bishana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-bishana (infinitive kubishana)

1. Reciprocal form of -bisha: to argue

Conjugation

Conjugation of -bishana
Positive present -nabishana Subjunctive -bishane Negative -bishani Imperative singular bishana
Infinitives
Positive kubishana Negative kutobishana
Imperatives
Singular bishana Plural bishaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubishana Positive past positive subject concord + -libishana Negative past negative subject concord + -kubishana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabishana) Singular Plural 1st person ninabishana/nabishana tunabishana 2nd person unabishana mnabishana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabishana wanabishana other classes positive subject concord + -nabishana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bishani) Singular Plural 1st person sibishani hatubishani 2nd person hubishani hambishani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habishani hawabishani other classes negative subject concord + -bishani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabishana Negative future negative subject concord + -tabishana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bishane) Singular Plural 1st person nibishane tubishane 2nd person ubishane mbishane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abishane wabishane other classes positive subject concord + -bishane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibishane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebishana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebishana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibishana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibishana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abishana) Singular Plural 1st person nabishana twabishana 2nd person wabishana mwabishana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abishana wabishana m-mi(III/IV) wabishana yabishana ji-ma(V/VI) labishana yabishana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabishana vyabishana n(IX/X) yabishana zabishana u(XI) wabishana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabishana pa(XVI) pabishana mu(XVIII) mwabishana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebishana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabishana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabishana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibishana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobishana Consecutive kabishana / positive subject concord + -kabishana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabishane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -bishana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -bishanaye -bishanao m-mi(III/IV) -bishanao -bishanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -bishanalo -bishanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bishanacho -bishanavyo n(IX/X) -bishanayo -bishanazo u(XI) -bishanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -bishanako pa(XVI) -bishanapo mu(XVIII) -bishanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -bishana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebishana -obishana m-mi(III/IV) -obishana -yobishana ji-ma(V/VI) -lobishana -yobishana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobishana -vyobishana n(IX/X) -yobishana -zobishana u(XI) -obishana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobishana pa(XVI) -pobishana mu(XVIII) -mobishana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.