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jibu
jibu
Swahili
Noun
jibu (ma class, plural majibu)
- answer (reply, response)
Verb
-jibu (infinitive kujibu)
- to answer
Conjugation
affirmative conjugation of jibu
| infinitive | kujibu | |||||||||
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| singular person | ||||||||||
| 1st person mimi |
2nd person wewe |
3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m) |
Class 3 (m) |
Class 5 (ji) |
Class 7 (ki) |
Class 9 (n) |
Class 11/14 (u) |
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| indicative | general | najibu | wajibu | ajibu | wajibu | lajibu | chajibu | yajibu | wajibu | |
| progressive | ninajibu | unajibu | anajibu | unajibu | linajibu | kinajibu | inajibu | unajibu | ||
| habitual | hujibu | |||||||||
| past | nilijibu | ulijibu | alijibu | ulijibu | lilijibu | kilijibu | ilijibu | ulijibu | ||
| perfect | nimejibu | umejibu | amejibu | umejibu | limejibu | kimejibu | imejibu | umejibu | ||
| future | nitajibu | utajibu | atajibu | utajibu | litajibu | kitajibu | itajibu | utajibu | ||
| consecutive | nikajibu | ukajibu | akajibu | ukajibu | likajibu | kikajibu | ikajibu | ukajibu | ||
| conditional | present | ningejibu | ungejibu | angejibu | ungejibu | lingejibu | kingejibu | ingejibu | ungejibu | |
| past | ningalijibu | ungalijibu | angalijibu | ungalijibu | lingalijibu | kingalijibu | ingalijibu | ungalijibu | ||
| subjunctive | general | nijibu | ujibu | ajibu | ujibu | lijibu | kijibu | ijibu | ujibu | |
| consecutive | nikajibu | ukajibu | akajibu | ukajibu | likajibu | kikajibu | ikajibu | ukajibu | ||
| comitative | nikijibu | ukijibu | akijibu | ukijibu | likijibu | kikijibu | ikijibu | ukijibu | ||
| imperative | jibu! __jibu!‡ |
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| plural person | ||||||||||
| 1st person sisi |
2nd person ninyi |
3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa) |
Class 4 (mi) |
Class 6 (ma) |
Class 8 (vi) |
Class 10 (n) |
Class 10 (n)† |
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| indicative | general | twajibu | mwajibu | wajibu | yajibu | yajibu | vyajibu | zajibu | zajibu | |
| progressive | tunajibu | mnajibu | wanajibu | inajibu | yanajibu | vinajibu | zinajibu | zinajibu | ||
| habitual | hujibu | |||||||||
| past | tulijibu | mlijibu | walijibu | ilijibu | yalijibu | vilijibu | zilijibu | zilijibu | ||
| perfect | tumejibu | mmejibu | wamejibu | imejibu | yamejibu | vimejibu | zimejibu | zimejibu | ||
| future | tutajibu | mtajibu | watajibu | itajibu | yatajibu | vitajibu | zitajibu | zitajibu | ||
| consecutive | tukajibu | mkajibu | wakajibu | ikajibu | yakajibu | vikajibu | zikajibu | zikajibu | ||
| conditional | present | tungejibu | mngejibu | wangejibu | ingejibu | yangejibu | vingejibu | zingejibu | zingejibu | |
| past | tungalijibu | mngalijibu | wangalijibu | ingalijibu | yangalijibu | vingalijibu | zingalijibu | zingalijibu | ||
| subjunctive | general | tujibu | mjibu | wajibu | ijibu | yajibu | vijibu | zijibu | zijibu | |
| consecutive | tukajibu | mkajibu | wakajibu | ikajibu | yakajibu | vikajibu | zikajibu | zikajibu | ||
| comitative | tukijibu | mkijibu | wakijibu | ikijibu | yakijibu | vikijibu | zikijibu | zikijibu | ||
| imperative | tujibu | jibuni! __jibuni!‡ |
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†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form
negative conjugation of jibu
| infinitive | kutojibu or kutokujibu | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular person | ||||||||||
| 1st person mimi |
2nd person wewe |
3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m) |
Class 3 (m) |
Class 5 (ji) |
Class 7 (ki) |
Class 9 (n) |
Class 11/14 (u) |
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| indicative | general | sijibu | hujibu | hajibu | haujibu | halijibu | hakijibu | haijibu | haujibu | |
| progressive | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | ||
| habitual | Use General Form | |||||||||
| past | sikujibu | hukujibu | hakujibu | haukujibu | halikujibu | hakikujibu | haikujibu | haukujibu | ||
| perfect | sijajibu | hujajibu | hajajibu | haujajibu | halijajibu | hakijajibu | haijajibu | haujajibu | ||
| future | sitajibu | hutajibu | hatajibu | hautajibu | halitajibu | hakitajibu | haitajibu | hautajibu | ||
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| conditional | present | nisingejibu | usingejibu | asingejibu | usingejibu | lisingejibu | kisingejibu | isingejibu | usingejibu | |
| past | nisingalijibu | usingalijibu | asingalijibu | usingalijibu | lisingalijibu | kisingalijibu | isingalijibu | usingalijibu | ||
| subjunctive | general | nisijibu | usijibu | asijibu | usijibu | lisijibu | kisijibu | isijibu | usijibu | |
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| comitative | nisipojibu | usipojibu | asipojibu | usipojibu | lisipojibu | kisipojibu | isipojibu | usipojibu | ||
| imperative | usijibu!‡ | |||||||||
| plural person | ||||||||||
| 1st person sisi |
2nd person ninyi |
3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa) |
Class 4 (mi) |
Class 6 (ma) |
Class 8 (vi) |
Class 10 (n) |
Class 10 (n)† |
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| indicative | general | hatujibu | hamjibu | hawajibu | haijibu | hayajibu | havijibu | hazijibu | hazijibu | |
| progressive | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | ||
| habitual | Use General Form | |||||||||
| past | hatukujibu | hamkujibu | hawakujibu | haikujibu | hayakujibu | havikujibu | hazikujibu | hazikujibu | ||
| perfect | hatujajibu | hamjajibu | hawajajibu | haijajibu | hayajajibu | havijajibu | hazijajibu | hazijajibu | ||
| future | hatutajibu | hamtajibu | hawatajibu | haitajibu | hayatajibu | havitajibu | hazitajibu | hazitajibu | ||
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| conditional | present | tusingejibu | msingejibu | wasingejibu | isingejibu | yasingejibu | visingejibu | zisingejibu | zisingejibu | |
| past | tusingalijibu | msingalijibu | wasingalijibu | isingalijibu | yasingalijibu | visingalijibu | zisingalijibu | zisingalijibu | ||
| subjunctive | general | tusijibu | msijibu | wasijibu | isijibu | yasijibu | visijibu | zisijibu | zisijibu | |
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| comitative | tusipojibu | msipojibu | wasipojibu | isipojibu | yasipojibu | visipojibu | zisipojibu | zisipojibu | ||
| imperative | tusijibu | msijibu!‡ | ||||||||
†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form