shikisha

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Swahili

Verb

-shikisha (infinitive kushikisha)

  1. Causative form of -shika

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shikisha
Positive present -nashikisha
Subjunctive -shikishe
Negative -shikishi
Imperative singular shikisha
Infinitives
Positive kushikisha
Negative kutoshikisha
Imperatives
Singular shikisha
Plural shikisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushikisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -lishikisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kushikisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashikisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninashikisha/nashikisha tunashikisha
2nd person unashikisha mnashikisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashikisha wanashikisha
other classes positive subject concord + -nashikisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shikishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sishikishi hatushikishi
2nd person hushikishi hamshikishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashikishi hawashikishi
other classes negative subject concord + -shikishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashikisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tashikisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shikishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nishikishe tushikishe
2nd person ushikishe mshikishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashikishe washikishe
other classes positive subject concord + -shikishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishikishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshikisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshikisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishikisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishikisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashikisha)
Singular Plural
1st person nashikisha twashikisha
2nd person washikisha mwashikisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashikisha washikisha
m-mi(III/IV) washikisha yashikisha
ji-ma(V/VI) lashikisha yashikisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashikisha vyashikisha
n(IX/X) yashikisha zashikisha
u(XI) washikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwashikisha
pa(XVI) pashikisha
mu(XVIII) mwashikisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshikisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshashikisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashikisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kishikisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposhikisha
Consecutive kashikisha / positive subject concord + -kashikisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashikishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nishikisha -tushikisha
2nd person -kushikisha -washikisha/-kushikisheni/-washikisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshikisha -washikisha
m-mi(III/IV) -ushikisha -ishikisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lishikisha -yashikisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishikisha -vishikisha
n(IX/X) -ishikisha -zishikisha
u(XI) -ushikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kushikisha
pa(XVI) -pashikisha
mu(XVIII) -mushikisha
Reflexive -jishikisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shikisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -shikishaye -shikishao
m-mi(III/IV) -shikishao -shikishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -shikishalo -shikishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shikishacho -shikishavyo
n(IX/X) -shikishayo -shikishazo
u(XI) -shikishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -shikishako
pa(XVI) -shikishapo
mu(XVIII) -shikishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shikisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeshikisha -oshikisha
m-mi(III/IV) -oshikisha -yoshikisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -loshikisha -yoshikisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshikisha -vyoshikisha
n(IX/X) -yoshikisha -zoshikisha
u(XI) -oshikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koshikisha
pa(XVI) -poshikisha
mu(XVIII) -moshikisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.