jaribu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَرَّبَ (jarraba).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-jaribu (infinitive kujaribu)

1. to try, to attempt
2. to test
3. to experiment

Conjugation

Conjugation of -jaribu
Positive present -najaribu Subjunctive -jaribu Negative -jaribu Imperative singular jaribu
Infinitives
Positive kujaribu Negative kutojaribu
Imperatives
Singular jaribu Plural jaribuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hujaribu Positive past positive subject concord + -lijaribu Negative past negative subject concord + -kujaribu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najaribu) Singular Plural 1st person ninajaribu/najaribu tunajaribu 2nd person unajaribu mnajaribu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajaribu wanajaribu other classes positive subject concord + -najaribu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jaribu) Singular Plural 1st person sijaribu hatujaribu 2nd person hujaribu hamjaribu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajaribu hawajaribu other classes negative subject concord + -jaribu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajaribu Negative future negative subject concord + -tajaribu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jaribu) Singular Plural 1st person nijaribu tujaribu 2nd person ujaribu mjaribu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajaribu wajaribu other classes positive subject concord + -jaribu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijaribu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejaribu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejaribu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijaribu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijaribu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajaribu) Singular Plural 1st person najaribu twajaribu 2nd person wajaribu mwajaribu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajaribu wajaribu m-mi(III/IV) wajaribu yajaribu ji-ma(V/VI) lajaribu yajaribu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajaribu vyajaribu n(IX/X) yajaribu zajaribu u(XI) wajaribu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwajaribu pa(XVI) pajaribu mu(XVIII) mwajaribu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejaribu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshajaribu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajaribu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kijaribu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipojaribu Consecutive kajaribu / positive subject concord + -kajaribu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajaribu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nijaribu -tujaribu 2nd person -kujaribu -wajaribu/-kujaribuni/-wajaribuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjaribu -wajaribu m-mi(III/IV) -ujaribu -ijaribu ji-ma(V/VI) -lijaribu -yajaribu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijaribu -vijaribu n(IX/X) -ijaribu -zijaribu u(XI) -ujaribu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kujaribu pa(XVI) -pajaribu mu(XVIII) -mujaribu Reflexive -jijaribu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jaribu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -jaribuye -jaribuo m-mi(III/IV) -jaribuo -jaribuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -jaribulo -jaribuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jaribucho -jaribuvyo n(IX/X) -jaribuyo -jaribuzo u(XI) -jaribuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -jaribuko pa(XVI) -jaribupo mu(XVIII) -jaribumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jaribu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yejaribu -ojaribu m-mi(III/IV) -ojaribu -yojaribu ji-ma(V/VI) -lojaribu -yojaribu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojaribu -vyojaribu n(IX/X) -yojaribu -zojaribu u(XI) -ojaribu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kojaribu pa(XVI) -pojaribu mu(XVIII) -mojaribu
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: -jaribia
  • Causative: -jaribisha
  • Passive: -jaribiwa

• Nominal derivations:
  • jaribio