Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-bebana (infinitive kubebana)
- Reciprocal form of -beba: to carry for each other
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -bebana
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| Positive present
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-nabebana
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| Subjunctive
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-bebane
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| Negative
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-bebani
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| Imperative singular
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bebana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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bebana
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| Plural
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bebaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hubebana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -libebana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubebana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabebana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninabebana/nabebana
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tunabebana
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| 2nd person
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unabebana
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mnabebana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabebana
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wanabebana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabebana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -bebani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sibebani
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hatubebani
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| 2nd person
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hubebani
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hambebani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habebani
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hawabebani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -bebani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabebana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabebana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bebane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nibebane
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tubebane
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| 2nd person
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ubebane
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mbebane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abebane
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wabebane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -bebane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibebane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebebana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebebana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibebana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibebana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abebana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nabebana
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twabebana
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| 2nd person
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wabebana
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mwabebana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abebana
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wabebana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wabebana
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yabebana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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labebana
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yabebana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chabebana
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vyabebana
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| n(IX/X)
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yabebana
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zabebana
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| u(XI)
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wabebana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwabebana
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| pa(XVI)
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pabebana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwabebana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebebana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabebana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabebana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibebana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobebana
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| Consecutive
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kabebana / positive subject concord + -kabebana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabebane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -bebana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-bebanaye
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-bebanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-bebanao
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-bebanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-bebanalo
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-bebanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-bebanacho
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-bebanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-bebanayo
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-bebanazo
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| u(XI)
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-bebanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-bebanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-bebanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-bebanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -bebana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yebebana
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-obebana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-obebana
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-yobebana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lobebana
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-yobebana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chobebana
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-vyobebana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yobebana
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-zobebana
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| u(XI)
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-obebana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kobebana
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| pa(XVI)
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-pobebana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mobebana
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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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