binya

See also: Binya

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-binya (infinitive kubinya)

  1. to pinch, squeeze hard

Conjugation

Conjugation of -binya
Positive present -nabinya
Subjunctive -binye
Negative -binyi
Imperative singular binya
Infinitives
Positive kubinya
Negative kutobinya
Imperatives
Singular binya
Plural binyeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubinya
Positive past positive subject concord + -libinya
Negative past negative subject concord + -kubinya
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabinya)
Singular Plural
1st person ninabinya/nabinya tunabinya
2nd person unabinya mnabinya
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabinya wanabinya
other classes positive subject concord + -nabinya
Negative present (negative subject concord + -binyi)
Singular Plural
1st person sibinyi hatubinyi
2nd person hubinyi hambinyi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) habinyi hawabinyi
other classes negative subject concord + -binyi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabinya
Negative future negative subject concord + -tabinya
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -binye)
Singular Plural
1st person nibinye tubinye
2nd person ubinye mbinye
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abinye wabinye
other classes positive subject concord + -binye
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibinye
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebinya
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebinya
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibinya
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibinya
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abinya)
Singular Plural
1st person nabinya twabinya
2nd person wabinya mwabinya
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abinya wabinya
m-mi(III/IV) wabinya yabinya
ji-ma(V/VI) labinya yabinya
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabinya vyabinya
n(IX/X) yabinya zabinya
u(XI) wabinya see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwabinya
pa(XVI) pabinya
mu(XVIII) mwabinya
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebinya
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshabinya
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabinya
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kibinya
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipobinya
Consecutive kabinya / positive subject concord + -kabinya
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabinye
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nibinya -tubinya
2nd person -kubinya -wabinya/-kubinyeni/-wabinyeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbinya -wabinya
m-mi(III/IV) -ubinya -ibinya
ji-ma(V/VI) -libinya -yabinya
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibinya -vibinya
n(IX/X) -ibinya -zibinya
u(XI) -ubinya see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kubinya
pa(XVI) -pabinya
mu(XVIII) -mubinya
Reflexive -jibinya
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -binya- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -binyaye -binyao
m-mi(III/IV) -binyao -binyayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -binyalo -binyayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -binyacho -binyavyo
n(IX/X) -binyayo -binyazo
u(XI) -binyao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -binyako
pa(XVI) -binyapo
mu(XVIII) -binyamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -binya)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yebinya -obinya
m-mi(III/IV) -obinya -yobinya
ji-ma(V/VI) -lobinya -yobinya
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobinya -vyobinya
n(IX/X) -yobinya -zobinya
u(XI) -obinya see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kobinya
pa(XVI) -pobinya
mu(XVIII) -mobinya
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.