kebehi

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَبَّحَ (qabbaḥa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kebehi (infinitive kukebehi)

  1. to insult

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kebehi
Positive present -nakebehi
Subjunctive -kebehi
Negative -kebehi
Imperative singular kebehi
Infinitives
Positive kukebehi
Negative kutokebehi
Imperatives
Singular kebehi
Plural kebehini
Tensed forms
Habitual hukebehi
Positive past positive subject concord + -likebehi
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukebehi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakebehi)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakebehi/nakebehi tunakebehi
2nd person unakebehi mnakebehi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakebehi wanakebehi
other classes positive subject concord + -nakebehi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kebehi)
Singular Plural
1st person sikebehi hatukebehi
2nd person hukebehi hamkebehi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakebehi hawakebehi
other classes negative subject concord + -kebehi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takebehi
Negative future negative subject concord + -takebehi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kebehi)
Singular Plural
1st person nikebehi tukebehi
2nd person ukebehi mkebehi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akebehi wakebehi
other classes positive subject concord + -kebehi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikebehi
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekebehi
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekebehi
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikebehi
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikebehi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akebehi)
Singular Plural
1st person nakebehi twakebehi
2nd person wakebehi mwakebehi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akebehi wakebehi
m-mi(III/IV) wakebehi yakebehi
ji-ma(V/VI) lakebehi yakebehi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakebehi vyakebehi
n(IX/X) yakebehi zakebehi
u(XI) wakebehi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakebehi
pa(XVI) pakebehi
mu(XVIII) mwakebehi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekebehi
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakebehi
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakebehi
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikebehi
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokebehi
Consecutive kakebehi / positive subject concord + -kakebehi
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakebehi
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikebehi -tukebehi
2nd person -kukebehi -wakebehi/-kukebehini/-wakebehini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkebehi -wakebehi
m-mi(III/IV) -ukebehi -ikebehi
ji-ma(V/VI) -likebehi -yakebehi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikebehi -vikebehi
n(IX/X) -ikebehi -zikebehi
u(XI) -ukebehi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukebehi
pa(XVI) -pakebehi
mu(XVIII) -mukebehi
Reflexive -jikebehi
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kebehi- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -kebehiye -kebehio
m-mi(III/IV) -kebehio -kebehiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -kebehilo -kebehiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kebehicho -kebehivyo
n(IX/X) -kebehiyo -kebehizo
u(XI) -kebehio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kebehiko
pa(XVI) -kebehipo
mu(XVIII) -kebehimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kebehi)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekebehi -okebehi
m-mi(III/IV) -okebehi -yokebehi
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokebehi -yokebehi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokebehi -vyokebehi
n(IX/X) -yokebehi -zokebehi
u(XI) -okebehi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokebehi
pa(XVI) -pokebehi
mu(XVIII) -mokebehi
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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