stawisha

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Swahili

Verb

-stawisha (infinitive kustawisha)

  1. Causative form of -stawi

Conjugation

Conjugation of -stawisha
Positive present -nastawisha
Subjunctive -stawishe
Negative -stawishi
Imperative singular stawisha
Infinitives
Positive kustawisha
Negative kutostawisha
Imperatives
Singular stawisha
Plural stawisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hustawisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -listawisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kustawisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nastawisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninastawisha/nastawisha tunastawisha
2nd person unastawisha mnastawisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anastawisha wanastawisha
other classes positive subject concord + -nastawisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -stawishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sistawishi hatustawishi
2nd person hustawishi hamstawishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hastawishi hawastawishi
other classes negative subject concord + -stawishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tastawisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tastawisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -stawishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nistawishe tustawishe
2nd person ustawishe mstawishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) astawishe wastawishe
other classes positive subject concord + -stawishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sistawishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngestawisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singestawisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalistawisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalistawisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -astawisha)
Singular Plural
1st person nastawisha twastawisha
2nd person wastawisha mwastawisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) astawisha wastawisha
m-mi(III/IV) wastawisha yastawisha
ji-ma(V/VI) lastawisha yastawisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chastawisha vyastawisha
n(IX/X) yastawisha zastawisha
u(XI) wastawisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwastawisha
pa(XVI) pastawisha
mu(XVIII) mwastawisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mestawisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshastawisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jastawisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kistawisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipostawisha
Consecutive kastawisha / positive subject concord + -kastawisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kastawishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nistawisha -tustawisha
2nd person -kustawisha -wastawisha/-kustawisheni/-wastawisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mstawisha -wastawisha
m-mi(III/IV) -ustawisha -istawisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -listawisha -yastawisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kistawisha -vistawisha
n(IX/X) -istawisha -zistawisha
u(XI) -ustawisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kustawisha
pa(XVI) -pastawisha
mu(XVIII) -mustawisha
Reflexive -jistawisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -stawisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -stawishaye -stawishao
m-mi(III/IV) -stawishao -stawishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -stawishalo -stawishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -stawishacho -stawishavyo
n(IX/X) -stawishayo -stawishazo
u(XI) -stawishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -stawishako
pa(XVI) -stawishapo
mu(XVIII) -stawishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -stawisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yestawisha -ostawisha
m-mi(III/IV) -ostawisha -yostawisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lostawisha -yostawisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chostawisha -vyostawisha
n(IX/X) -yostawisha -zostawisha
u(XI) -ostawisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kostawisha
pa(XVI) -postawisha
mu(XVIII) -mostawisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms