Verb Stem: bata
Infinitive: ïbata
Participle: abata
Present
| Sg.1 | abata m |
| Sg.2 | ï bata |
| Sg.3 | ö bata |
| Pl.1 | anyï bata |
| Pl.2 | unu bata |
| Pl.3 | ha bata |
Action in the Past
| Sg.1 | abatatara m |
| Sg.2 | ï batatara |
| Sg.3 | ö batatara |
| Pl.1 | anyï batatara |
| Pl.2 | unu batatara |
| Pl.3 | ha batatara |
Action in the Past
| Sg.1 | abatara m |
| Sg.2 | ï batara |
| Sg.3 | ö batara |
| Pl.1 | anyï batara |
| Pl.2 | unu batara |
| Pl.3 | ha batara |
Completed Action
| Sg.1 | abatala m |
| Sg.2 | ï batala |
| Sg.3 | ö batala |
| Pl.1 | anyï batala |
| Pl.2 | unu batala |
| Pl.3 | ha batala |
Past Continuous Action
| Sg.1 | abatabü m |
| Sg.2 | ï batabü |
| Sg.3 | ö batabü |
| Pl.1 | anyï batabü |
| Pl.2 | unu batabü |
| Pl.3 | ha batabü |
Past Completed Action
| Sg.1 | abatari m |
| Sg.2 | ï batari |
| Sg.3 | ö batari |
| Pl.1 | anyï batari |
| Pl.2 | unu batari |
| Pl.3 | ha batari |
Starting Action
| Sg.1 | abataba m |
| Sg.2 | ï bataba |
| Sg.3 | ö bataba |
| Pl.1 | anyï bataba |
| Pl.2 | unu bataba |
| Pl.3 | ha bataba |
Already Completed Action
| Sg.1 | abatago m |
| Sg.2 | ï batago |
| Sg.3 | ö batago |
| Pl.1 | anyï batago |
| Pl.2 | unu batago |
| Pl.3 | ha batago |
Already Completing Action
| Sg.1 | abatabago m |
| Sg.2 | ï batabago |
| Sg.3 | ö batabago |
| Pl.1 | anyï batabago |
| Pl.2 | unu batabago |
| Pl.3 | ha batabago |
Intensive
| Sg.1 | abatalu m |
| Sg.2 | ï batalu |
| Sg.3 | ö batalu |
| Pl.1 | anyï batalu |
| Pl.2 | unu batalu |
| Pl.3 | ha batalu |
Completive
| Sg.1 | abatata m |
| Sg.2 | ï batata |
| Sg.3 | ö batata |
| Pl.1 | anyï batata |
| Pl.2 | unu batata |
| Pl.3 | ha batata |
Additive
| Sg.1 | abatakwazi m |
| Sg.2 | ï batakwazi |
| Sg.3 | ö batakwazi |
| Pl.1 | anyï batakwazi |
| Pl.2 | unu batakwazi |
| Pl.3 | ha batakwazi |
Verbs conjugated like bata
azü,
bata,
bïa,
bü,
chï,
chö,
chörö,
dï,
gaa,
gbasaa,
gota,
gwa,
gwü,
gözie,
hü,
kpörö,
kuta,
kwö,
kwüa,
mü, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Translations
Etymology
From ba (“enter”) + -tá (“towards”).