bopa

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