ratibu

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic رَتَّبَ (rattaba).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-ratibu (infinitive kuratibu)

  1. to arrange
  2. to coordinate

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -ratibu
Positive present -naratibu
Subjunctive -ratibu
Negative -ratibu
Imperative singular ratibu
Infinitives
Positive kuratibu
Negative kutoratibu
Imperatives
Singular ratibu
Plural ratibuni
Tensed forms
Habitual huratibu
Positive past positive subject concord + -liratibu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuratibu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naratibu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaratibu/naratibu tunaratibu
2nd person unaratibu mnaratibu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaratibu wanaratibu
other classes positive subject concord + -naratibu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ratibu)
Singular Plural
1st person siratibu haturatibu
2nd person huratibu hamratibu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haratibu hawaratibu
other classes negative subject concord + -ratibu
Positive future positive subject concord + -taratibu
Negative future negative subject concord + -taratibu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ratibu)
Singular Plural
1st person niratibu turatibu
2nd person uratibu mratibu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aratibu waratibu
other classes positive subject concord + -ratibu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siratibu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeratibu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeratibu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliratibu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliratibu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aratibu)
Singular Plural
1st person naratibu twaratibu
2nd person waratibu mwaratibu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aratibu waratibu
m-mi(III/IV) waratibu yaratibu
ji-ma(V/VI) laratibu yaratibu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) charatibu vyaratibu
n(IX/X) yaratibu zaratibu
u(XI) waratibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaratibu
pa(XVI) paratibu
mu(XVIII) mwaratibu
Perfect positive subject concord + -meratibu
"Already" positive subject concord + -mesharatibu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaratibu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiratibu
"If not" positive subject concord + -siporatibu
Consecutive karatibu / positive subject concord + -karatibu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karatibu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niratibu -turatibu
2nd person -kuratibu -waratibu/-kuratibuni/-waratibuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mratibu -waratibu
m-mi(III/IV) -uratibu -iratibu
ji-ma(V/VI) -liratibu -yaratibu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiratibu -viratibu
n(IX/X) -iratibu -ziratibu
u(XI) -uratibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuratibu
pa(XVI) -paratibu
mu(XVIII) -muratibu
Reflexive -jiratibu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ratibu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ratibuye -ratibuo
m-mi(III/IV) -ratibuo -ratibuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ratibulo -ratibuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ratibucho -ratibuvyo
n(IX/X) -ratibuyo -ratibuzo
u(XI) -ratibuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ratibuko
pa(XVI) -ratibupo
mu(XVIII) -ratibumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ratibu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeratibu -oratibu
m-mi(III/IV) -oratibu -yoratibu
ji-ma(V/VI) -loratibu -yoratibu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choratibu -vyoratibu
n(IX/X) -yoratibu -zoratibu
u(XI) -oratibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koratibu
pa(XVI) -poratibu
mu(XVIII) -moratibu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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