sebeha

Swahili

Verb

-sebeha (infinitive kusebeha)

1. to eat breakfast

   Synonym: -staftahi

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sebeha
Positive present -nasebeha Subjunctive -sebehe Negative -sebehi Imperative singular sebeha
Infinitives
Positive kusebeha Negative kutosebeha
Imperatives
Singular sebeha Plural sebeheni
Tensed forms
Habitual husebeha Positive past positive subject concord + -lisebeha Negative past negative subject concord + -kusebeha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasebeha) Singular Plural 1st person ninasebeha/nasebeha tunasebeha 2nd person unasebeha mnasebeha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasebeha wanasebeha other classes positive subject concord + -nasebeha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sebehi) Singular Plural 1st person sisebehi hatusebehi 2nd person husebehi hamsebehi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasebehi hawasebehi other classes negative subject concord + -sebehi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasebeha Negative future negative subject concord + -tasebeha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sebehe) Singular Plural 1st person nisebehe tusebehe 2nd person usebehe msebehe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asebehe wasebehe other classes positive subject concord + -sebehe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisebehe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesebeha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesebeha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisebeha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisebeha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asebeha) Singular Plural 1st person nasebeha twasebeha 2nd person wasebeha mwasebeha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asebeha wasebeha m-mi(III/IV) wasebeha yasebeha ji-ma(V/VI) lasebeha yasebeha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasebeha vyasebeha n(IX/X) yasebeha zasebeha u(XI) wasebeha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasebeha pa(XVI) pasebeha mu(XVIII) mwasebeha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesebeha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasebeha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasebeha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisebeha "If not" positive subject concord + -siposebeha Consecutive kasebeha / positive subject concord + -kasebeha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasebehe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisebeha -tusebeha 2nd person -kusebeha -wasebeha/-kusebeheni/-wasebeheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msebeha -wasebeha m-mi(III/IV) -usebeha -isebeha ji-ma(V/VI) -lisebeha -yasebeha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisebeha -visebeha n(IX/X) -isebeha -zisebeha u(XI) -usebeha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusebeha pa(XVI) -pasebeha mu(XVIII) -musebeha Reflexive -jisebeha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sebeha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sebehaye -sebehao m-mi(III/IV) -sebehao -sebehayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sebehalo -sebehayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sebehacho -sebehavyo n(IX/X) -sebehayo -sebehazo u(XI) -sebehao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sebehako pa(XVI) -sebehapo mu(XVIII) -sebehamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sebeha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesebeha -osebeha m-mi(III/IV) -osebeha -yosebeha ji-ma(V/VI) -losebeha -yosebeha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosebeha -vyosebeha n(IX/X) -yosebeha -zosebeha u(XI) -osebeha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosebeha pa(XVI) -posebeha mu(XVIII) -mosebeha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.