jibu

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic أَجَابَ (ʔajāba).

Pronunciation

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Noun

jibu (ma class, plural majibu)

1. answer, reply, response

   Synonym: jawabu

Verb

-jibu (infinitive kujibu)

1. to answer, reply, respond

Conjugation

Conjugation of -jibu
Positive present -najibu Subjunctive -jibu Negative -jibu Imperative singular jibu
Infinitives
Positive kujibu Negative kutojibu
Imperatives
Singular jibu Plural jibuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hujibu Positive past positive subject concord + -lijibu Negative past negative subject concord + -kujibu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najibu) Singular Plural 1st person ninajibu/najibu tunajibu 2nd person unajibu mnajibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajibu wanajibu other classes positive subject concord + -najibu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jibu) Singular Plural 1st person sijibu hatujibu 2nd person hujibu hamjibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajibu hawajibu other classes negative subject concord + -jibu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajibu Negative future negative subject concord + -tajibu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jibu) Singular Plural 1st person nijibu tujibu 2nd person ujibu mjibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajibu wajibu other classes positive subject concord + -jibu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijibu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejibu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejibu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijibu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijibu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajibu) Singular Plural 1st person najibu twajibu 2nd person wajibu mwajibu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajibu wajibu m-mi(III/IV) wajibu yajibu ji-ma(V/VI) lajibu yajibu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajibu vyajibu n(IX/X) yajibu zajibu u(XI) wajibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwajibu pa(XVI) pajibu mu(XVIII) mwajibu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejibu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshajibu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajibu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kijibu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipojibu Consecutive kajibu / positive subject concord + -kajibu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajibu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nijibu -tujibu 2nd person -kujibu -wajibu/-kujibuni/-wajibuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjibu -wajibu m-mi(III/IV) -ujibu -ijibu ji-ma(V/VI) -lijibu -yajibu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijibu -vijibu n(IX/X) -ijibu -zijibu u(XI) -ujibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kujibu pa(XVI) -pajibu mu(XVIII) -mujibu Reflexive -jijibu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jibu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -jibuye -jibuo m-mi(III/IV) -jibuo -jibuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -jibulo -jibuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jibucho -jibuvyo n(IX/X) -jibuyo -jibuzo u(XI) -jibuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -jibuko pa(XVI) -jibupo mu(XVIII) -jibumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jibu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yejibu -ojibu m-mi(III/IV) -ojibu -yojibu ji-ma(V/VI) -lojibu -yojibu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojibu -vyojibu n(IX/X) -yojibu -zojibu u(XI) -ojibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kojibu pa(XVI) -pojibu mu(XVIII) -mojibu
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:
  • Applicative: -jibia
  • Causative: -jibisha, -jibiza
  • Passive: -jibiwa
  • Reciprocal: -jibiana
  • Stative: -jibika