rubuni

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-rubuni (infinitive kurubuni)

1. to deceive, swindle, cheat

   Synonym: -danganya

Conjugation

Conjugation of -rubuni
Positive present -narubuni Subjunctive -rubuni Negative -rubuni Imperative singular rubuni
Infinitives
Positive kurubuni Negative kutorubuni
Imperatives
Singular rubuni Plural rubunini
Tensed forms
Habitual hurubuni Positive past positive subject concord + -lirubuni Negative past negative subject concord + -kurubuni
Positive present (positive subject concord + -narubuni) Singular Plural 1st person ninarubuni/narubuni tunarubuni 2nd person unarubuni mnarubuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anarubuni wanarubuni other classes positive subject concord + -narubuni
Negative present (negative subject concord + -rubuni) Singular Plural 1st person sirubuni haturubuni 2nd person hurubuni hamrubuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) harubuni hawarubuni other classes negative subject concord + -rubuni
Positive future positive subject concord + -tarubuni Negative future negative subject concord + -tarubuni
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rubuni) Singular Plural 1st person nirubuni turubuni 2nd person urubuni mrubuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arubuni warubuni other classes positive subject concord + -rubuni
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sirubuni Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngerubuni Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singerubuni Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalirubuni Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalirubuni
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arubuni) Singular Plural 1st person narubuni twarubuni 2nd person warubuni mwarubuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arubuni warubuni m-mi(III/IV) warubuni yarubuni ji-ma(V/VI) larubuni yarubuni ki-vi(VII/VIII) charubuni vyarubuni n(IX/X) yarubuni zarubuni u(XI) warubuni see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwarubuni pa(XVI) parubuni mu(XVIII) mwarubuni
Perfect positive subject concord + -merubuni "Already" positive subject concord + -mesharubuni "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jarubuni "If/When" positive subject concord + -kirubuni "If not" positive subject concord + -siporubuni Consecutive karubuni / positive subject concord + -karubuni Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karubuni
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nirubuni -turubuni 2nd person -kurubuni -warubuni/-kurubunini/-warubunini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mrubuni -warubuni m-mi(III/IV) -urubuni -irubuni ji-ma(V/VI) -lirubuni -yarubuni ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kirubuni -virubuni n(IX/X) -irubuni -zirubuni u(XI) -urubuni see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kurubuni pa(XVI) -parubuni mu(XVIII) -murubuni Reflexive -jirubuni
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rubuni- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -rubuniye -rubunio m-mi(III/IV) -rubunio -rubuniyo ji-ma(V/VI) -rubunilo -rubuniyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -rubunicho -rubunivyo n(IX/X) -rubuniyo -rubunizo u(XI) -rubunio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -rubuniko pa(XVI) -rubunipo mu(XVIII) -rubunimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rubuni) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yerubuni -orubuni m-mi(III/IV) -orubuni -yorubuni ji-ma(V/VI) -lorubuni -yorubuni ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chorubuni -vyorubuni n(IX/X) -yorubuni -zorubuni u(XI) -orubuni see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -korubuni pa(XVI) -porubuni mu(XVIII) -morubuni
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.