Swahili[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic بَلَغَ (balaḡa).
Pronunciation[edit]
-balehe (infinitive kubalehe)
- to reach puberty
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of -balehe
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Positive present
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-nabalehe
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Subjunctive
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-balehe
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Negative
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-balehe
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Imperative singular
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balehe
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hubalehe
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -libalehe
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubalehe
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabalehe)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninabalehe/nabalehe
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tunabalehe
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2nd person
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unabalehe
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mnabalehe
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabalehe
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wanabalehe
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabalehe
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -balehe)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sibalehe
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hatubalehe
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2nd person
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hubalehe
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hambalehe
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habalehe
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hawabalehe
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -balehe
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabalehe
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabalehe
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -balehe)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nibalehe
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tubalehe
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2nd person
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ubalehe
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mbalehe
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abalehe
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wabalehe
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -balehe
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibalehe
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebalehe
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebalehe
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibalehe
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibalehe
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebalehe
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabalehe
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabalehe
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibalehe
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobalehe
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Consecutive
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kabalehe / positive subject concord + -kabalehe
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabalehe
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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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