bofya

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-bofya (infinitive kubofya)

1. (computing) to click

   Synonym: -bonyeza

   kubofya kitufe ― to click a button

Conjugation

Conjugation of -bofya
Positive present -nabofya Subjunctive -bofye Negative -bofyi Imperative singular bofya
Infinitives
Positive kubofya Negative kutobofya
Imperatives
Singular bofya Plural bofyeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubofya Positive past positive subject concord + -libofya Negative past negative subject concord + -kubofya
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabofya) Singular Plural 1st person ninabofya/nabofya tunabofya 2nd person unabofya mnabofya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabofya wanabofya other classes positive subject concord + -nabofya
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bofyi) Singular Plural 1st person sibofyi hatubofyi 2nd person hubofyi hambofyi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habofyi hawabofyi other classes negative subject concord + -bofyi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabofya Negative future negative subject concord + -tabofya
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bofye) Singular Plural 1st person nibofye tubofye 2nd person ubofye mbofye 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abofye wabofye other classes positive subject concord + -bofye
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibofye Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebofya Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebofya Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibofya Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibofya
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abofya) Singular Plural 1st person nabofya twabofya 2nd person wabofya mwabofya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abofya wabofya m-mi(III/IV) wabofya yabofya ji-ma(V/VI) labofya yabofya ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabofya vyabofya n(IX/X) yabofya zabofya u(XI) wabofya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabofya pa(XVI) pabofya mu(XVIII) mwabofya
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebofya "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabofya "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabofya "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibofya "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobofya Consecutive kabofya / positive subject concord + -kabofya Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabofye
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibofya -tubofya 2nd person -kubofya -wabofya/-kubofyeni/-wabofyeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbofya -wabofya m-mi(III/IV) -ubofya -ibofya ji-ma(V/VI) -libofya -yabofya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibofya -vibofya n(IX/X) -ibofya -zibofya u(XI) -ubofya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubofya pa(XVI) -pabofya mu(XVIII) -mubofya Reflexive -jibofya
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bofya- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -bofyaye -bofyao m-mi(III/IV) -bofyao -bofyayo ji-ma(V/VI) -bofyalo -bofyayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bofyacho -bofyavyo n(IX/X) -bofyayo -bofyazo u(XI) -bofyao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -bofyako pa(XVI) -bofyapo mu(XVIII) -bofyamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bofya) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebofya -obofya m-mi(III/IV) -obofya -yobofya ji-ma(V/VI) -lobofya -yobofya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobofya -vyobofya n(IX/X) -yobofya -zobofya u(XI) -obofya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobofya pa(XVI) -pobofya mu(XVIII) -mobofya
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.