bopa

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Fanagalo

Etymology

From Zulu -bopha.

Verb

bopa

  1. to tie

Northern Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́mba.

Verb

bopa

  1. to mould

Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́mba.

Verb

bopa

  1. to mould

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-bopa (infinitive kubopa)

  1. to press softly

Conjugation

Conjugation of -bopa
Positive present -nabopa
Subjunctive -bope
Negative -bopi
Imperative singular bopa
Infinitives
Positive kubopa
Negative kutobopa
Imperatives
Singular bopa
Plural bopeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubopa
Positive past positive subject concord + -libopa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kubopa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabopa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninabopa/nabopa tunabopa
2nd person unabopa mnabopa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabopa wanabopa
other classes positive subject concord + -nabopa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bopi)
Singular Plural
1st person sibopi hatubopi
2nd person hubopi hambopi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) habopi hawabopi
other classes negative subject concord + -bopi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabopa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tabopa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bope)
Singular Plural
1st person nibope tubope
2nd person ubope mbope
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abope wabope
other classes positive subject concord + -bope
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibope
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebopa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebopa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibopa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibopa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abopa)
Singular Plural
1st person nabopa twabopa
2nd person wabopa mwabopa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abopa wabopa
m-mi(III/IV) wabopa yabopa
ji-ma(V/VI) labopa yabopa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabopa vyabopa
n(IX/X) yabopa zabopa
u(XI) wabopa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwabopa
pa(XVI) pabopa
mu(XVIII) mwabopa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebopa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshabopa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabopa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kibopa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipobopa
Consecutive kabopa / positive subject concord + -kabopa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabope
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nibopa -tubopa
2nd person -kubopa -wabopa/-kubopeni/-wabopeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbopa -wabopa
m-mi(III/IV) -ubopa -ibopa
ji-ma(V/VI) -libopa -yabopa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibopa -vibopa
n(IX/X) -ibopa -zibopa
u(XI) -ubopa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kubopa
pa(XVI) -pabopa
mu(XVIII) -mubopa
Reflexive -jibopa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bopa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -bopaye -bopao
m-mi(III/IV) -bopao -bopayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -bopalo -bopayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bopacho -bopavyo
n(IX/X) -bopayo -bopazo
u(XI) -bopao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -bopako
pa(XVI) -bopapo
mu(XVIII) -bopamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bopa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yebopa -obopa
m-mi(III/IV) -obopa -yobopa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lobopa -yobopa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobopa -vyobopa
n(IX/X) -yobopa -zobopa
u(XI) -obopa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kobopa
pa(XVI) -pobopa
mu(XVIII) -mobopa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Tswana

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́mba.

Verb

bopa

  1. to mould

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pet form of modryb.

Pronunciation

Noun

bopa f

  1. aunt
    Synonyms: anti, modryb

Coordinate terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
bopa fopa mopa unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bopa”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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