thubutu

thubutu

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic ثَبَتَ‎ (ṯabata).

Noun

-thubutu (infinitive kuthubutu)

1. to dare, to have the courage to do something

Conjugation

Conjugation of -thubutu
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kuthubutu							kutothubutu
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					thubutu							thubutuni
Habitual					huthubutu
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 nilithubutu nalithubutu tulithubutu twalithubutu ulithubutu walithubutu mlithubutu mwalithubutu alithubutu walithubutu ulithubutu ilithubutu lilithubutu yalithubutu kilithubutu vilithubutu ilithubutu zilithubutu ulithubutu kulithubutu palithubutu mulithubutu Relative niliothubutu naliothubutu tuliothubutu twaliothubutu uliothubutu waliothubutu mliothubutu mwaliothubutu aliothubutu waliothubutu uliothubutu iliothubutu liliothubutu yaliothubutu kiliothubutu viliothubutu iliothubutu ziliothubutu uliothubutu kuliothubutu paliothubutu muliothubutu Negative sikuthubutu hatukuthubutu hukuthubutu hamkuthubutu hakuthubutu hawakuthubutu haukuthubutu haikuthubutu halikuthubutu hayakuthubutu hakikuthubutu havikuthubutu haikuthubutu hazikuthubutu haukuthubutu hakukuthubutu hapakuthubutu hamukuthubutu
Present Positive ninathubutu nathubutu tunathubutu unathubutu mnathubutu anathubutu wanathubutu unathubutu inathubutu linathubutu yanathubutu kinathubutu vinathubutu inathubutu zinathubutu unathubutu kunathubutu panathubutu munathubutu Relative ninaothubutu naothubutu tunaothubutu unaothubutu mnaothubutu anaothubutu wanaothubutu unaothubutu inaothubutu linaothubutu yanaothubutu kinaothubutu vinaothubutu inaothubutu zinaothubutu unaothubutu kunaothubutu panaothubutu munaothubutu Negative sithubutu hatuthubutu huthubutu hamthubutu hathubutu hawathubutu hauthubutu haithubutu halithubutu hayathubutu hakithubutu havithubutu haithubutu hazithubutu hauthubutu hakuthubutu hapathubutu hamuthubutu
Future Positive nitathubutu tutathubutu utathubutu mtathubutu atathubutu watathubutu utathubutu itathubutu litathubutu yatathubutu kitathubutu vitathubutu itathubutu zitathubutu utathubutu kutathubutu patathubutu mutathubutu Relative nitakaothubutu tutakaothubutu utakaothubutu mtakaothubutu atakaothubutu watakaothubutu utakaothubutu itakaothubutu litakaothubutu yatakaothubutu kitakaothubutu vitakaothubutu itakaothubutu zitakaothubutu utakaothubutu kutakaothubutu patakaothubutu mutakaothubutu Negative sitathubutu hatutathubutu hutathubutu hamtathubutu hatathubutu hawatathubutu hautathubutu haitathubutu halitathubutu hayatathubutu hakitathubutu havitathubutu haitathubutu hazitathubutu hautathubutu hakutathubutu hapatathubutu hamutathubutu
Subjunctive Positive nithubutu tuthubutu uthubutu mthubutu athubutu wathubutu uthubutu ithubutu lithubutu yathubutu kithubutu vithubutu ithubutu zithubutu uthubutu kuthubutu pathubutu muthubutu Negative nisithubutu tusithubutu usithubutu msithubutu asithubutu wasithubutu usithubutu isithubutu lisithubutu yasithubutu kisithubutu visithubutu isithubutu zisithubutu usithubutu kusithubutu pasithubutu musithubutu
Present Conditional Positive ningethubutu tungethubutu ungethubutu mngethubutu angethubutu wangethubutu ungethubutu ingethubutu lingethubutu yangethubutu kingethubutu vingethubutu ingethubutu zingethubutu ungethubutu kungethubutu pangethubutu mungethubutu Negative nisingethubutu singethubutu tusingethubutu hatungethubutu usingethubutu hungethubutu msingethubutu hamngethubutu asingethubutu hangethubutu wasingethubutu hawangethubutu usingethubutu haungethubutu isingethubutu haingethubutu lisingethubutu halingethubutu yasingethubutu hayangethubutu kisingethubutu hakingethubutu visingethubutu havingethubutu isingethubutu haingethubutu zisingethubutu hazingethubutu usingethubutu haungethubutu kusingethubutu hakungethubutu pasingethubutu hapangethubutu musingethubutu hamungethubutu
