bainisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-bainisha (infinitive kubainisha)

1. Causative form of -baini: to specify, point out

Conjugation

Conjugation of -bainisha
Positive present -nabainisha Subjunctive -bainishe Negative -bainishi Imperative singular bainisha
Infinitives
Positive kubainisha Negative kutobainisha
Imperatives
Singular bainisha Plural bainisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubainisha Positive past positive subject concord + -libainisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kubainisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabainisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninabainisha/nabainisha tunabainisha 2nd person unabainisha mnabainisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabainisha wanabainisha other classes positive subject concord + -nabainisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bainishi) Singular Plural 1st person sibainishi hatubainishi 2nd person hubainishi hambainishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habainishi hawabainishi other classes negative subject concord + -bainishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabainisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tabainisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bainishe) Singular Plural 1st person nibainishe tubainishe 2nd person ubainishe mbainishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abainishe wabainishe other classes positive subject concord + -bainishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibainishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebainisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebainisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibainisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibainisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abainisha) Singular Plural 1st person nabainisha twabainisha 2nd person wabainisha mwabainisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abainisha wabainisha m-mi(III/IV) wabainisha yabainisha ji-ma(V/VI) labainisha yabainisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabainisha vyabainisha n(IX/X) yabainisha zabainisha u(XI) wabainisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabainisha pa(XVI) pabainisha mu(XVIII) mwabainisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebainisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabainisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabainisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibainisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobainisha Consecutive kabainisha / positive subject concord + -kabainisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabainishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibainisha -tubainisha 2nd person -kubainisha -wabainisha/-kubainisheni/-wabainisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbainisha -wabainisha m-mi(III/IV) -ubainisha -ibainisha ji-ma(V/VI) -libainisha -yabainisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibainisha -vibainisha n(IX/X) -ibainisha -zibainisha u(XI) -ubainisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubainisha pa(XVI) -pabainisha mu(XVIII) -mubainisha Reflexive -jibainisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bainisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -bainishaye -bainishao m-mi(III/IV) -bainishao -bainishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -bainishalo -bainishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bainishacho -bainishavyo n(IX/X) -bainishayo -bainishazo u(XI) -bainishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -bainishako pa(XVI) -bainishapo mu(XVIII) -bainishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bainisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebainisha -obainisha m-mi(III/IV) -obainisha -yobainisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lobainisha -yobainisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobainisha -vyobainisha n(IX/X) -yobainisha -zobainisha u(XI) -obainisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobainisha pa(XVI) -pobainisha mu(XVIII) -mobainisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.