Swahili edit

Etymology edit

From aibu (shame, disgrace) +‎ -isha (causative affix).

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

-aibisha (infinitive kuaibisha)

  1. to humiliate, embarrass, disgrace, put to shame

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of -aibisha
Positive present -naaibisha
Subjunctive -aibishe
Negative -aibishi
Imperative singular aibisha
Infinitives
Positive kuaibisha
Negative kutoaibisha
Imperatives
Singular aibisha
Plural aibisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huaibisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -liaibisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuaibisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naaibisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaaibisha/naaibisha tunaaibisha
2nd person unaaibisha mnaaibisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaaibisha wanaaibisha
other classes positive subject concord + -naaibisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -aibishi)
Singular Plural
1st person siaibishi hatuaibishi
2nd person huaibishi hamwaibishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haaibishi hawaaibishi
other classes negative subject concord + -aibishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taaibisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -taaibisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -aibishe)
Singular Plural
1st person niaibishe tuaibishe
2nd person uaibishe mwaibishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aaibishe waaibishe
other classes positive subject concord + -aibishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siaibishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeaibisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeaibisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliaibisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliaibisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aaibisha)
Singular Plural
1st person naaibisha twaaibisha
2nd person waaibisha mwaaibisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aaibisha waaibisha
m-mi(III/IV) waaibisha yaaibisha
ji-ma(V/VI) laaibisha yaaibisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaaibisha vyaaibisha
n(IX/X) yaaibisha zaaibisha
u(XI) waaibisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaaibisha
pa(XVI) paaibisha
mu(XVIII) mwaaibisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meaibisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaaibisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaaibisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiaibisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoaibisha
Consecutive kaaibisha / positive subject concord + -kaaibisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaaibishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niaibisha -tuaibisha
2nd person -kuaibisha -waaibisha/-kuaibisheni/-waaibisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwaibisha -waaibisha
m-mi(III/IV) -uaibisha -iaibisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -liaibisha -yaaibisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiaibisha -viaibisha
n(IX/X) -iaibisha -ziaibisha
u(XI) -uaibisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuaibisha
pa(XVI) -paaibisha
mu(XVIII) -muaibisha
Reflexive -jiaibisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -aibisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -aibishaye -aibishao
m-mi(III/IV) -aibishao -aibishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -aibishalo -aibishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -aibishacho -aibishavyo
n(IX/X) -aibishayo -aibishazo
u(XI) -aibishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -aibishako
pa(XVI) -aibishapo
mu(XVIII) -aibishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -aibisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeaibisha -oaibisha
m-mi(III/IV) -oaibisha -yoaibisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -loaibisha -yoaibisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choaibisha -vyoaibisha
n(IX/X) -yoaibisha -zoaibisha
u(XI) -oaibisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koaibisha
pa(XVI) -poaibisha
mu(XVIII) -moaibisha
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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