kebehi

See also: Kebehi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَبَّحَ (qabbaḥa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kebehi (infinitive kukebehi)

1. to insult

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kebehi
Positive present -nakebehi Subjunctive -kebehi Negative -kebehi Imperative singular kebehi
Infinitives
Positive kukebehi Negative kutokebehi
Imperatives
Singular kebehi Plural kebehini
Tensed forms
Habitual hukebehi Positive past positive subject concord + -likebehi Negative past negative subject concord + -kukebehi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakebehi) Singular Plural 1st person ninakebehi/nakebehi tunakebehi 2nd person unakebehi mnakebehi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakebehi wanakebehi other classes positive subject concord + -nakebehi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kebehi) Singular Plural 1st person sikebehi hatukebehi 2nd person hukebehi hamkebehi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakebehi hawakebehi other classes negative subject concord + -kebehi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takebehi Negative future negative subject concord + -takebehi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kebehi) Singular Plural 1st person nikebehi tukebehi 2nd person ukebehi mkebehi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akebehi wakebehi other classes positive subject concord + -kebehi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikebehi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekebehi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekebehi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikebehi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikebehi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akebehi) Singular Plural 1st person nakebehi twakebehi 2nd person wakebehi mwakebehi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akebehi wakebehi m-mi(III/IV) wakebehi yakebehi ji-ma(V/VI) lakebehi yakebehi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakebehi vyakebehi n(IX/X) yakebehi zakebehi u(XI) wakebehi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakebehi pa(XVI) pakebehi mu(XVIII) mwakebehi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekebehi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakebehi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakebehi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikebehi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokebehi Consecutive kakebehi / positive subject concord + -kakebehi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakebehi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikebehi -tukebehi 2nd person -kukebehi -wakebehi/-kukebehini/-wakebehini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkebehi -wakebehi m-mi(III/IV) -ukebehi -ikebehi ji-ma(V/VI) -likebehi -yakebehi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikebehi -vikebehi n(IX/X) -ikebehi -zikebehi u(XI) -ukebehi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukebehi pa(XVI) -pakebehi mu(XVIII) -mukebehi Reflexive -jikebehi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kebehi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kebehiye -kebehio m-mi(III/IV) -kebehio -kebehiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -kebehilo -kebehiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kebehicho -kebehivyo n(IX/X) -kebehiyo -kebehizo u(XI) -kebehio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kebehiko pa(XVI) -kebehipo mu(XVIII) -kebehimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kebehi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekebehi -okebehi m-mi(III/IV) -okebehi -yokebehi ji-ma(V/VI) -lokebehi -yokebehi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokebehi -vyokebehi n(IX/X) -yokebehi -zokebehi u(XI) -okebehi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokebehi pa(XVI) -pokebehi mu(XVIII) -mokebehi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.