busiana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-busiana (infinitive kubusiana)

1. Reciprocal form of -busu: to kiss each other

Conjugation

Conjugation of -busiana
Positive present -nabusiana Subjunctive -busiane Negative -busiani Imperative singular busiana
Infinitives
Positive kubusiana Negative kutobusiana
Imperatives
Singular busiana Plural busianeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubusiana Positive past positive subject concord + -libusiana Negative past negative subject concord + -kubusiana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabusiana) Singular Plural 1st person ninabusiana/nabusiana tunabusiana 2nd person unabusiana mnabusiana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabusiana wanabusiana other classes positive subject concord + -nabusiana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -busiani) Singular Plural 1st person sibusiani hatubusiani 2nd person hubusiani hambusiani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habusiani hawabusiani other classes negative subject concord + -busiani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabusiana Negative future negative subject concord + -tabusiana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -busiane) Singular Plural 1st person nibusiane tubusiane 2nd person ubusiane mbusiane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abusiane wabusiane other classes positive subject concord + -busiane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibusiane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebusiana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebusiana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibusiana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibusiana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abusiana) Singular Plural 1st person nabusiana twabusiana 2nd person wabusiana mwabusiana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abusiana wabusiana m-mi(III/IV) wabusiana yabusiana ji-ma(V/VI) labusiana yabusiana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabusiana vyabusiana n(IX/X) yabusiana zabusiana u(XI) wabusiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabusiana pa(XVI) pabusiana mu(XVIII) mwabusiana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebusiana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabusiana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabusiana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibusiana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobusiana Consecutive kabusiana / positive subject concord + -kabusiana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabusiane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -busiana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -busianaye -busianao m-mi(III/IV) -busianao -busianayo ji-ma(V/VI) -busianalo -busianayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -busianacho -busianavyo n(IX/X) -busianayo -busianazo u(XI) -busianao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -busianako pa(XVI) -busianapo mu(XVIII) -busianamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -busiana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebusiana -obusiana m-mi(III/IV) -obusiana -yobusiana ji-ma(V/VI) -lobusiana -yobusiana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobusiana -vyobusiana n(IX/X) -yobusiana -zobusiana u(XI) -obusiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobusiana pa(XVI) -pobusiana mu(XVIII) -mobusiana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.