boresha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-boresha (infinitive kuboresha)

1. to improve (to make better)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -boresha
Positive present -naboresha Subjunctive -boreshe Negative -boreshi Imperative singular boresha
Infinitives
Positive kuboresha Negative kutoboresha
Imperatives
Singular boresha Plural boresheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huboresha Positive past positive subject concord + -liboresha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuboresha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naboresha) Singular Plural 1st person ninaboresha/naboresha tunaboresha 2nd person unaboresha mnaboresha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaboresha wanaboresha other classes positive subject concord + -naboresha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -boreshi) Singular Plural 1st person siboreshi hatuboreshi 2nd person huboreshi hamboreshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haboreshi hawaboreshi other classes negative subject concord + -boreshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taboresha Negative future negative subject concord + -taboresha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -boreshe) Singular Plural 1st person niboreshe tuboreshe 2nd person uboreshe mboreshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aboreshe waboreshe other classes positive subject concord + -boreshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siboreshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeboresha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeboresha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliboresha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliboresha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aboresha) Singular Plural 1st person naboresha twaboresha 2nd person waboresha mwaboresha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aboresha waboresha m-mi(III/IV) waboresha yaboresha ji-ma(V/VI) laboresha yaboresha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaboresha vyaboresha n(IX/X) yaboresha zaboresha u(XI) waboresha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaboresha pa(XVI) paboresha mu(XVIII) mwaboresha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meboresha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaboresha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaboresha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiboresha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoboresha Consecutive kaboresha / positive subject concord + -kaboresha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaboreshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niboresha -tuboresha 2nd person -kuboresha -waboresha/-kuboresheni/-waboresheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mboresha -waboresha m-mi(III/IV) -uboresha -iboresha ji-ma(V/VI) -liboresha -yaboresha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiboresha -viboresha n(IX/X) -iboresha -ziboresha u(XI) -uboresha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuboresha pa(XVI) -paboresha mu(XVIII) -muboresha Reflexive -jiboresha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -boresha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -boreshaye -boreshao m-mi(III/IV) -boreshao -boreshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -boreshalo -boreshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -boreshacho -boreshavyo n(IX/X) -boreshayo -boreshazo u(XI) -boreshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -boreshako pa(XVI) -boreshapo mu(XVIII) -boreshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -boresha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeboresha -oboresha m-mi(III/IV) -oboresha -yoboresha ji-ma(V/VI) -loboresha -yoboresha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choboresha -vyoboresha n(IX/X) -yoboresha -zoboresha u(XI) -oboresha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koboresha pa(XVI) -poboresha mu(XVIII) -moboresha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • uboreshaji (“improvement”)