binafsisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-binafsisha (infinitive kubinafsisha)

1. Causative form of binafsi: to customize

Conjugation

Conjugation of -binafsisha
Positive present -nabinafsisha Subjunctive -binafsishe Negative -binafsishi Imperative singular binafsisha
Infinitives
Positive kubinafsisha Negative kutobinafsisha
Imperatives
Singular binafsisha Plural binafsisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubinafsisha Positive past positive subject concord + -libinafsisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kubinafsisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabinafsisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninabinafsisha/nabinafsisha tunabinafsisha 2nd person unabinafsisha mnabinafsisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabinafsisha wanabinafsisha other classes positive subject concord + -nabinafsisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -binafsishi) Singular Plural 1st person sibinafsishi hatubinafsishi 2nd person hubinafsishi hambinafsishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habinafsishi hawabinafsishi other classes negative subject concord + -binafsishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabinafsisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tabinafsisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -binafsishe) Singular Plural 1st person nibinafsishe tubinafsishe 2nd person ubinafsishe mbinafsishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abinafsishe wabinafsishe other classes positive subject concord + -binafsishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibinafsishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebinafsisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebinafsisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibinafsisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibinafsisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abinafsisha) Singular Plural 1st person nabinafsisha twabinafsisha 2nd person wabinafsisha mwabinafsisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abinafsisha wabinafsisha m-mi(III/IV) wabinafsisha yabinafsisha ji-ma(V/VI) labinafsisha yabinafsisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabinafsisha vyabinafsisha n(IX/X) yabinafsisha zabinafsisha u(XI) wabinafsisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabinafsisha pa(XVI) pabinafsisha mu(XVIII) mwabinafsisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebinafsisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabinafsisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabinafsisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibinafsisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobinafsisha Consecutive kabinafsisha / positive subject concord + -kabinafsisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabinafsishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibinafsisha -tubinafsisha 2nd person -kubinafsisha -wabinafsisha/-kubinafsisheni/-wabinafsisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbinafsisha -wabinafsisha m-mi(III/IV) -ubinafsisha -ibinafsisha ji-ma(V/VI) -libinafsisha -yabinafsisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibinafsisha -vibinafsisha n(IX/X) -ibinafsisha -zibinafsisha u(XI) -ubinafsisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubinafsisha pa(XVI) -pabinafsisha mu(XVIII) -mubinafsisha Reflexive -jibinafsisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -binafsisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -binafsishaye -binafsishao m-mi(III/IV) -binafsishao -binafsishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -binafsishalo -binafsishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -binafsishacho -binafsishavyo n(IX/X) -binafsishayo -binafsishazo u(XI) -binafsishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -binafsishako pa(XVI) -binafsishapo mu(XVIII) -binafsishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -binafsisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebinafsisha -obinafsisha m-mi(III/IV) -obinafsisha -yobinafsisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lobinafsisha -yobinafsisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobinafsisha -vyobinafsisha n(IX/X) -yobinafsisha -zobinafsisha u(XI) -obinafsisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobinafsisha pa(XVI) -pobinafsisha mu(XVIII) -mobinafsisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -binafsishwa

• Nominal derivations:
  • ubinafsishaji (“privatization”)