bebwa

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-bebwa (infinitive kubebwa)

  1. Passive form of -beba: to be transported, to be carried

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -bebwa
Positive present -nabebwa
Subjunctive -bebwe
Negative -bebwi
Imperative singular bebwa
Infinitives
Positive kubebwa
Negative kutobebwa
Imperatives
Singular bebwa
Plural bebweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubebwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -libebwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kubebwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabebwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninabebwa/nabebwa tunabebwa
2nd person unabebwa mnabebwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabebwa wanabebwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nabebwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bebwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sibebwi hatubebwi
2nd person hubebwi hambebwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) habebwi hawabebwi
other classes negative subject concord + -bebwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabebwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tabebwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bebwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nibebwe tubebwe
2nd person ubebwe mbebwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abebwe wabebwe
other classes positive subject concord + -bebwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibebwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebebwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebebwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibebwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibebwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abebwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nabebwa twabebwa
2nd person wabebwa mwabebwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abebwa wabebwa
m-mi(III/IV) wabebwa yabebwa
ji-ma(V/VI) labebwa yabebwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabebwa vyabebwa
n(IX/X) yabebwa zabebwa
u(XI) wabebwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwabebwa
pa(XVI) pabebwa
mu(XVIII) mwabebwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebebwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshabebwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabebwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kibebwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipobebwa
Consecutive kabebwa / positive subject concord + -kabebwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabebwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nibebwa -tubebwa
2nd person -kubebwa -wabebwa/-kubebweni/-wabebweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbebwa -wabebwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ubebwa -ibebwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -libebwa -yabebwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibebwa -vibebwa
n(IX/X) -ibebwa -zibebwa
u(XI) -ubebwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kubebwa
pa(XVI) -pabebwa
mu(XVIII) -mubebwa
Reflexive -jibebwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bebwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -bebwaye -bebwao
m-mi(III/IV) -bebwao -bebwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -bebwalo -bebwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bebwacho -bebwavyo
n(IX/X) -bebwayo -bebwazo
u(XI) -bebwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -bebwako
pa(XVI) -bebwapo
mu(XVIII) -bebwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bebwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yebebwa -obebwa
m-mi(III/IV) -obebwa -yobebwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lobebwa -yobebwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobebwa -vyobebwa
n(IX/X) -yobebwa -zobebwa
u(XI) -obebwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kobebwa
pa(XVI) -pobebwa
mu(XVIII) -mobebwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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