busu

Latvian

Noun

busu m

1. inflection of buss:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular
   2. genitive plural

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuː.su/

Verb

busu

1. second-person plural imperative of bies

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

busu f (definite singular buso, indefinite plural busur, definite plural busune)

1. (pre-1917) alternative form of bose

Swahili

Etymology

Ultimately from Classical Persian بوسه (bōsa), through an Arabic intermediate; compare Omani Arabic بوس (būs) and Arabic بَاسَ (bāsa, verb), the imperative of which would regularly yield the Swahili verb.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

busu (ma class, plural mabusu)

1. kiss

   Synonym: kisi

Verb

-busu (infinitive kubusu)

1. to kiss

Conjugation

Conjugation of -busu
Positive present -nabusu Subjunctive -busu Negative -busu Imperative singular busu
Infinitives
Positive kubusu Negative kutobusu
Imperatives
Singular busu Plural busuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubusu Positive past positive subject concord + -libusu Negative past negative subject concord + -kubusu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabusu) Singular Plural 1st person ninabusu/nabusu tunabusu 2nd person unabusu mnabusu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabusu wanabusu other classes positive subject concord + -nabusu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -busu) Singular Plural 1st person sibusu hatubusu 2nd person hubusu hambusu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habusu hawabusu other classes negative subject concord + -busu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabusu Negative future negative subject concord + -tabusu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -busu) Singular Plural 1st person nibusu tubusu 2nd person ubusu mbusu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abusu wabusu other classes positive subject concord + -busu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibusu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebusu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebusu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibusu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibusu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abusu) Singular Plural 1st person nabusu twabusu 2nd person wabusu mwabusu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abusu wabusu m-mi(III/IV) wabusu yabusu ji-ma(V/VI) labusu yabusu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabusu vyabusu n(IX/X) yabusu zabusu u(XI) wabusu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabusu pa(XVI) pabusu mu(XVIII) mwabusu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebusu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabusu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabusu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibusu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobusu Consecutive kabusu / positive subject concord + -kabusu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabusu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibusu -tubusu 2nd person -kubusu -wabusu/-kubusuni/-wabusuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbusu -wabusu m-mi(III/IV) -ubusu -ibusu ji-ma(V/VI) -libusu -yabusu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibusu -vibusu n(IX/X) -ibusu -zibusu u(XI) -ubusu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubusu pa(XVI) -pabusu mu(XVIII) -mubusu Reflexive -jibusu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -busu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -busuye -busuo m-mi(III/IV) -busuo -busuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -busulo -busuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -busucho -busuvyo n(IX/X) -busuyo -busuzo u(XI) -busuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -busuko pa(XVI) -busupo mu(XVIII) -busumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -busu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebusu -obusu m-mi(III/IV) -obusu -yobusu ji-ma(V/VI) -lobusu -yobusu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobusu -vyobusu n(IX/X) -yobusu -zobusu u(XI) -obusu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobusu pa(XVI) -pobusu mu(XVIII) -mobusu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Synonyms

• -nonea

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Reciprocal: -busiana (“to kiss each other”)

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbu.su]

Verb

busu

1. (transitive) to dislike

Conjugation

Conjugation of busu
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	tobusu	fobusu	mibusu
2nd	nobusu	nibusu
3rd	Masculine	obusu	ibusu, yobusu†
Feminine	mobusu
Neuter	ibusu
† - archaic

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh