bebana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-bebana (infinitive kubebana)

1. Reciprocal form of -beba: to carry for each other

Conjugation

Conjugation of -bebana
Positive present -nabebana Subjunctive -bebane Negative -bebani Imperative singular bebana
Infinitives
Positive kubebana Negative kutobebana
Imperatives
Singular bebana Plural bebaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubebana Positive past positive subject concord + -libebana Negative past negative subject concord + -kubebana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabebana) Singular Plural 1st person ninabebana/nabebana tunabebana 2nd person unabebana mnabebana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabebana wanabebana other classes positive subject concord + -nabebana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bebani) Singular Plural 1st person sibebani hatubebani 2nd person hubebani hambebani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habebani hawabebani other classes negative subject concord + -bebani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabebana Negative future negative subject concord + -tabebana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bebane) Singular Plural 1st person nibebane tubebane 2nd person ubebane mbebane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abebane wabebane other classes positive subject concord + -bebane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibebane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebebana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebebana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibebana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibebana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abebana) Singular Plural 1st person nabebana twabebana 2nd person wabebana mwabebana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abebana wabebana m-mi(III/IV) wabebana yabebana ji-ma(V/VI) labebana yabebana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabebana vyabebana n(IX/X) yabebana zabebana u(XI) wabebana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabebana pa(XVI) pabebana mu(XVIII) mwabebana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebebana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabebana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabebana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibebana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobebana Consecutive kabebana / positive subject concord + -kabebana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabebane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -bebana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -bebanaye -bebanao m-mi(III/IV) -bebanao -bebanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -bebanalo -bebanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bebanacho -bebanavyo n(IX/X) -bebanayo -bebanazo u(XI) -bebanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -bebanako pa(XVI) -bebanapo mu(XVIII) -bebanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -bebana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebebana -obebana m-mi(III/IV) -obebana -yobebana ji-ma(V/VI) -lobebana -yobebana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobebana -vyobebana n(IX/X) -yobebana -zobebana u(XI) -obebana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobebana pa(XVI) -pobebana mu(XVIII) -mobebana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.