bashiri

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Swahili

Etymology

Back-formation from mbashiri.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-bashiri (infinitive kubashiri)

  1. to predict, to foretell (to state, or make something known in advance)

Conjugation

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