basa
Root: -basa
Present
Present
| Sg.1 | ndibasa |
| Sg.2 | ubasa |
| Sg.3 | ubasa |
| Pl.1 | sibasa |
| Pl.2 | nibasa |
| Pl.3 | babasa |
Present Long
| Sg.1 | ndiyabasa |
| Sg.2 | uyabasa |
| Sg.3 | uyabasa |
| Pl.1 | siyabasa |
| Pl.2 | niyabasa |
| Pl.3 | bayabasa |
Past
Recent Past
| Sg.1 | ndibase |
| Sg.2 | ubase |
| Sg.3 | ubase |
| Pl.1 | sibase |
| Pl.2 | nibase |
| Pl.3 | babase |
Recent Past Long
| Sg.1 | ndibasile |
| Sg.2 | ubasile |
| Sg.3 | ubasile |
| Pl.1 | sibasile |
| Pl.2 | nibasile |
| Pl.3 | babasile |
Remote Past
| Sg.1 | ndabasa |
| Sg.2 | wabasa |
| Sg.3 | wabasa |
| Pl.1 | sabasa |
| Pl.2 | nabasa |
| Pl.3 | babasa |
Future
Near Future
| Sg.1 | ndiza basa |
| Sg.2 | uza basa |
| Sg.3 | uza basa |
| Pl.1 | siza basa |
| Pl.2 | niza basa |
| Pl.3 | baza basa |
Verbs conjugated like basa
sasaza,
sayina,
sabela,
shwaqa,
shenxa,
xukuxa,
xobula,
xhutha,
xhwila,
xhapha,
xhabha,
xhamla,
xelela,
xakeka,
xabisa,
xabela,
xabana,
cwangcisa,
enzakalisa,
yolisa, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Sample Sentences
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-bàkia.