takabali

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَقَبَّلَ (taqabbala).

Verb

-takabali (infinitive kutakabali)

1. to accept (of prayer)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -takabali
Positive present -natakabali Subjunctive -takabali Negative -takabali Imperative singular takabali
Infinitives
Positive kutakabali Negative kutotakabali
Imperatives
Singular takabali Plural takabalini
Tensed forms
Habitual hutakabali Positive past positive subject concord + -litakabali Negative past negative subject concord + -kutakabali
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natakabali) Singular Plural 1st person ninatakabali/natakabali tunatakabali 2nd person unatakabali mnatakabali 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatakabali wanatakabali other classes positive subject concord + -natakabali
Negative present (negative subject concord + -takabali) Singular Plural 1st person sitakabali hatutakabali 2nd person hutakabali hamtakabali 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatakabali hawatakabali other classes negative subject concord + -takabali
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatakabali Negative future negative subject concord + -tatakabali
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -takabali) Singular Plural 1st person nitakabali tutakabali 2nd person utakabali mtakabali 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atakabali watakabali other classes positive subject concord + -takabali
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitakabali Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetakabali Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetakabali Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitakabali Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitakabali
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atakabali) Singular Plural 1st person natakabali twatakabali 2nd person watakabali mwatakabali 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atakabali watakabali m-mi(III/IV) watakabali yatakabali ji-ma(V/VI) latakabali yatakabali ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatakabali vyatakabali n(IX/X) yatakabali zatakabali u(XI) watakabali see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatakabali pa(XVI) patakabali mu(XVIII) mwatakabali
Perfect positive subject concord + -metakabali "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatakabali "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatakabali "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitakabali "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotakabali Consecutive katakabali / positive subject concord + -katakabali Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katakabali
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitakabali -tutakabali 2nd person -kutakabali -watakabali/-kutakabalini/-watakabalini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtakabali -watakabali m-mi(III/IV) -utakabali -itakabali ji-ma(V/VI) -litakabali -yatakabali ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitakabali -vitakabali n(IX/X) -itakabali -zitakabali u(XI) -utakabali see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutakabali pa(XVI) -patakabali mu(XVIII) -mutakabali Reflexive -jitakabali
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -takabali- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -takabaliye -takabalio m-mi(III/IV) -takabalio -takabaliyo ji-ma(V/VI) -takabalilo -takabaliyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -takabalicho -takabalivyo n(IX/X) -takabaliyo -takabalizo u(XI) -takabalio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -takabaliko pa(XVI) -takabalipo mu(XVIII) -takabalimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -takabali) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetakabali -otakabali m-mi(III/IV) -otakabali -yotakabali ji-ma(V/VI) -lotakabali -yotakabali ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotakabali -vyotakabali n(IX/X) -yotakabali -zotakabali u(XI) -otakabali see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotakabali pa(XVI) -potakabali mu(XVIII) -motakabali
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:
  • Passive: -takabaliwa
  • Stative: -takabalika