bebana

Swahili

Pronunciation
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Verb

-bebana (infinitive kubebana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -beba: to carry for each other

Conjugation
Conjugation of -bebana
Positive present -nabebana
Subjunctive -bebane
Negative -bebani
Imperative singular bebana
Infinitives
Positive kubebana
Negative kutobebana
Imperatives
Singular bebana
Plural bebaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubebana
Positive past positive subject concord + -libebana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kubebana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabebana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninabebana/nabebana tunabebana
2nd person unabebana mnabebana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabebana wanabebana
other classes positive subject concord + -nabebana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bebani)
Singular Plural
1st person sibebani hatubebani
2nd person hubebani hambebani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) habebani hawabebani
other classes negative subject concord + -bebani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabebana
Negative future negative subject concord + -tabebana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bebane)
Singular Plural
1st person nibebane tubebane
2nd person ubebane mbebane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abebane wabebane
other classes positive subject concord + -bebane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibebane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebebana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebebana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibebana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibebana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abebana)
Singular Plural
1st person nabebana twabebana
2nd person wabebana mwabebana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abebana wabebana
m-mi(III/IV) wabebana yabebana
ji-ma(V/VI) labebana yabebana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabebana vyabebana
n(IX/X) yabebana zabebana
u(XI) wabebana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwabebana
pa(XVI) pabebana
mu(XVIII) mwabebana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebebana
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshabebana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabebana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kibebana
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipobebana
Consecutive kabebana / positive subject concord + -kabebana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabebane
Object concord —
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + -bebana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -bebanaye -bebanao
m-mi(III/IV) -bebanao -bebanayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -bebanalo -bebanayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bebanacho -bebanavyo
n(IX/X) -bebanayo -bebanazo
u(XI) -bebanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -bebanako
pa(XVI) -bebanapo
mu(XVIII) -bebanamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -bebana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yebebana -obebana
m-mi(III/IV) -obebana -yobebana
ji-ma(V/VI) -lobebana -yobebana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobebana -vyobebana
n(IX/X) -yobebana -zobebana
u(XI) -obebana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kobebana
pa(XVI) -pobebana
mu(XVIII) -mobebana
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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