bishana

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-bishana (infinitive kubishana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -bisha: to argue

Conjugation

Conjugation of -bishana
Positive present -nabishana
Subjunctive -bishane
Negative -bishani
Imperative singular bishana
Infinitives
Positive kubishana
Negative kutobishana
Imperatives
Singular bishana
Plural bishaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubishana
Positive past positive subject concord + -libishana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kubishana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabishana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninabishana/nabishana tunabishana
2nd person unabishana mnabishana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabishana wanabishana
other classes positive subject concord + -nabishana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bishani)
Singular Plural
1st person sibishani hatubishani
2nd person hubishani hambishani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) habishani hawabishani
other classes negative subject concord + -bishani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabishana
Negative future negative subject concord + -tabishana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bishane)
Singular Plural
1st person nibishane tubishane
2nd person ubishane mbishane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abishane wabishane
other classes positive subject concord + -bishane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibishane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebishana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebishana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibishana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibishana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abishana)
Singular Plural
1st person nabishana twabishana
2nd person wabishana mwabishana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abishana wabishana
m-mi(III/IV) wabishana yabishana
ji-ma(V/VI) labishana yabishana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabishana vyabishana
n(IX/X) yabishana zabishana
u(XI) wabishana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwabishana
pa(XVI) pabishana
mu(XVIII) mwabishana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebishana
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshabishana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabishana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kibishana
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipobishana
Consecutive kabishana / positive subject concord + -kabishana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabishane
Object concord —
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + -bishana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -bishanaye -bishanao
m-mi(III/IV) -bishanao -bishanayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -bishanalo -bishanayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bishanacho -bishanavyo
n(IX/X) -bishanayo -bishanazo
u(XI) -bishanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -bishanako
pa(XVI) -bishanapo
mu(XVIII) -bishanamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -bishana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yebishana -obishana
m-mi(III/IV) -obishana -yobishana
ji-ma(V/VI) -lobishana -yobishana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobishana -vyobishana
n(IX/X) -yobishana -zobishana
u(XI) -obishana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kobishana
pa(XVI) -pobishana
mu(XVIII) -mobishana
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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