pikisha

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pikisha (infinitive kupikisha)

  1. Causative form of -pika

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pikisha
Positive present -napikisha
Subjunctive -pikishe
Negative -pikishi
Imperative singular pikisha
Infinitives
Positive kupikisha
Negative kutopikisha
Imperatives
Singular pikisha
Plural pikisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupikisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipikisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupikisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napikisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapikisha/napikisha tunapikisha
2nd person unapikisha mnapikisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapikisha wanapikisha
other classes positive subject concord + -napikisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pikishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sipikishi hatupikishi
2nd person hupikishi hampikishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapikishi hawapikishi
other classes negative subject concord + -pikishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapikisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapikisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pikishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nipikishe tupikishe
2nd person upikishe mpikishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apikishe wapikishe
other classes positive subject concord + -pikishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipikishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepikisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepikisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipikisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipikisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apikisha)
Singular Plural
1st person napikisha twapikisha
2nd person wapikisha mwapikisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apikisha wapikisha
m-mi(III/IV) wapikisha yapikisha
ji-ma(V/VI) lapikisha yapikisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapikisha vyapikisha
n(IX/X) yapikisha zapikisha
u(XI) wapikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapikisha
pa(XVI) papikisha
mu(XVIII) mwapikisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepikisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapikisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japikisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipikisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopikisha
Consecutive kapikisha / positive subject concord + -kapikisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapikishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nipikisha -tupikisha
2nd person -kupikisha -wapikisha/-kupikisheni/-wapikisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpikisha -wapikisha
m-mi(III/IV) -upikisha -ipikisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipikisha -yapikisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipikisha -vipikisha
n(IX/X) -ipikisha -zipikisha
u(XI) -upikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kupikisha
pa(XVI) -papikisha
mu(XVIII) -mupikisha
Reflexive -jipikisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pikisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -pikishaye -pikishao
m-mi(III/IV) -pikishao -pikishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -pikishalo -pikishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pikishacho -pikishavyo
n(IX/X) -pikishayo -pikishazo
u(XI) -pikishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -pikishako
pa(XVI) -pikishapo
mu(XVIII) -pikishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pikisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepikisha -opikisha
m-mi(III/IV) -opikisha -yopikisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopikisha -yopikisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopikisha -vyopikisha
n(IX/X) -yopikisha -zopikisha
u(XI) -opikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopikisha
pa(XVI) -popikisha
mu(XVIII) -mopikisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.