rutubika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-rutubika (infinitive kurutubika)

1. Stative form of -rutuba: to be damp, be fertile (of land)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -rutubika
Positive present -narutubika Subjunctive -rutubike Negative -rutubiki Imperative singular rutubika
Infinitives
Positive kurutubika Negative kutorutubika
Imperatives
Singular rutubika Plural rutubikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hurutubika Positive past positive subject concord + -lirutubika Negative past negative subject concord + -kurutubika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -narutubika) Singular Plural 1st person ninarutubika/narutubika tunarutubika 2nd person unarutubika mnarutubika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anarutubika wanarutubika other classes positive subject concord + -narutubika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -rutubiki) Singular Plural 1st person sirutubiki haturutubiki 2nd person hurutubiki hamrutubiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) harutubiki hawarutubiki other classes negative subject concord + -rutubiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tarutubika Negative future negative subject concord + -tarutubika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rutubike) Singular Plural 1st person nirutubike turutubike 2nd person urutubike mrutubike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arutubike warutubike other classes positive subject concord + -rutubike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sirutubike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngerutubika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singerutubika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalirutubika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalirutubika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arutubika) Singular Plural 1st person narutubika twarutubika 2nd person warutubika mwarutubika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arutubika warutubika m-mi(III/IV) warutubika yarutubika ji-ma(V/VI) larutubika yarutubika ki-vi(VII/VIII) charutubika vyarutubika n(IX/X) yarutubika zarutubika u(XI) warutubika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwarutubika pa(XVI) parutubika mu(XVIII) mwarutubika
Perfect positive subject concord + -merutubika "Already" positive subject concord + -mesharutubika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jarutubika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kirutubika "If not" positive subject concord + -siporutubika Consecutive karutubika / positive subject concord + -karutubika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karutubike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nirutubika -turutubika 2nd person -kurutubika -warutubika/-kurutubikeni/-warutubikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mrutubika -warutubika m-mi(III/IV) -urutubika -irutubika ji-ma(V/VI) -lirutubika -yarutubika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kirutubika -virutubika n(IX/X) -irutubika -zirutubika u(XI) -urutubika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kurutubika pa(XVI) -parutubika mu(XVIII) -murutubika Reflexive -jirutubika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rutubika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -rutubikaye -rutubikao m-mi(III/IV) -rutubikao -rutubikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -rutubikalo -rutubikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -rutubikacho -rutubikavyo n(IX/X) -rutubikayo -rutubikazo u(XI) -rutubikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -rutubikako pa(XVI) -rutubikapo mu(XVIII) -rutubikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rutubika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yerutubika -orutubika m-mi(III/IV) -orutubika -yorutubika ji-ma(V/VI) -lorutubika -yorutubika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chorutubika -vyorutubika n(IX/X) -yorutubika -zorutubika u(XI) -orutubika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -korutubika pa(XVI) -porutubika mu(XVIII) -morutubika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.