Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-aibishana (infinitive kuaibishana)
- Reciprocal form of -aibisha
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -aibishana
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| Positive present
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-naaibishana
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| Subjunctive
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-aibishane
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| Negative
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-aibishani
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| Imperative singular
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aibishana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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aibishana
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| Plural
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aibishaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huaibishana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liaibishana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuaibishana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naaibishana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaaibishana/naaibishana
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tunaaibishana
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| 2nd person
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unaaibishana
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mnaaibishana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaaibishana
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wanaaibishana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naaibishana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -aibishani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siaibishani
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hatuaibishani
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| 2nd person
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huaibishani
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hamwaibishani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haaibishani
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hawaaibishani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -aibishani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taaibishana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taaibishana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -aibishane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niaibishane
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tuaibishane
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| 2nd person
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uaibishane
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mwaibishane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aaibishane
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waaibishane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -aibishane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siaibishane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeaibishana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeaibishana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliaibishana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliaibishana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aaibishana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naaibishana
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twaaibishana
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| 2nd person
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waaibishana
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mwaaibishana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aaibishana
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waaibishana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waaibishana
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yaaibishana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laaibishana
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yaaibishana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaaibishana
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vyaaibishana
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| n(IX/X)
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yaaibishana
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zaaibishana
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| u(XI)
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waaibishana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaaibishana
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| pa(XVI)
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paaibishana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaaibishana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meaibishana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaaibishana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaaibishana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiaibishana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoaibishana
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| Consecutive
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kaaibishana / positive subject concord + -kaaibishana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaaibishane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -aibishana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-aibishanaye
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-aibishanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-aibishanao
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-aibishanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-aibishanalo
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-aibishanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-aibishanacho
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-aibishanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-aibishanayo
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-aibishanazo
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| u(XI)
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-aibishanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-aibishanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-aibishanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-aibishanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -aibishana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeaibishana
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-oaibishana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oaibishana
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-yoaibishana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loaibishana
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-yoaibishana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choaibishana
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-vyoaibishana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoaibishana
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-zoaibishana
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| u(XI)
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-oaibishana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koaibishana
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| pa(XVI)
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-poaibishana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moaibishana
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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