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sharabu

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Noun

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sharabu (n class, plural sharabu)

  1. alcohol

Verb

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-sharabu (infinitive kusharabu)

  1. to drink
  2. to absorb

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -sharabu
Positive present -nasharabu
Subjunctive -sharabu
Negative -sharabu
Imperative singular sharabu
Infinitives
Positive kusharabu
Negative kutosharabu
Imperatives
Singular sharabu
Plural sharabuni
Tensed forms
Habitual husharabu
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisharabu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusharabu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasharabu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasharabu/nasharabu tunasharabu
2nd person unasharabu mnasharabu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasharabu wanasharabu
other classes positive subject concord + -nasharabu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sharabu)
Singular Plural
1st person sisharabu hatusharabu
2nd person husharabu hamsharabu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasharabu hawasharabu
other classes negative subject concord + -sharabu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasharabu
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasharabu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sharabu)
Singular Plural
1st person nisharabu tusharabu
2nd person usharabu msharabu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asharabu washarabu
other classes positive subject concord + -sharabu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisharabu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesharabu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesharabu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisharabu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisharabu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asharabu)
Singular Plural
1st person nasharabu twasharabu
2nd person washarabu mwasharabu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asharabu washarabu
m-mi(III/IV) washarabu yasharabu
ji-ma(V/VI) lasharabu yasharabu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasharabu vyasharabu
n(IX/X) yasharabu zasharabu
u(XI) washarabu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasharabu
pa(XVI) pasharabu
mu(XVIII) mwasharabu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesharabu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasharabu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasharabu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisharabu
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposharabu
Consecutive kasharabu / positive subject concord + -kasharabu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasharabu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisharabu -tusharabu
2nd person -kusharabu -washarabu/-kusharabuni/-washarabuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msharabu -washarabu
m-mi(III/IV) -usharabu -isharabu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisharabu -yasharabu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisharabu -visharabu
n(IX/X) -isharabu -zisharabu
u(XI) -usharabu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusharabu
pa(XVI) -pasharabu
mu(XVIII) -musharabu
Reflexive -jisharabu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sharabu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -sharabuye -sharabuo
m-mi(III/IV) -sharabuo -sharabuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -sharabulo -sharabuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sharabucho -sharabuvyo
n(IX/X) -sharabuyo -sharabuzo
u(XI) -sharabuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -sharabuko
pa(XVI) -sharabupo
mu(XVIII) -sharabumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sharabu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesharabu -osharabu
m-mi(III/IV) -osharabu -yosharabu
ji-ma(V/VI) -losharabu -yosharabu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosharabu -vyosharabu
n(IX/X) -yosharabu -zosharabu
u(XI) -osharabu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosharabu
pa(XVI) -posharabu
mu(XVIII) -mosharabu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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