Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-busiana (infinitive kubusiana)
- Reciprocal form of -busu: to kiss each other
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -busiana
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| Positive present
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-nabusiana
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| Subjunctive
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-busiane
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| Negative
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-busiani
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| Imperative singular
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busiana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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busiana
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| Plural
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busianeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hubusiana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -libusiana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubusiana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabusiana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninabusiana/nabusiana
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tunabusiana
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| 2nd person
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unabusiana
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mnabusiana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabusiana
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wanabusiana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabusiana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -busiani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sibusiani
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hatubusiani
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| 2nd person
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hubusiani
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hambusiani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habusiani
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hawabusiani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -busiani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabusiana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabusiana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -busiane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nibusiane
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tubusiane
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| 2nd person
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ubusiane
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mbusiane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abusiane
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wabusiane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -busiane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibusiane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebusiana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebusiana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibusiana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibusiana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abusiana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nabusiana
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twabusiana
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| 2nd person
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wabusiana
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mwabusiana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abusiana
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wabusiana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wabusiana
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yabusiana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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labusiana
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yabusiana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chabusiana
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vyabusiana
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| n(IX/X)
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yabusiana
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zabusiana
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| u(XI)
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wabusiana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwabusiana
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| pa(XVI)
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pabusiana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwabusiana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebusiana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabusiana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabusiana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibusiana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobusiana
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| Consecutive
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kabusiana / positive subject concord + -kabusiana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabusiane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -busiana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-busianaye
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-busianao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-busianao
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-busianayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-busianalo
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-busianayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-busianacho
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-busianavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-busianayo
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-busianazo
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| u(XI)
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-busianao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-busianako
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| pa(XVI)
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-busianapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-busianamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -busiana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yebusiana
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-obusiana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-obusiana
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-yobusiana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lobusiana
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-yobusiana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chobusiana
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-vyobusiana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yobusiana
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-zobusiana
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| u(XI)
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-obusiana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kobusiana
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| pa(XVI)
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-pobusiana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mobusiana
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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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