"-be" meaning in Chichewa

See -be in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ɓe/
Head templates: {{head|ny|suffix}} -be
  1. Used only for the verb -li ndi (“to have”) to form the negative. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--be-ny-suffix-cvUcm4Yl
  2. still, nevertheless (used as a clitic at the end of a verb) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--be-ny-suffix-HogUNTj6 Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 7 93

Download JSON data for -be meaning in Chichewa (1.0kB)

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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-be",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He does not have a family.",
          "text": "Alibe banja.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used only for the verb -li ndi (“to have”) to form the negative."
      ],
      "id": "en--be-ny-suffix-cvUcm4Yl",
      "links": [
        [
          "-li ndi",
          "li#Chichewa"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 93",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I still have not gone to school.",
          "text": "Sindinapitebe ku sukulu.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "still, nevertheless (used as a clitic at the end of a verb)"
      ],
      "id": "en--be-ny-suffix-HogUNTj6",
      "links": [
        [
          "still",
          "still"
        ],
        [
          "nevertheless",
          "nevertheless"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɓe/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-be"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa suffixes",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-be",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He does not have a family.",
          "text": "Alibe banja.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used only for the verb -li ndi (“to have”) to form the negative."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-li ndi",
          "li#Chichewa"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I still have not gone to school.",
          "text": "Sindinapitebe ku sukulu.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "still, nevertheless (used as a clitic at the end of a verb)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "still",
          "still"
        ],
        [
          "nevertheless",
          "nevertheless"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɓe/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-be"
}

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