Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic بَيَّنَ (bayyana).
Pronunciation
Verb
-baini (infinitive kubaini)
- to understand
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -baini
|
| Positive present
|
-nabaini
|
| Subjunctive
|
-baini
|
| Negative
|
-baini
|
| Imperative singular
|
baini
|
|
| Infinitives
|
| Positive
|
kubaini
|
| Negative
|
kutobaini
|
|
| Imperatives
|
| Singular
|
baini
|
| Plural
|
bainini
|
|
| Tensed forms
|
| Habitual
|
hubaini
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -libaini
|
| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kubaini
|
|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabaini)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninabaini/nabaini
|
tunabaini
|
| 2nd person
|
unabaini
|
mnabaini
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anabaini
|
wanabaini
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nabaini
|
|
| Negative present (negative subject concord + -baini)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
sibaini
|
hatubaini
|
| 2nd person
|
hubaini
|
hambaini
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
habaini
|
hawabaini
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -baini
|
|
| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tabaini
|
| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tabaini
|
|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -baini)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nibaini
|
tubaini
|
| 2nd person
|
ubaini
|
mbaini
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
abaini
|
wabaini
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -baini
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sibaini
|
| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngebaini
|
| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singebaini
|
| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalibaini
|
| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalibaini
|
|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abaini)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nabaini
|
twabaini
|
| 2nd person
|
wabaini
|
mwabaini
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
abaini
|
wabaini
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wabaini
|
yabaini
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
labaini
|
yabaini
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chabaini
|
vyabaini
|
| n(IX/X)
|
yabaini
|
zabaini
|
| u(XI)
|
wabaini
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwabaini
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
pabaini
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
mwabaini
|
|
|
| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mebaini
|
| "Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshabaini
|
| "Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -jabaini
|
| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kibaini
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipobaini
|
| Consecutive
|
kabaini / positive subject concord + -kabaini
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kabaini
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nibaini
|
-tubaini
|
| 2nd person
|
-kubaini
|
-wabaini/-kubainini/-wabainini
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mbaini
|
-wabaini
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ubaini
|
-ibaini
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-libaini
|
-yabaini
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kibaini
|
-vibaini
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-ibaini
|
-zibaini
|
| u(XI)
|
-ubaini
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kubaini
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-pabaini
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-mubaini
|
|
| Reflexive
|
-jibaini
|
|
| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -baini- + relative marker)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-bainiye
|
-bainio
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-bainio
|
-bainiyo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-bainilo
|
-bainiyo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-bainicho
|
-bainivyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-bainiyo
|
-bainizo
|
| u(XI)
|
-bainio
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-bainiko
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-bainipo
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-bainimo
|
|
|
| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -baini)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yebaini
|
-obaini
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-obaini
|
-yobaini
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lobaini
|
-yobaini
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chobaini
|
-vyobaini
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yobaini
|
-zobaini
|
| u(XI)
|
-obaini
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kobaini
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-pobaini
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-mobaini
|
|
|
|
| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
|
Derived terms