bashiri

Swahili

Etymology

Back-formation from mbashiri.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-bashiri (infinitive kubashiri)

1. to predict, to foretell (to state, or make something known in advance)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -bashiri
Positive present -nabashiri Subjunctive -bashiri Negative -bashiri Imperative singular bashiri
Infinitives
Positive kubashiri Negative kutobashiri
Imperatives
Singular bashiri Plural bashirini
Tensed forms
Habitual hubashiri Positive past positive subject concord + -libashiri Negative past negative subject concord + -kubashiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabashiri) Singular Plural 1st person ninabashiri/nabashiri tunabashiri 2nd person unabashiri mnabashiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabashiri wanabashiri other classes positive subject concord + -nabashiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bashiri) Singular Plural 1st person sibashiri hatubashiri 2nd person hubashiri hambashiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habashiri hawabashiri other classes negative subject concord + -bashiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabashiri Negative future negative subject concord + -tabashiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bashiri) Singular Plural 1st person nibashiri tubashiri 2nd person ubashiri mbashiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abashiri wabashiri other classes positive subject concord + -bashiri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibashiri Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebashiri Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebashiri Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibashiri Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibashiri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abashiri) Singular Plural 1st person nabashiri twabashiri 2nd person wabashiri mwabashiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abashiri wabashiri m-mi(III/IV) wabashiri yabashiri ji-ma(V/VI) labashiri yabashiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabashiri vyabashiri n(IX/X) yabashiri zabashiri u(XI) wabashiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabashiri pa(XVI) pabashiri mu(XVIII) mwabashiri
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebashiri "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabashiri "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabashiri "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibashiri "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobashiri Consecutive kabashiri / positive subject concord + -kabashiri Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabashiri
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibashiri -tubashiri 2nd person -kubashiri -wabashiri/-kubashirini/-wabashirini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbashiri -wabashiri m-mi(III/IV) -ubashiri -ibashiri ji-ma(V/VI) -libashiri -yabashiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibashiri -vibashiri n(IX/X) -ibashiri -zibashiri u(XI) -ubashiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubashiri pa(XVI) -pabashiri mu(XVIII) -mubashiri Reflexive -jibashiri
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bashiri- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -bashiriye -bashirio m-mi(III/IV) -bashirio -bashiriyo ji-ma(V/VI) -bashirilo -bashiriyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bashiricho -bashirivyo n(IX/X) -bashiriyo -bashirizo u(XI) -bashirio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -bashiriko pa(XVI) -bashiripo mu(XVIII) -bashirimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bashiri) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebashiri -obashiri m-mi(III/IV) -obashiri -yobashiri ji-ma(V/VI) -lobashiri -yobashiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobashiri -vyobashiri n(IX/X) -yobashiri -zobashiri u(XI) -obashiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobashiri pa(XVI) -pobashiri mu(XVIII) -mobashiri
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:
  • mbashiri (“predictor, foreteller”)
  • ubashiri (“prediction, foretelling”)