Swahili
Etymology
Back-formation from mbashiri.
Pronunciation
Verb
-bashiri (infinitive kubashiri)
- to predict, to foretell (to state, or make something known in advance)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -bashiri
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| Positive present
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-nabashiri
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| Subjunctive
|
-bashiri
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| Negative
|
-bashiri
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| Imperative singular
|
bashiri
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
bashiri
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| Plural
|
bashirini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hubashiri
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -libashiri
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubashiri
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabashiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninabashiri/nabashiri
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tunabashiri
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| 2nd person
|
unabashiri
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mnabashiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anabashiri
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wanabashiri
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabashiri
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -bashiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sibashiri
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hatubashiri
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| 2nd person
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hubashiri
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hambashiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habashiri
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hawabashiri
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -bashiri
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabashiri
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabashiri
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bashiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nibashiri
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tubashiri
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| 2nd person
|
ubashiri
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mbashiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
abashiri
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wabashiri
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -bashiri
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibashiri
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebashiri
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebashiri
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibashiri
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibashiri
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abashiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nabashiri
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twabashiri
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| 2nd person
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wabashiri
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mwabashiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
abashiri
|
wabashiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wabashiri
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yabashiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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labashiri
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yabashiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chabashiri
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vyabashiri
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| n(IX/X)
|
yabashiri
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zabashiri
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| u(XI)
|
wabashiri
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwabashiri
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| pa(XVI)
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pabashiri
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwabashiri
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebashiri
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabashiri
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabashiri
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibashiri
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobashiri
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| Consecutive
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kabashiri / positive subject concord + -kabashiri
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabashiri
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nibashiri
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-tubashiri
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| 2nd person
|
-kubashiri
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-wabashiri/-kubashirini/-wabashirini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mbashiri
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-wabashiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ubashiri
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-ibashiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-libashiri
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-yabashiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kibashiri
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-vibashiri
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ibashiri
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-zibashiri
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| u(XI)
|
-ubashiri
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kubashiri
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| pa(XVI)
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-pabashiri
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mubashiri
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| Reflexive
|
-jibashiri
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bashiri- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-bashiriye
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-bashirio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-bashirio
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-bashiriyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-bashirilo
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-bashiriyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-bashiricho
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-bashirivyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-bashiriyo
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-bashirizo
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| u(XI)
|
-bashirio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-bashiriko
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| pa(XVI)
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-bashiripo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-bashirimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bashiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yebashiri
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-obashiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-obashiri
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-yobashiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lobashiri
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-yobashiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chobashiri
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-vyobashiri
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| n(IX/X)
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-yobashiri
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-zobashiri
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| u(XI)
|
-obashiri
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kobashiri
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pobashiri
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mobashiri
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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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