ahirisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ahirisha (infinitive kuahirisha)

1. Causative form of -ahiri: to postpone, to adjourn, to suspend

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ahirisha
Positive present -naahirisha Subjunctive -ahirishe Negative -ahirishi Imperative singular ahirisha
Infinitives
Positive kuahirisha Negative kutoahirisha
Imperatives
Singular ahirisha Plural ahirisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huahirisha Positive past positive subject concord + -liahirisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuahirisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naahirisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninaahirisha/naahirisha tunaahirisha 2nd person unaahirisha mnaahirisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaahirisha wanaahirisha other classes positive subject concord + -naahirisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ahirishi) Singular Plural 1st person siahirishi hatuahirishi 2nd person huahirishi hamwahirishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haahirishi hawaahirishi other classes negative subject concord + -ahirishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taahirisha Negative future negative subject concord + -taahirisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ahirishe) Singular Plural 1st person niahirishe tuahirishe 2nd person uahirishe mwahirishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aahirishe waahirishe other classes positive subject concord + -ahirishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siahirishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeahirisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeahirisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliahirisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliahirisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aahirisha) Singular Plural 1st person naahirisha twaahirisha 2nd person waahirisha mwaahirisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aahirisha waahirisha m-mi(III/IV) waahirisha yaahirisha ji-ma(V/VI) laahirisha yaahirisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaahirisha vyaahirisha n(IX/X) yaahirisha zaahirisha u(XI) waahirisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaahirisha pa(XVI) paahirisha mu(XVIII) mwaahirisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meahirisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaahirisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaahirisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiahirisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoahirisha Consecutive kaahirisha / positive subject concord + -kaahirisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaahirishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niahirisha -tuahirisha 2nd person -kuahirisha -waahirisha/-kuahirisheni/-waahirisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwahirisha -waahirisha m-mi(III/IV) -uahirisha -iahirisha ji-ma(V/VI) -liahirisha -yaahirisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiahirisha -viahirisha n(IX/X) -iahirisha -ziahirisha u(XI) -uahirisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuahirisha pa(XVI) -paahirisha mu(XVIII) -muahirisha Reflexive -jiahirisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ahirisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ahirishaye -ahirishao m-mi(III/IV) -ahirishao -ahirishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ahirishalo -ahirishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ahirishacho -ahirishavyo n(IX/X) -ahirishayo -ahirishazo u(XI) -ahirishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ahirishako pa(XVI) -ahirishapo mu(XVIII) -ahirishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ahirisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeahirisha -oahirisha m-mi(III/IV) -oahirisha -yoahirisha ji-ma(V/VI) -loahirisha -yoahirisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choahirisha -vyoahirisha n(IX/X) -yoahirisha -zoahirisha u(XI) -oahirisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koahirisha pa(XVI) -poahirisha mu(XVIII) -moahirisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -ahirishwa (“to be postponed, to be delayed, to be suspended, to be adjourned”)