-boresha (infinitive kuboresha)
- to improve (to make better)
Conjugation of -boresha
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Positive present
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-naboresha
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Subjunctive
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-boreshe
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Negative
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-boreshi
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Imperative singular
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boresha
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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huboresha
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liboresha
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuboresha
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -naboresha)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninaboresha/naboresha
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tunaboresha
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2nd person
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unaboresha
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mnaboresha
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaboresha
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wanaboresha
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -naboresha
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -boreshi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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siboreshi
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hatuboreshi
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2nd person
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huboreshi
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hamboreshi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haboreshi
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hawaboreshi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -boreshi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taboresha
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taboresha
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -boreshe)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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niboreshe
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tuboreshe
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2nd person
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uboreshe
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mboreshe
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aboreshe
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waboreshe
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -boreshe
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siboreshe
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeboresha
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeboresha
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliboresha
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliboresha
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meboresha
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaboresha
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaboresha
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiboresha
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoboresha
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Consecutive
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kaboresha / positive subject concord + -kaboresha
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaboreshe
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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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