baini

See also: baîni

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَيَّنَ (bayyana).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-baini (infinitive kubaini)

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Conjugation

Conjugation of -baini
Positive present -nabaini Subjunctive -baini Negative -baini Imperative singular baini
Infinitives
Positive kubaini Negative kutobaini
Imperatives
Singular baini Plural bainini
Tensed forms
Habitual hubaini Positive past positive subject concord + -libaini Negative past negative subject concord + -kubaini
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabaini) Singular Plural 1st person ninabaini/nabaini tunabaini 2nd person unabaini mnabaini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabaini wanabaini other classes positive subject concord + -nabaini
Negative present (negative subject concord + -baini) Singular Plural 1st person sibaini hatubaini 2nd person hubaini hambaini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habaini hawabaini other classes negative subject concord + -baini
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabaini Negative future negative subject concord + -tabaini
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -baini) Singular Plural 1st person nibaini tubaini 2nd person ubaini mbaini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abaini wabaini other classes positive subject concord + -baini
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibaini Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebaini Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebaini Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibaini Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibaini
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abaini) Singular Plural 1st person nabaini twabaini 2nd person wabaini mwabaini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abaini wabaini m-mi(III/IV) wabaini yabaini ji-ma(V/VI) labaini yabaini ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabaini vyabaini n(IX/X) yabaini zabaini u(XI) wabaini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabaini pa(XVI) pabaini mu(XVIII) mwabaini
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebaini "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabaini "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabaini "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibaini "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobaini Consecutive kabaini / positive subject concord + -kabaini Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabaini
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibaini -tubaini 2nd person -kubaini -wabaini/-kubainini/-wabainini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbaini -wabaini m-mi(III/IV) -ubaini -ibaini ji-ma(V/VI) -libaini -yabaini ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibaini -vibaini n(IX/X) -ibaini -zibaini u(XI) -ubaini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubaini pa(XVI) -pabaini mu(XVIII) -mubaini Reflexive -jibaini
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -baini- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -bainiye -bainio m-mi(III/IV) -bainio -bainiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -bainilo -bainiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bainicho -bainivyo n(IX/X) -bainiyo -bainizo u(XI) -bainio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -bainiko pa(XVI) -bainipo mu(XVIII) -bainimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -baini) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebaini -obaini m-mi(III/IV) -obaini -yobaini ji-ma(V/VI) -lobaini -yobaini ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobaini -vyobaini n(IX/X) -yobaini -zobaini u(XI) -obaini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobaini pa(XVI) -pobaini mu(XVIII) -mobaini
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:
  • Applicative: -bainia
  • Causative: -bainisha
  • Passive: -bainiwa
  • Reciprocal: -bainiana
  • Stative: -bainika