safisha

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-safisha (infinitive kusafisha)

  1. Causative form of safi: to clean

Conjugation

Conjugation of -safisha
Positive present -nasafisha
Subjunctive -safishe
Negative -safishi
Imperative singular safisha
Infinitives
Positive kusafisha
Negative kutosafisha
Imperatives
Singular safisha
Plural safisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual husafisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisafisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusafisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasafisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasafisha/nasafisha tunasafisha
2nd person unasafisha mnasafisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasafisha wanasafisha
other classes positive subject concord + -nasafisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -safishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sisafishi hatusafishi
2nd person husafishi hamsafishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasafishi hawasafishi
other classes negative subject concord + -safishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasafisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasafisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -safishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nisafishe tusafishe
2nd person usafishe msafishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asafishe wasafishe
other classes positive subject concord + -safishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisafishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesafisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesafisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisafisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisafisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asafisha)
Singular Plural
1st person nasafisha twasafisha
2nd person wasafisha mwasafisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asafisha wasafisha
m-mi(III/IV) wasafisha yasafisha
ji-ma(V/VI) lasafisha yasafisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasafisha vyasafisha
n(IX/X) yasafisha zasafisha
u(XI) wasafisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasafisha
pa(XVI) pasafisha
mu(XVIII) mwasafisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesafisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasafisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasafisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisafisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposafisha
Consecutive kasafisha / positive subject concord + -kasafisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasafishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisafisha -tusafisha
2nd person -kusafisha -wasafisha/-kusafisheni/-wasafisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msafisha -wasafisha
m-mi(III/IV) -usafisha -isafisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisafisha -yasafisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisafisha -visafisha
n(IX/X) -isafisha -zisafisha
u(XI) -usafisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusafisha
pa(XVI) -pasafisha
mu(XVIII) -musafisha
Reflexive -jisafisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -safisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -safishaye -safishao
m-mi(III/IV) -safishao -safishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -safishalo -safishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -safishacho -safishavyo
n(IX/X) -safishayo -safishazo
u(XI) -safishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -safishako
pa(XVI) -safishapo
mu(XVIII) -safishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -safisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesafisha -osafisha
m-mi(III/IV) -osafisha -yosafisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -losafisha -yosafisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosafisha -vyosafisha
n(IX/X) -yosafisha -zosafisha
u(XI) -osafisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosafisha
pa(XVI) -posafisha
mu(XVIII) -mosafisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms