baini

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See also: baîni

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَيَّنَ (bayyana).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-baini (infinitive kubaini)

  1. to understand

Conjugation

Conjugation of -baini
Positive present -nabaini
Subjunctive -baini
Negative -baini
Imperative singular baini
Infinitives
Positive kubaini
Negative kutobaini
Imperatives
Singular baini
Plural bainini
Tensed forms
Habitual hubaini
Positive past positive subject concord + -libaini
Negative past negative subject concord + -kubaini
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabaini)
Singular Plural
1st person ninabaini/nabaini tunabaini
2nd person unabaini mnabaini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabaini wanabaini
other classes positive subject concord + -nabaini
Negative present (negative subject concord + -baini)
Singular Plural
1st person sibaini hatubaini
2nd person hubaini hambaini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) habaini hawabaini
other classes negative subject concord + -baini
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabaini
Negative future negative subject concord + -tabaini
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -baini)
Singular Plural
1st person nibaini tubaini
2nd person ubaini mbaini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abaini wabaini
other classes positive subject concord + -baini
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibaini
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebaini
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebaini
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibaini
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibaini
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abaini)
Singular Plural
1st person nabaini twabaini
2nd person wabaini mwabaini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abaini wabaini
m-mi(III/IV) wabaini yabaini
ji-ma(V/VI) labaini yabaini
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabaini vyabaini
n(IX/X) yabaini zabaini
u(XI) wabaini see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwabaini
pa(XVI) pabaini
mu(XVIII) mwabaini
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebaini
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshabaini
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabaini
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kibaini
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipobaini
Consecutive kabaini / positive subject concord + -kabaini
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabaini
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nibaini -tubaini
2nd person -kubaini -wabaini/-kubainini/-wabainini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbaini -wabaini
m-mi(III/IV) -ubaini -ibaini
ji-ma(V/VI) -libaini -yabaini
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibaini -vibaini
n(IX/X) -ibaini -zibaini
u(XI) -ubaini see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kubaini
pa(XVI) -pabaini
mu(XVIII) -mubaini
Reflexive -jibaini
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -baini- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -bainiye -bainio
m-mi(III/IV) -bainio -bainiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -bainilo -bainiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bainicho -bainivyo
n(IX/X) -bainiyo -bainizo
u(XI) -bainio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -bainiko
pa(XVI) -bainipo
mu(XVIII) -bainimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -baini)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yebaini -obaini
m-mi(III/IV) -obaini -yobaini
ji-ma(V/VI) -lobaini -yobaini
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobaini -vyobaini
n(IX/X) -yobaini -zobaini
u(XI) -obaini see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kobaini
pa(XVI) -pobaini
mu(XVIII) -mobaini
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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