Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-bishana (infinitive kubishana)
- Reciprocal form of -bisha: to argue
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -bishana
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| Positive present
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-nabishana
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| Subjunctive
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-bishane
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| Negative
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-bishani
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| Imperative singular
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bishana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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bishana
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| Plural
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bishaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hubishana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -libishana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubishana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabishana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninabishana/nabishana
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tunabishana
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| 2nd person
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unabishana
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mnabishana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabishana
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wanabishana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabishana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -bishani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sibishani
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hatubishani
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| 2nd person
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hubishani
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hambishani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habishani
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hawabishani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -bishani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabishana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabishana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bishane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nibishane
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tubishane
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| 2nd person
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ubishane
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mbishane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abishane
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wabishane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -bishane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibishane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebishana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebishana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibishana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibishana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abishana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nabishana
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twabishana
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| 2nd person
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wabishana
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mwabishana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abishana
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wabishana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wabishana
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yabishana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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labishana
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yabishana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chabishana
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vyabishana
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| n(IX/X)
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yabishana
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zabishana
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| u(XI)
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wabishana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwabishana
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| pa(XVI)
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pabishana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwabishana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebishana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabishana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabishana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibishana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobishana
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| Consecutive
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kabishana / positive subject concord + -kabishana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabishane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -bishana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-bishanaye
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-bishanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-bishanao
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-bishanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-bishanalo
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-bishanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-bishanacho
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-bishanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-bishanayo
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-bishanazo
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| u(XI)
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-bishanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-bishanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-bishanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-bishanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -bishana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yebishana
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-obishana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-obishana
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-yobishana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lobishana
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-yobishana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chobishana
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-vyobishana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yobishana
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-zobishana
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| u(XI)
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-obishana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kobishana
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| pa(XVI)
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-pobishana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mobishana
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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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Derived terms