bainiana

Swahili

Verb

-bainiana (infinitive kubainiana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -baini

Conjugation

Conjugation of -bainiana
Positive present -nabainiana
Subjunctive -bainiane
Negative -bainiani
Imperative singular bainiana
Infinitives
Positive kubainiana
Negative kutobainiana
Imperatives
Singular bainiana
Plural bainianeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubainiana
Positive past positive subject concord + -libainiana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kubainiana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabainiana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninabainiana/nabainiana tunabainiana
2nd person unabainiana mnabainiana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabainiana wanabainiana
other classes positive subject concord + -nabainiana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bainiani)
Singular Plural
1st person sibainiani hatubainiani
2nd person hubainiani hambainiani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) habainiani hawabainiani
other classes negative subject concord + -bainiani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabainiana
Negative future negative subject concord + -tabainiana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bainiane)
Singular Plural
1st person nibainiane tubainiane
2nd person ubainiane mbainiane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abainiane wabainiane
other classes positive subject concord + -bainiane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibainiane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebainiana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebainiana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibainiana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibainiana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abainiana)
Singular Plural
1st person nabainiana twabainiana
2nd person wabainiana mwabainiana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abainiana wabainiana
m-mi(III/IV) wabainiana yabainiana
ji-ma(V/VI) labainiana yabainiana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabainiana vyabainiana
n(IX/X) yabainiana zabainiana
u(XI) wabainiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwabainiana
pa(XVI) pabainiana
mu(XVIII) mwabainiana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebainiana
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshabainiana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabainiana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kibainiana
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipobainiana
Consecutive kabainiana / positive subject concord + -kabainiana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabainiane
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nibainiana -tubainiana
2nd person -kubainiana -wabainiana/-kubainianeni/-wabainianeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbainiana -wabainiana
m-mi(III/IV) -ubainiana -ibainiana
ji-ma(V/VI) -libainiana -yabainiana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibainiana -vibainiana
n(IX/X) -ibainiana -zibainiana
u(XI) -ubainiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kubainiana
pa(XVI) -pabainiana
mu(XVIII) -mubainiana
Reflexive -jibainiana
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bainiana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -bainianaye -bainianao
m-mi(III/IV) -bainianao -bainianayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -bainianalo -bainianayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bainianacho -bainianavyo
n(IX/X) -bainianayo -bainianazo
u(XI) -bainianao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -bainianako
pa(XVI) -bainianapo
mu(XVIII) -bainianamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bainiana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yebainiana -obainiana
m-mi(III/IV) -obainiana -yobainiana
ji-ma(V/VI) -lobainiana -yobainiana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobainiana -vyobainiana
n(IX/X) -yobainiana -zobainiana
u(XI) -obainiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kobainiana
pa(XVI) -pobainiana
mu(XVIII) -mobainiana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.