jibu

jibu

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic أَجَابَ‎ (ʾajāba).

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
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kujibu							kutojibu
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					jibu							jibuni
Habitual					hujibu
Complex finite forms
Polarity	Persons				Persons / Classes		Classes
	1st		2nd		3rd / M-wa		M-mi		Ma		Ki-vi		N		U	Ku	Pa	Mu
	Sg.	Pl.	Sg.	Pl.	Sg. / 1	Pl. / 2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11 / 14	15 / 17	16	18
Past Positive nilijibu nalijibu tulijibu twalijibu ulijibu walijibu mlijibu mwalijibu alijibu walijibu ulijibu ilijibu lilijibu yalijibu kilijibu vilijibu ilijibu zilijibu ulijibu kulijibu palijibu mulijibu Relative niliojibu naliojibu tuliojibu twaliojibu uliojibu waliojibu mliojibu mwaliojibu aliojibu waliojibu uliojibu iliojibu liliojibu yaliojibu kiliojibu viliojibu iliojibu ziliojibu uliojibu kuliojibu paliojibu muliojibu Negative sikujibu hatukujibu hukujibu hamkujibu hakujibu hawakujibu haukujibu haikujibu halikujibu hayakujibu hakikujibu havikujibu haikujibu hazikujibu haukujibu hakukujibu hapakujibu hamukujibu
Present Positive ninajibu najibu tunajibu unajibu mnajibu anajibu wanajibu unajibu inajibu linajibu yanajibu kinajibu vinajibu inajibu zinajibu unajibu kunajibu panajibu munajibu Relative ninaojibu naojibu tunaojibu unaojibu mnaojibu anaojibu wanaojibu unaojibu inaojibu linaojibu yanaojibu kinaojibu vinaojibu inaojibu zinaojibu unaojibu kunaojibu panaojibu munaojibu Negative sijibu hatujibu hujibu hamjibu hajibu hawajibu haujibu haijibu halijibu hayajibu hakijibu havijibu haijibu hazijibu haujibu hakujibu hapajibu hamujibu
Future Positive nitajibu tutajibu utajibu mtajibu atajibu watajibu utajibu itajibu litajibu yatajibu kitajibu vitajibu itajibu zitajibu utajibu kutajibu patajibu mutajibu Relative nitakaojibu tutakaojibu utakaojibu mtakaojibu atakaojibu watakaojibu utakaojibu itakaojibu litakaojibu yatakaojibu kitakaojibu vitakaojibu itakaojibu zitakaojibu utakaojibu kutakaojibu patakaojibu mutakaojibu Negative sitajibu hatutajibu hutajibu hamtajibu hatajibu hawatajibu hautajibu haitajibu halitajibu hayatajibu hakitajibu havitajibu haitajibu hazitajibu hautajibu hakutajibu hapatajibu hamutajibu
Subjunctive Positive nijibu tujibu ujibu mjibu ajibu wajibu ujibu ijibu lijibu yajibu kijibu vijibu ijibu zijibu ujibu kujibu pajibu mujibu Negative nisijibu tusijibu usijibu msijibu asijibu wasijibu usijibu isijibu lisijibu yasijibu kisijibu visijibu isijibu zisijibu usijibu kusijibu pasijibu musijibu
Present Conditional Positive ningejibu tungejibu ungejibu mngejibu angejibu wangejibu ungejibu ingejibu lingejibu yangejibu kingejibu vingejibu ingejibu zingejibu ungejibu kungejibu pangejibu mungejibu Negative nisingejibu singejibu tusingejibu hatungejibu usingejibu hungejibu msingejibu hamngejibu asingejibu hangejibu wasingejibu hawangejibu usingejibu haungejibu isingejibu haingejibu lisingejibu halingejibu yasingejibu hayangejibu kisingejibu hakingejibu visingejibu havingejibu isingejibu haingejibu zisingejibu hazingejibu usingejibu haungejibu kusingejibu hakungejibu pasingejibu hapangejibu musingejibu hamungejibu
Past Conditional Positive ningalijibu tungalijibu ungalijibu mngalijibu angalijibu wangalijibu ungalijibu ingalijibu lingalijibu yangalijibu kingalijibu vingalijibu ingalijibu zingalijibu ungalijibu kungalijibu pangalijibu mungalijibu Negative nisingalijibu singalijibu tusingalijibu hatungalijibu usingalijibu hungalijibu msingalijibu hamngalijibu asingalijibu hangalijibu wasingalijibu hawangalijibu usingalijibu haungalijibu isingalijibu haingalijibu lisingalijibu halingalijibu yasingalijibu hayangalijibu kisingalijibu hakingalijibu visingalijibu havingalijibu isingalijibu haingalijibu zisingalijibu hazingalijibu usingalijibu haungalijibu kusingalijibu hakungalijibu pasingalijibu hapangalijibu musingalijibu hamungalijibu
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningelijibu tungelijibu ungelijibu mngelijibu angelijibu wangelijibu ungelijibu ingelijibu lingelijibu yangelijibu kingelijibu vingelijibu ingelijibu zingelijibu ungelijibu kungelijibu pangelijibu mungelijibu
General Relative Positive nijibu tujibu ujibu mjibu ajibu wajibu ujibu ijibu lijibu yajibu kijibu vijibu ijibu zijibu ujibu kujibu pajibu mujibu Negative nisiojibu tusiojibu usiojibu msiojibu asiojibu wasiojibu usiojibu isiojibu lisiojibu yasiojibu kisiojibu visiojibu isiojibu zisiojibu usiojibu kusiojibu pasiojibu musiojibu
Gnomic Positive najibu twajibu wajibu mwajibu ajibu wajibu wajibu yajibu lajibu yajibu chajibu vyajibu yajibu zajibu wajibu kwajibu pajibu mwajibu
Perfect Positive nimejibu tumejibu umejibu mmejibu amejibu wamejibu umejibu imejibu limejibu yamejibu kimejibu vimejibu imejibu zimejibu umejibu kumejibu pamejibu mumejibu
"Already" Positive nimeshajibu tumeshajibu umeshajibu mmeshajibu ameshajibu wameshajibu umeshajibu imeshajibu limeshajibu yameshajibu kimeshajibu vimeshajibu imeshajibu zimeshajibu umeshajibu kumeshajibu pameshajibu mumeshajibu
"Not yet" Negative sijajibu hatujajibu hujajibu hamjajibu hajajibu hawajajibu haujajibu haijajibu halijajibu hayajajibu hakijajibu havijajibu haijajibu hazijajibu haujajibu hakujajibu hapajajibu hamujajibu
"If/When" Positive nikijibu tukijibu ukijibu mkijibu akijibu wakijibu ukijibu ikijibu likijibu yakijibu kikijibu vikijibu ikijibu zikijibu ukijibu kukijibu pakijibu mukijibu
"If not" Negative nisipojibu tusipojibu usipojibu msipojibu asipojibu wasipojibu usipojibu isipojibu lisipojibu yasipojibu kisipojibu visipojibu isipojibu zisipojibu usipojibu kusipojibu pasipojibu musipojibu
Consecutive Positive nikajibu tukajibu ukajibu mkajibu akajibu wakajibu ukajibu ikajibu likajibu yakajibu kikajibu vikajibu ikajibu zikajibu ukajibu kukajibu pakajibu mukajibu
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other 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
  • Passive: -jibiwa
  • Stative: -jibika