ibuka

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jíbʊka.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ibuka (infinitive kuibuka)

1. to emerge, to resurface, to rise

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ibuka
Positive present -naibuka Subjunctive -ibuke Negative -ibuki Imperative singular ibuka
Infinitives
Positive kuibuka Negative kutoibuka
Imperatives
Singular ibuka Plural ibukeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huibuka Positive past positive subject concord + -liibuka Negative past negative subject concord + -kuibuka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naibuka) Singular Plural 1st person ninaibuka/naibuka tunaibuka 2nd person unaibuka mnaibuka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaibuka wanaibuka other classes positive subject concord + -naibuka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ibuki) Singular Plural 1st person siibuki hatuibuki 2nd person huibuki hamwibuki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haibuki hawaibuki other classes negative subject concord + -ibuki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taibuka Negative future negative subject concord + -taibuka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ibuke) Singular Plural 1st person niibuke tuibuke 2nd person uibuke mwibuke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aibuke waibuke other classes positive subject concord + -ibuke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siibuke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeibuka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeibuka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliibuka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliibuka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aibuka) Singular Plural 1st person naibuka twaibuka 2nd person waibuka mwaibuka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aibuka waibuka m-mi(III/IV) waibuka yaibuka ji-ma(V/VI) laibuka yaibuka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaibuka vyaibuka n(IX/X) yaibuka zaibuka u(XI) waibuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaibuka pa(XVI) paibuka mu(XVIII) mwaibuka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meibuka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaibuka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaibuka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiibuka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoibuka Consecutive kaibuka / positive subject concord + -kaibuka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaibuke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niibuka -tuibuka 2nd person -kuibuka -waibuka/-kuibukeni/-waibukeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwibuka -waibuka m-mi(III/IV) -uibuka -iibuka ji-ma(V/VI) -liibuka -yaibuka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiibuka -viibuka n(IX/X) -iibuka -ziibuka u(XI) -uibuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuibuka pa(XVI) -paibuka mu(XVIII) -muibuka Reflexive -jiibuka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ibuka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ibukaye -ibukao m-mi(III/IV) -ibukao -ibukayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ibukalo -ibukayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ibukacho -ibukavyo n(IX/X) -ibukayo -ibukazo u(XI) -ibukao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ibukako pa(XVI) -ibukapo mu(XVIII) -ibukamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ibuka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeibuka -oibuka m-mi(III/IV) -oibuka -yoibuka ji-ma(V/VI) -loibuka -yoibuka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choibuka -vyoibuka n(IX/X) -yoibuka -zoibuka u(XI) -oibuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koibuka pa(XVI) -poibuka mu(XVIII) -moibuka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.