amshisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-amshisha (infinitive kuamshisha)

1. Causative form of -amsha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -amshisha
Positive present -naamshisha Subjunctive -amshishe Negative -amshishi Imperative singular amshisha
Infinitives
Positive kuamshisha Negative kutoamshisha
Imperatives
Singular amshisha Plural amshisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huamshisha Positive past positive subject concord + -liamshisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuamshisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naamshisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninaamshisha/naamshisha tunaamshisha 2nd person unaamshisha mnaamshisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaamshisha wanaamshisha other classes positive subject concord + -naamshisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -amshishi) Singular Plural 1st person siamshishi hatuamshishi 2nd person huamshishi hamwamshishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haamshishi hawaamshishi other classes negative subject concord + -amshishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taamshisha Negative future negative subject concord + -taamshisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -amshishe) Singular Plural 1st person niamshishe tuamshishe 2nd person uamshishe mwamshishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamshishe waamshishe other classes positive subject concord + -amshishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siamshishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeamshisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeamshisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliamshisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliamshisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aamshisha) Singular Plural 1st person naamshisha twaamshisha 2nd person waamshisha mwaamshisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamshisha waamshisha m-mi(III/IV) waamshisha yaamshisha ji-ma(V/VI) laamshisha yaamshisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaamshisha vyaamshisha n(IX/X) yaamshisha zaamshisha u(XI) waamshisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaamshisha pa(XVI) paamshisha mu(XVIII) mwaamshisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meamshisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaamshisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaamshisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiamshisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoamshisha Consecutive kaamshisha / positive subject concord + -kaamshisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaamshishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niamshisha -tuamshisha 2nd person -kuamshisha -waamshisha/-kuamshisheni/-waamshisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwamshisha -waamshisha m-mi(III/IV) -uamshisha -iamshisha ji-ma(V/VI) -liamshisha -yaamshisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiamshisha -viamshisha n(IX/X) -iamshisha -ziamshisha u(XI) -uamshisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuamshisha pa(XVI) -paamshisha mu(XVIII) -muamshisha Reflexive -jiamshisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -amshisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -amshishaye -amshishao m-mi(III/IV) -amshishao -amshishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -amshishalo -amshishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -amshishacho -amshishavyo n(IX/X) -amshishayo -amshishazo u(XI) -amshishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -amshishako pa(XVI) -amshishapo mu(XVIII) -amshishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -amshisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeamshisha -oamshisha m-mi(III/IV) -oamshisha -yoamshisha ji-ma(V/VI) -loamshisha -yoamshisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choamshisha -vyoamshisha n(IX/X) -yoamshisha -zoamshisha u(XI) -oamshisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koamshisha pa(XVI) -poamshisha mu(XVIII) -moamshisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.