Past Conditional Positive ningalithubutu tungalithubutu ungalithubutu mngalithubutu angalithubutu wangalithubutu ungalithubutu ingalithubutu lingalithubutu yangalithubutu kingalithubutu vingalithubutu ingalithubutu zingalithubutu ungalithubutu kungalithubutu pangalithubutu mungalithubutu Negative nisingalithubutu singalithubutu tusingalithubutu hatungalithubutu usingalithubutu hungalithubutu msingalithubutu hamngalithubutu asingalithubutu hangalithubutu wasingalithubutu hawangalithubutu usingalithubutu haungalithubutu isingalithubutu haingalithubutu lisingalithubutu halingalithubutu yasingalithubutu hayangalithubutu kisingalithubutu hakingalithubutu visingalithubutu havingalithubutu isingalithubutu haingalithubutu zisingalithubutu hazingalithubutu usingalithubutu haungalithubutu kusingalithubutu hakungalithubutu pasingalithubutu hapangalithubutu musingalithubutu hamungalithubutu
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningelithubutu tungelithubutu ungelithubutu mngelithubutu angelithubutu wangelithubutu ungelithubutu ingelithubutu lingelithubutu yangelithubutu kingelithubutu vingelithubutu ingelithubutu zingelithubutu ungelithubutu kungelithubutu pangelithubutu mungelithubutu
General Relative Positive nithubutu tuthubutu uthubutu mthubutu athubutu wathubutu uthubutu ithubutu lithubutu yathubutu kithubutu vithubutu ithubutu zithubutu uthubutu kuthubutu pathubutu muthubutu Negative nisiothubutu tusiothubutu usiothubutu msiothubutu asiothubutu wasiothubutu usiothubutu isiothubutu lisiothubutu yasiothubutu kisiothubutu visiothubutu isiothubutu zisiothubutu usiothubutu kusiothubutu pasiothubutu musiothubutu
Gnomic Positive nathubutu twathubutu wathubutu mwathubutu athubutu wathubutu wathubutu yathubutu lathubutu yathubutu chathubutu vyathubutu yathubutu zathubutu wathubutu kwathubutu pathubutu mwathubutu
Perfect Positive nimethubutu tumethubutu umethubutu mmethubutu amethubutu wamethubutu umethubutu imethubutu limethubutu yamethubutu kimethubutu vimethubutu imethubutu zimethubutu umethubutu kumethubutu pamethubutu mumethubutu
"Already" Positive nimeshathubutu tumeshathubutu umeshathubutu mmeshathubutu ameshathubutu wameshathubutu umeshathubutu imeshathubutu limeshathubutu yameshathubutu kimeshathubutu vimeshathubutu imeshathubutu zimeshathubutu umeshathubutu kumeshathubutu pameshathubutu mumeshathubutu
"Not yet" Negative sijathubutu hatujathubutu hujathubutu hamjathubutu hajathubutu hawajathubutu haujathubutu haijathubutu halijathubutu hayajathubutu hakijathubutu havijathubutu haijathubutu hazijathubutu haujathubutu hakujathubutu hapajathubutu hamujathubutu
"If/When" Positive nikithubutu tukithubutu ukithubutu mkithubutu akithubutu wakithubutu ukithubutu ikithubutu likithubutu yakithubutu kikithubutu vikithubutu ikithubutu zikithubutu ukithubutu kukithubutu pakithubutu mukithubutu
"If not" Negative nisipothubutu tusipothubutu usipothubutu msipothubutu asipothubutu wasipothubutu usipothubutu isipothubutu lisipothubutu yasipothubutu kisipothubutu visipothubutu isipothubutu zisipothubutu usipothubutu kusipothubutu pasipothubutu musipothubutu
Consecutive Positive nikathubutu tukathubutu ukathubutu mkathubutu akathubutu wakathubutu ukathubutu ikathubutu likathubutu yakathubutu kikathubutu vikathubutu ikathubutu zikathubutu ukathubutu kukathubutu pakathubutu mukathubutu
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.