bebwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-bebwa (infinitive kubebwa)

1. Passive form of -beba: to be transported, to be carried

Conjugation

Conjugation of -bebwa
Positive present -nabebwa Subjunctive -bebwe Negative -bebwi Imperative singular bebwa
Infinitives
Positive kubebwa Negative kutobebwa
Imperatives
Singular bebwa Plural bebweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubebwa Positive past positive subject concord + -libebwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kubebwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabebwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninabebwa/nabebwa tunabebwa 2nd person unabebwa mnabebwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabebwa wanabebwa other classes positive subject concord + -nabebwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bebwi) Singular Plural 1st person sibebwi hatubebwi 2nd person hubebwi hambebwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habebwi hawabebwi other classes negative subject concord + -bebwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabebwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tabebwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bebwe) Singular Plural 1st person nibebwe tubebwe 2nd person ubebwe mbebwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abebwe wabebwe other classes positive subject concord + -bebwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibebwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebebwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebebwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibebwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibebwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abebwa) Singular Plural 1st person nabebwa twabebwa 2nd person wabebwa mwabebwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abebwa wabebwa m-mi(III/IV) wabebwa yabebwa ji-ma(V/VI) labebwa yabebwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabebwa vyabebwa n(IX/X) yabebwa zabebwa u(XI) wabebwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabebwa pa(XVI) pabebwa mu(XVIII) mwabebwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebebwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabebwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabebwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibebwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobebwa Consecutive kabebwa / positive subject concord + -kabebwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabebwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibebwa -tubebwa 2nd person -kubebwa -wabebwa/-kubebweni/-wabebweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbebwa -wabebwa m-mi(III/IV) -ubebwa -ibebwa ji-ma(V/VI) -libebwa -yabebwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibebwa -vibebwa n(IX/X) -ibebwa -zibebwa u(XI) -ubebwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubebwa pa(XVI) -pabebwa mu(XVIII) -mubebwa Reflexive -jibebwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bebwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -bebwaye -bebwao m-mi(III/IV) -bebwao -bebwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -bebwalo -bebwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bebwacho -bebwavyo n(IX/X) -bebwayo -bebwazo u(XI) -bebwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -bebwako pa(XVI) -bebwapo mu(XVIII) -bebwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bebwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebebwa -obebwa m-mi(III/IV) -obebwa -yobebwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lobebwa -yobebwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobebwa -vyobebwa n(IX/X) -yobebwa -zobebwa u(XI) -obebwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobebwa pa(XVI) -pobebwa mu(XVIII) -mobebwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.