sawazisha

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Swahili

Etymology

From sawa +‎ -isha (causative affix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sawazisha (infinitive kusawazisha)

  1. Causative form of sawa: to make similar, even out; equalize
  2. to liken, compare

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sawazisha
Positive present -nasawazisha
Subjunctive -sawazishe
Negative -sawazishi
Imperative singular sawazisha
Infinitives
Positive kusawazisha
Negative kutosawazisha
Imperatives
Singular sawazisha
Plural sawazisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual husawazisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisawazisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusawazisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasawazisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasawazisha/nasawazisha tunasawazisha
2nd person unasawazisha mnasawazisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasawazisha wanasawazisha
other classes positive subject concord + -nasawazisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sawazishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sisawazishi hatusawazishi
2nd person husawazishi hamsawazishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasawazishi hawasawazishi
other classes negative subject concord + -sawazishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasawazisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasawazisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sawazishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nisawazishe tusawazishe
2nd person usawazishe msawazishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asawazishe wasawazishe
other classes positive subject concord + -sawazishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisawazishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesawazisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesawazisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisawazisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisawazisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asawazisha)
Singular Plural
1st person nasawazisha twasawazisha
2nd person wasawazisha mwasawazisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asawazisha wasawazisha
m-mi(III/IV) wasawazisha yasawazisha
ji-ma(V/VI) lasawazisha yasawazisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasawazisha vyasawazisha
n(IX/X) yasawazisha zasawazisha
u(XI) wasawazisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasawazisha
pa(XVI) pasawazisha
mu(XVIII) mwasawazisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesawazisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasawazisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasawazisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisawazisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposawazisha
Consecutive kasawazisha / positive subject concord + -kasawazisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasawazishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisawazisha -tusawazisha
2nd person -kusawazisha -wasawazisha/-kusawazisheni/-wasawazisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msawazisha -wasawazisha
m-mi(III/IV) -usawazisha -isawazisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisawazisha -yasawazisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisawazisha -visawazisha
n(IX/X) -isawazisha -zisawazisha
u(XI) -usawazisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusawazisha
pa(XVI) -pasawazisha
mu(XVIII) -musawazisha
Reflexive -jisawazisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sawazisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -sawazishaye -sawazishao
m-mi(III/IV) -sawazishao -sawazishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -sawazishalo -sawazishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sawazishacho -sawazishavyo
n(IX/X) -sawazishayo -sawazishazo
u(XI) -sawazishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -sawazishako
pa(XVI) -sawazishapo
mu(XVIII) -sawazishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sawazisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesawazisha -osawazisha
m-mi(III/IV) -osawazisha -yosawazisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -losawazisha -yosawazisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosawazisha -vyosawazisha
n(IX/X) -yosawazisha -zosawazisha
u(XI) -osawazisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosawazisha
pa(XVI) -posawazisha
mu(XVIII) -mosawazisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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