Latvian
Noun
busu m
- inflection of buss:
- accusative/instrumental singular
- genitive plural
Maltese
Pronunciation
Verb
busu
- second-person plural imperative of bies
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
busu f (definite singular buso, indefinite plural busur, definite plural busune)
- (pre-1917) alternative form of bose
Swahili
Etymology
Ultimately from Classical Persian بوسه (bōsa), through an Arabic intermediate; compare Omani Arabic بوس (būs) and Arabic بَاسَ (bāsa, verb), the imperative of which would regularly yield the Swahili verb.
Pronunciation
Noun
busu class V (plural mabusu class VI)
- kiss
- Synonym: kisi
Verb
-busu (infinitive kubusu)
- to kiss
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -busu
|
| Positive present
|
-nabusu
|
| Subjunctive
|
-busu
|
| Negative
|
-busu
|
| Imperative singular
|
busu
|
|
| Infinitives
|
| Positive
|
kubusu
|
| Negative
|
kutobusu
|
|
| Imperatives
|
| Singular
|
busu
|
| Plural
|
busuni
|
|
| Tensed forms
|
| Habitual
|
hubusu
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -libusu
|
| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kubusu
|
|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabusu)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninabusu/nabusu
|
tunabusu
|
| 2nd person
|
unabusu
|
mnabusu
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anabusu
|
wanabusu
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nabusu
|
|
| Negative present (negative subject concord + -busu)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
sibusu
|
hatubusu
|
| 2nd person
|
hubusu
|
hambusu
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
habusu
|
hawabusu
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -busu
|
|
| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tabusu
|
| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tabusu
|
|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -busu)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nibusu
|
tubusu
|
| 2nd person
|
ubusu
|
mbusu
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
abusu
|
wabusu
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -busu
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sibusu
|
| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngebusu
|
| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singebusu
|
| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalibusu
|
| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalibusu
|
|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abusu)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nabusu
|
twabusu
|
| 2nd person
|
wabusu
|
mwabusu
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
abusu
|
wabusu
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wabusu
|
yabusu
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
labusu
|
yabusu
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chabusu
|
vyabusu
|
| n(IX/X)
|
yabusu
|
zabusu
|
| u(XI)
|
wabusu
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwabusu
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
pabusu
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
mwabusu
|
|
|
| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mebusu
|
| "Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshabusu
|
| "Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -jabusu
|
| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kibusu
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipobusu
|
| Consecutive
|
kabusu / positive subject concord + -kabusu
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kabusu
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nibusu
|
-tubusu
|
| 2nd person
|
-kubusu
|
-wabusu/-kubusuni/-wabusuni
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mbusu
|
-wabusu
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ubusu
|
-ibusu
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-libusu
|
-yabusu
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kibusu
|
-vibusu
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-ibusu
|
-zibusu
|
| u(XI)
|
-ubusu
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kubusu
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-pabusu
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-mubusu
|
|
| Reflexive
|
-jibusu
|
|
| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -busu- + relative marker)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-busuye
|
-busuo
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-busuo
|
-busuyo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-busulo
|
-busuyo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-busucho
|
-busuvyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-busuyo
|
-busuzo
|
| u(XI)
|
-busuo
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-busuko
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-busupo
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-busumo
|
|
|
| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -busu)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yebusu
|
-obusu
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-obusu
|
-yobusu
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lobusu
|
-yobusu
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chobusu
|
-vyobusu
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yobusu
|
-zobusu
|
| u(XI)
|
-obusu
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kobusu
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-pobusu
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-mobusu
|
|
|
|
| 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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Synonyms
Derived terms
- Verbal derivations:
- Reciprocal: -busiana (“to kiss each other”)
Ternate
Pronunciation
Verb
busu
- (transitive) to dislike
Conjugation
Conjugation of busu
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| inclusive
|
exclusive
|
| 1st person
|
tobusu
|
fobusu
|
mibusu
|
| 2nd person
|
nobusu
|
nibusu
|
3rd
person
|
masculine
|
obusu
|
ibusu
yobusu (archaic)
|
| feminine
|
mobusu
|
| neuter
|
ibusu
|
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh