swahilisha

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Swahili

Etymology

From Swahili +‎ -isha (causative affix).

Verb

-swahilisha (infinitive kuswahilisha)

  1. to swahilify

Conjugation

Conjugation of -swahilisha
Positive present -naswahilisha
Subjunctive -swahilishe
Negative -swahilishi
Imperative singular swahilisha
Infinitives
Positive kuswahilisha
Negative kutoswahilisha
Imperatives
Singular swahilisha
Plural swahilisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huswahilisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -liswahilisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuswahilisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naswahilisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaswahilisha/naswahilisha tunaswahilisha
2nd person unaswahilisha mnaswahilisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaswahilisha wanaswahilisha
other classes positive subject concord + -naswahilisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -swahilishi)
Singular Plural
1st person siswahilishi hatuswahilishi
2nd person huswahilishi hamswahilishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haswahilishi hawaswahilishi
other classes negative subject concord + -swahilishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taswahilisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -taswahilisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -swahilishe)
Singular Plural
1st person niswahilishe tuswahilishe
2nd person uswahilishe mswahilishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aswahilishe waswahilishe
other classes positive subject concord + -swahilishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siswahilishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeswahilisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeswahilisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliswahilisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliswahilisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aswahilisha)
Singular Plural
1st person naswahilisha twaswahilisha
2nd person waswahilisha mwaswahilisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aswahilisha waswahilisha
m-mi(III/IV) waswahilisha yaswahilisha
ji-ma(V/VI) laswahilisha yaswahilisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaswahilisha vyaswahilisha
n(IX/X) yaswahilisha zaswahilisha
u(XI) waswahilisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaswahilisha
pa(XVI) paswahilisha
mu(XVIII) mwaswahilisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meswahilisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaswahilisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaswahilisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiswahilisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposwahilisha
Consecutive kaswahilisha / positive subject concord + -kaswahilisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaswahilishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niswahilisha -tuswahilisha
2nd person -kuswahilisha -waswahilisha/-kuswahilisheni/-waswahilisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mswahilisha -waswahilisha
m-mi(III/IV) -uswahilisha -iswahilisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -liswahilisha -yaswahilisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiswahilisha -viswahilisha
n(IX/X) -iswahilisha -ziswahilisha
u(XI) -uswahilisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuswahilisha
pa(XVI) -paswahilisha
mu(XVIII) -muswahilisha
Reflexive -jiswahilisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -swahilisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -swahilishaye -swahilishao
m-mi(III/IV) -swahilishao -swahilishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -swahilishalo -swahilishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -swahilishacho -swahilishavyo
n(IX/X) -swahilishayo -swahilishazo
u(XI) -swahilishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -swahilishako
pa(XVI) -swahilishapo
mu(XVIII) -swahilishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -swahilisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeswahilisha -oswahilisha
m-mi(III/IV) -oswahilisha -yoswahilisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -loswahilisha -yoswahilisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choswahilisha -vyoswahilisha
n(IX/X) -yoswahilisha -zoswahilisha
u(XI) -oswahilisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koswahilisha
pa(XVI) -poswahilisha
mu(XVIII) -moswahilisha
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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