safishwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-safishwa (infinitive kusafishwa)

  1. Passive form of -safisha: to be cleaned

Conjugation

Conjugation of -safishwa
Positive present -nasafishwa
Subjunctive -safishwe
Negative -safishwi
Imperative singular safishwa
Infinitives
Positive kusafishwa
Negative kutosafishwa
Imperatives
Singular safishwa
Plural safishweni
Tensed forms
Habitual husafishwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisafishwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusafishwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasafishwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasafishwa/nasafishwa tunasafishwa
2nd person unasafishwa mnasafishwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasafishwa wanasafishwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nasafishwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -safishwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sisafishwi hatusafishwi
2nd person husafishwi hamsafishwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasafishwi hawasafishwi
other classes negative subject concord + -safishwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasafishwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasafishwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -safishwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nisafishwe tusafishwe
2nd person usafishwe msafishwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asafishwe wasafishwe
other classes positive subject concord + -safishwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisafishwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesafishwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesafishwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisafishwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisafishwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asafishwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nasafishwa twasafishwa
2nd person wasafishwa mwasafishwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asafishwa wasafishwa
m-mi(III/IV) wasafishwa yasafishwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lasafishwa yasafishwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasafishwa vyasafishwa
n(IX/X) yasafishwa zasafishwa
u(XI) wasafishwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasafishwa
pa(XVI) pasafishwa
mu(XVIII) mwasafishwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesafishwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasafishwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasafishwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisafishwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposafishwa
Consecutive kasafishwa / positive subject concord + -kasafishwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasafishwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisafishwa -tusafishwa
2nd person -kusafishwa -wasafishwa/-kusafishweni/-wasafishweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msafishwa -wasafishwa
m-mi(III/IV) -usafishwa -isafishwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisafishwa -yasafishwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisafishwa -visafishwa
n(IX/X) -isafishwa -zisafishwa
u(XI) -usafishwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusafishwa
pa(XVI) -pasafishwa
mu(XVIII) -musafishwa
Reflexive -jisafishwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -safishwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -safishwaye -safishwao
m-mi(III/IV) -safishwao -safishwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -safishwalo -safishwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -safishwacho -safishwavyo
n(IX/X) -safishwayo -safishwazo
u(XI) -safishwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -safishwako
pa(XVI) -safishwapo
mu(XVIII) -safishwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -safishwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesafishwa -osafishwa
m-mi(III/IV) -osafishwa -yosafishwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -losafishwa -yosafishwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosafishwa -vyosafishwa
n(IX/X) -yosafishwa -zosafishwa
u(XI) -osafishwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosafishwa
pa(XVI) -posafishwa
mu(XVIII) -mosafishwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.