batili

Lindu

Noun

batili

1. large tray

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَطَّلَ (baṭṭala).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-batili (infinitive kubatili)

1. to annul, cancel

Conjugation

Conjugation of -batili
Positive present -nabatili Subjunctive -batili Negative -batili Imperative singular batili
Infinitives
Positive kubatili Negative kutobatili
Imperatives
Singular batili Plural batilini
Tensed forms
Habitual hubatili Positive past positive subject concord + -libatili Negative past negative subject concord + -kubatili
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabatili) Singular Plural 1st person ninabatili/nabatili tunabatili 2nd person unabatili mnabatili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabatili wanabatili other classes positive subject concord + -nabatili
Negative present (negative subject concord + -batili) Singular Plural 1st person sibatili hatubatili 2nd person hubatili hambatili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habatili hawabatili other classes negative subject concord + -batili
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabatili Negative future negative subject concord + -tabatili
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -batili) Singular Plural 1st person nibatili tubatili 2nd person ubatili mbatili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abatili wabatili other classes positive subject concord + -batili
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibatili Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebatili Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebatili Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibatili Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibatili
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abatili) Singular Plural 1st person nabatili twabatili 2nd person wabatili mwabatili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abatili wabatili m-mi(III/IV) wabatili yabatili ji-ma(V/VI) labatili yabatili ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabatili vyabatili n(IX/X) yabatili zabatili u(XI) wabatili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabatili pa(XVI) pabatili mu(XVIII) mwabatili
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebatili "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabatili "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabatili "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibatili "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobatili Consecutive kabatili / positive subject concord + -kabatili Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabatili
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibatili -tubatili 2nd person -kubatili -wabatili/-kubatilini/-wabatilini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbatili -wabatili m-mi(III/IV) -ubatili -ibatili ji-ma(V/VI) -libatili -yabatili ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibatili -vibatili n(IX/X) -ibatili -zibatili u(XI) -ubatili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubatili pa(XVI) -pabatili mu(XVIII) -mubatili Reflexive -jibatili
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -batili- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -batiliye -batilio m-mi(III/IV) -batilio -batiliyo ji-ma(V/VI) -batililo -batiliyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -batilicho -batilivyo n(IX/X) -batiliyo -batilizo u(XI) -batilio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -batiliko pa(XVI) -batilipo mu(XVIII) -batilimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -batili) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebatili -obatili m-mi(III/IV) -obatili -yobatili ji-ma(V/VI) -lobatili -yobatili ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobatili -vyobatili n(IX/X) -yobatili -zobatili u(XI) -obatili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobatili pa(XVI) -pobatili mu(XVIII) -mobatili
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:
  • Causative: -batilisha
  • Stative: -batilika