bonyeza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-bonyeza (infinitive kubonyeza)

1. to press or click (press and release a button)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -bonyeza
Positive present -nabonyeza Subjunctive -bonyeze Negative -bonyezi Imperative singular bonyeza
Infinitives
Positive kubonyeza Negative kutobonyeza
Imperatives
Singular bonyeza Plural bonyezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubonyeza Positive past positive subject concord + -libonyeza Negative past negative subject concord + -kubonyeza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabonyeza) Singular Plural 1st person ninabonyeza/nabonyeza tunabonyeza 2nd person unabonyeza mnabonyeza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabonyeza wanabonyeza other classes positive subject concord + -nabonyeza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bonyezi) Singular Plural 1st person sibonyezi hatubonyezi 2nd person hubonyezi hambonyezi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habonyezi hawabonyezi other classes negative subject concord + -bonyezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabonyeza Negative future negative subject concord + -tabonyeza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bonyeze) Singular Plural 1st person nibonyeze tubonyeze 2nd person ubonyeze mbonyeze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abonyeze wabonyeze other classes positive subject concord + -bonyeze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibonyeze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebonyeza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebonyeza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibonyeza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibonyeza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abonyeza) Singular Plural 1st person nabonyeza twabonyeza 2nd person wabonyeza mwabonyeza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abonyeza wabonyeza m-mi(III/IV) wabonyeza yabonyeza ji-ma(V/VI) labonyeza yabonyeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabonyeza vyabonyeza n(IX/X) yabonyeza zabonyeza u(XI) wabonyeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabonyeza pa(XVI) pabonyeza mu(XVIII) mwabonyeza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebonyeza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabonyeza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabonyeza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibonyeza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobonyeza Consecutive kabonyeza / positive subject concord + -kabonyeza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabonyeze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibonyeza -tubonyeza 2nd person -kubonyeza -wabonyeza/-kubonyezeni/-wabonyezeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbonyeza -wabonyeza m-mi(III/IV) -ubonyeza -ibonyeza ji-ma(V/VI) -libonyeza -yabonyeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibonyeza -vibonyeza n(IX/X) -ibonyeza -zibonyeza u(XI) -ubonyeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubonyeza pa(XVI) -pabonyeza mu(XVIII) -mubonyeza Reflexive -jibonyeza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bonyeza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -bonyezaye -bonyezao m-mi(III/IV) -bonyezao -bonyezayo ji-ma(V/VI) -bonyezalo -bonyezayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bonyezacho -bonyezavyo n(IX/X) -bonyezayo -bonyezazo u(XI) -bonyezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -bonyezako pa(XVI) -bonyezapo mu(XVIII) -bonyezamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bonyeza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebonyeza -obonyeza m-mi(III/IV) -obonyeza -yobonyeza ji-ma(V/VI) -lobonyeza -yobonyeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobonyeza -vyobonyeza n(IX/X) -yobonyeza -zobonyeza u(XI) -obonyeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobonyeza pa(XVI) -pobonyeza mu(XVIII) -mobonyeza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • kibonyezo (“button”)