bonyeza

Swahili

Pronunciation
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Verb

-bonyeza (infinitive kubonyeza)

  1. to press or click (press and release a button)

Conjugation
Conjugation of -bonyeza
Positive present -nabonyeza
Subjunctive -bonyeze
Negative -bonyezi
Imperative singular bonyeza
Infinitives
Positive kubonyeza
Negative kutobonyeza
Imperatives
Singular bonyeza
Plural bonyezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubonyeza
Positive past positive subject concord + -libonyeza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kubonyeza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabonyeza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninabonyeza/nabonyeza tunabonyeza
2nd person unabonyeza mnabonyeza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabonyeza wanabonyeza
other classes positive subject concord + -nabonyeza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bonyezi)
Singular Plural
1st person sibonyezi hatubonyezi
2nd person hubonyezi hambonyezi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) habonyezi hawabonyezi
other classes negative subject concord + -bonyezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabonyeza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tabonyeza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bonyeze)
Singular Plural
1st person nibonyeze tubonyeze
2nd person ubonyeze mbonyeze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abonyeze wabonyeze
other classes positive subject concord + -bonyeze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibonyeze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebonyeza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebonyeza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibonyeza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibonyeza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abonyeza)
Singular Plural
1st person nabonyeza twabonyeza
2nd person wabonyeza mwabonyeza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abonyeza wabonyeza
m-mi(III/IV) wabonyeza yabonyeza
ji-ma(V/VI) labonyeza yabonyeza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabonyeza vyabonyeza
n(IX/X) yabonyeza zabonyeza
u(XI) wabonyeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwabonyeza
pa(XVI) pabonyeza
mu(XVIII) mwabonyeza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebonyeza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshabonyeza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabonyeza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kibonyeza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipobonyeza
Consecutive kabonyeza / positive subject concord + -kabonyeza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabonyeze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nibonyeza -tubonyeza
2nd person -kubonyeza -wabonyeza/-kubonyezeni/-wabonyezeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbonyeza -wabonyeza
m-mi(III/IV) -ubonyeza -ibonyeza
ji-ma(V/VI) -libonyeza -yabonyeza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibonyeza -vibonyeza
n(IX/X) -ibonyeza -zibonyeza
u(XI) -ubonyeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kubonyeza
pa(XVI) -pabonyeza
mu(XVIII) -mubonyeza
Reflexive -jibonyeza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bonyeza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -bonyezaye -bonyezao
m-mi(III/IV) -bonyezao -bonyezayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -bonyezalo -bonyezayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bonyezacho -bonyezavyo
n(IX/X) -bonyezayo -bonyezazo
u(XI) -bonyezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -bonyezako
pa(XVI) -bonyezapo
mu(XVIII) -bonyezamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bonyeza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yebonyeza -obonyeza
m-mi(III/IV) -obonyeza -yobonyeza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lobonyeza -yobonyeza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobonyeza -vyobonyeza
n(IX/X) -yobonyeza -zobonyeza
u(XI) -obonyeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kobonyeza
pa(XVI) -pobonyeza
mu(XVIII) -mobonyeza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms
  • Nominal derivations:
    • kibonyezo (“button”)
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