aibisha

Swahili

Etymology

From aibu (“shame, disgrace”) +‎ -isha (causative affix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-aibisha (infinitive kuaibisha)

1. to humiliate, embarrass, disgrace, put to shame

Conjugation

Conjugation of -aibisha
Positive present -naaibisha Subjunctive -aibishe Negative -aibishi Imperative singular aibisha
Infinitives
Positive kuaibisha Negative kutoaibisha
Imperatives
Singular aibisha Plural aibisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huaibisha Positive past positive subject concord + -liaibisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuaibisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naaibisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninaaibisha/naaibisha tunaaibisha 2nd person unaaibisha mnaaibisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaaibisha wanaaibisha other classes positive subject concord + -naaibisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -aibishi) Singular Plural 1st person siaibishi hatuaibishi 2nd person huaibishi hamwaibishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haaibishi hawaaibishi other classes negative subject concord + -aibishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taaibisha Negative future negative subject concord + -taaibisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -aibishe) Singular Plural 1st person niaibishe tuaibishe 2nd person uaibishe mwaibishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aaibishe waaibishe other classes positive subject concord + -aibishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siaibishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeaibisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeaibisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliaibisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliaibisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aaibisha) Singular Plural 1st person naaibisha twaaibisha 2nd person waaibisha mwaaibisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aaibisha waaibisha m-mi(III/IV) waaibisha yaaibisha ji-ma(V/VI) laaibisha yaaibisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaaibisha vyaaibisha n(IX/X) yaaibisha zaaibisha u(XI) waaibisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaaibisha pa(XVI) paaibisha mu(XVIII) mwaaibisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meaibisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaaibisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaaibisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiaibisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoaibisha Consecutive kaaibisha / positive subject concord + -kaaibisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaaibishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niaibisha -tuaibisha 2nd person -kuaibisha -waaibisha/-kuaibisheni/-waaibisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwaibisha -waaibisha m-mi(III/IV) -uaibisha -iaibisha ji-ma(V/VI) -liaibisha -yaaibisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiaibisha -viaibisha n(IX/X) -iaibisha -ziaibisha u(XI) -uaibisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuaibisha pa(XVI) -paaibisha mu(XVIII) -muaibisha Reflexive -jiaibisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -aibisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -aibishaye -aibishao m-mi(III/IV) -aibishao -aibishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -aibishalo -aibishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -aibishacho -aibishavyo n(IX/X) -aibishayo -aibishazo u(XI) -aibishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -aibishako pa(XVI) -aibishapo mu(XVIII) -aibishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -aibisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeaibisha -oaibisha m-mi(III/IV) -oaibisha -yoaibisha ji-ma(V/VI) -loaibisha -yoaibisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choaibisha -vyoaibisha n(IX/X) -yoaibisha -zoaibisha u(XI) -oaibisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koaibisha pa(XVI) -poaibisha mu(XVIII) -moaibisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Reciprocal: -aibishana