali Imperative singular kubali
Infinitives
Positive kukubali Negative kutokubali
Imperatives
Singular kubali Plural kubalini
Tensed forms
Habitual hukubali Positive past positive subject concord + -likubali Negative past negative subject concord + -kukubali
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakubali) Singular Plural 1st person ninakubali/nakubali tunakubali 2nd person unakubali mnakubali 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakubali wanakubali other classes positive subject concord + -nakubali
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kubali) Singular Plural 1st person sikubali hatukubali 2nd person hukubali hamkubali 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakubali hawakubali other classes negative subject concord + -kubali
Positive future positive subject concord + -takubali Negative future negative subject concord + -takubali
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kubali) Singular Plural 1st person nikubali tukubali 2nd person ukubali mkubali 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akubali wakubali other classes positive subject concord + -kubali
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikubali Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekubali Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekubali Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikubali Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikubali
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akubali) Singular Plural 1st person nakubali twakubali 2nd person wakubali mwakubali 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akubali wakubali m-mi(III/IV) wakubali yakubali ji-ma(V/VI) lakubali yakubali ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakubali vyakubali n(IX/X) yakubali zakubali u(XI) wakubali see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakubali pa(XVI) pakubali mu(XVIII) mwakubali
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekubali "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakubali "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakubali "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikubali "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokubali Consecutive kakubali / positive subject concord + -kakubali Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakubali
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikubali -tukubali 2nd person -kukubali -wakubali/-kukubalini/-wakubalini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkubali -wakubali m-mi(III/IV) -ukubali -ikubali ji-ma(V/VI) -likubali -yakubali ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikubali -vikubali n(IX/X) -ikubali -zikubali u(XI) -ukubali see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukubali pa(XVI) -pakubali mu(XVIII) -mukubali Reflexive -jikubali
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kubali- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kubaliye -kubalio m-mi(III/IV) -kubalio -kubaliyo ji-ma(V/VI) -kubalilo -kubaliyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kubalicho -kubalivyo n(IX/X) -kubaliyo -kubalizo u(XI) -kubalio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubaliko pa(XVI) -kubalipo mu(XVIII) -kubalimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kubali) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekubali -okubali m-mi(III/IV) -okubali -yokubali ji-ma(V/VI) -lokubali -yokubali ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokubali -vyokubali n(IX/X) -yokubali -zokubali u(XI) -okubali see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokubali pa(XVI) -pokubali mu(XVIII) -mokubali
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:
  • Applicative: -kubalia (“agree to”)
  • Causative: -kubalisha
  • Passive: -kubaliwa
  • Reciprocal: -kubaliana
  • Stative: -kubalika