belenga

Swahili

Verb

-belenga (infinitive kubelenga)

1. to strut

Conjugation

Conjugation of -belenga
Positive present -nabelenga Subjunctive -belenge Negative -belengi Imperative singular belenga
Infinitives
Positive kubelenga Negative kutobelenga
Imperatives
Singular belenga Plural belengeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubelenga Positive past positive subject concord + -libelenga Negative past negative subject concord + -kubelenga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabelenga) Singular Plural 1st person ninabelenga/nabelenga tunabelenga 2nd person unabelenga mnabelenga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabelenga wanabelenga other classes positive subject concord + -nabelenga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -belengi) Singular Plural 1st person sibelengi hatubelengi 2nd person hubelengi hambelengi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habelengi hawabelengi other classes negative subject concord + -belengi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabelenga Negative future negative subject concord + -tabelenga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -belenge) Singular Plural 1st person nibelenge tubelenge 2nd person ubelenge mbelenge 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abelenge wabelenge other classes positive subject concord + -belenge
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibelenge Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebelenga Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebelenga Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibelenga Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibelenga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abelenga) Singular Plural 1st person nabelenga twabelenga 2nd person wabelenga mwabelenga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abelenga wabelenga m-mi(III/IV) wabelenga yabelenga ji-ma(V/VI) labelenga yabelenga ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabelenga vyabelenga n(IX/X) yabelenga zabelenga u(XI) wabelenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabelenga pa(XVI) pabelenga mu(XVIII) mwabelenga
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebelenga "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabelenga "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabelenga "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibelenga "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobelenga Consecutive kabelenga / positive subject concord + -kabelenga Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabelenge
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibelenga -tubelenga 2nd person -kubelenga -wabelenga/-kubelengeni/-wabelengeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbelenga -wabelenga m-mi(III/IV) -ubelenga -ibelenga ji-ma(V/VI) -libelenga -yabelenga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibelenga -vibelenga n(IX/X) -ibelenga -zibelenga u(XI) -ubelenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubelenga pa(XVI) -pabelenga mu(XVIII) -mubelenga Reflexive -jibelenga
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -belenga- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -belengaye -belengao m-mi(III/IV) -belengao -belengayo ji-ma(V/VI) -belengalo -belengayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -belengacho -belengavyo n(IX/X) -belengayo -belengazo u(XI) -belengao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -belengako pa(XVI) -belengapo mu(XVIII) -belengamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -belenga) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebelenga -obelenga m-mi(III/IV) -obelenga -yobelenga ji-ma(V/VI) -lobelenga -yobelenga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobelenga -vyobelenga n(IX/X) -yobelenga -zobelenga u(XI) -obelenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobelenga pa(XVI) -pobelenga mu(XVIII) -mobelenga
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: -belengea
  • Causative: -belengesha
  • Stative: -belengeka