bisha

Somali

Noun

bisha ?

1. date

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-bisha (infinitive kubisha)

1. to knock (on a door)
2. to defy, to disobey
3. to disagree

Conjugation

Conjugation of -bisha
Positive present -nabisha Subjunctive -bishe Negative -bishi Imperative singular bisha
Infinitives
Positive kubisha Negative kutobisha
Imperatives
Singular bisha Plural bisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubisha Positive past positive subject concord + -libisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kubisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninabisha/nabisha tunabisha 2nd person unabisha mnabisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabisha wanabisha other classes positive subject concord + -nabisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bishi) Singular Plural 1st person sibishi hatubishi 2nd person hubishi hambishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habishi hawabishi other classes negative subject concord + -bishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tabisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bishe) Singular Plural 1st person nibishe tubishe 2nd person ubishe mbishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abishe wabishe other classes positive subject concord + -bishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abisha) Singular Plural 1st person nabisha twabisha 2nd person wabisha mwabisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abisha wabisha m-mi(III/IV) wabisha yabisha ji-ma(V/VI) labisha yabisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabisha vyabisha n(IX/X) yabisha zabisha u(XI) wabisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabisha pa(XVI) pabisha mu(XVIII) mwabisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobisha Consecutive kabisha / positive subject concord + -kabisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibisha -tubisha 2nd person -kubisha -wabisha/-kubisheni/-wabisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbisha -wabisha m-mi(III/IV) -ubisha -ibisha ji-ma(V/VI) -libisha -yabisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibisha -vibisha n(IX/X) -ibisha -zibisha u(XI) -ubisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubisha pa(XVI) -pabisha mu(XVIII) -mubisha Reflexive -jibisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -bishaye -bishao m-mi(III/IV) -bishao -bishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -bishalo -bishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bishacho -bishavyo n(IX/X) -bishayo -bishazo u(XI) -bishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -bishako pa(XVI) -bishapo mu(XVIII) -bishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebisha -obisha m-mi(III/IV) -obisha -yobisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lobisha -yobisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobisha -vyobisha n(IX/X) -yobisha -zobisha u(XI) -obisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobisha pa(XVI) -pobisha mu(XVIII) -mobisha
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:
  • Reciprocal: -bishana (“to argue”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • ubishi (“disagreement, dispute, argument”)