Back-formation from mbashiri.
-bashiri (infinitive kubashiri)
- to predict, to foretell (to state, or make something known in advance)
Conjugation of -bashiri
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Positive present
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-nabashiri
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Subjunctive
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-bashiri
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Negative
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-bashiri
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Imperative singular
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bashiri
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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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hubashiri
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -libashiri
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubashiri
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabashiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninabashiri/nabashiri
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tunabashiri
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2nd person
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unabashiri
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mnabashiri
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabashiri
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wanabashiri
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabashiri
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -bashiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sibashiri
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hatubashiri
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2nd person
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hubashiri
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hambashiri
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habashiri
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hawabashiri
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -bashiri
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabashiri
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabashiri
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bashiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nibashiri
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tubashiri
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2nd person
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ubashiri
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mbashiri
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abashiri
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wabashiri
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -bashiri
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibashiri
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebashiri
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebashiri
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibashiri
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibashiri
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebashiri
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabashiri
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabashiri
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibashiri
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobashiri
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Consecutive
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kabashiri / positive subject concord + -kabashiri
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabashiri
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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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