anzisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-anzisha (infinitive kuanzisha)

1. Causative form of -anza

Conjugation

Conjugation of -anzisha
Positive present -naanzisha Subjunctive -anzishe Negative -anzishi Imperative singular anzisha
Infinitives
Positive kuanzisha Negative kutoanzisha
Imperatives
Singular anzisha Plural anzisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huanzisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lianzisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuanzisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naanzisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninaanzisha/naanzisha tunaanzisha 2nd person unaanzisha mnaanzisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaanzisha wanaanzisha other classes positive subject concord + -naanzisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -anzishi) Singular Plural 1st person sianzishi hatuanzishi 2nd person huanzishi hamwanzishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haanzishi hawaanzishi other classes negative subject concord + -anzishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taanzisha Negative future negative subject concord + -taanzisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -anzishe) Singular Plural 1st person nianzishe tuanzishe 2nd person uanzishe mwanzishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aanzishe waanzishe other classes positive subject concord + -anzishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sianzishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeanzisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeanzisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalianzisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalianzisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aanzisha) Singular Plural 1st person naanzisha twaanzisha 2nd person waanzisha mwaanzisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aanzisha waanzisha m-mi(III/IV) waanzisha yaanzisha ji-ma(V/VI) laanzisha yaanzisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaanzisha vyaanzisha n(IX/X) yaanzisha zaanzisha u(XI) waanzisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaanzisha pa(XVI) paanzisha mu(XVIII) mwaanzisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meanzisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaanzisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaanzisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kianzisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoanzisha Consecutive kaanzisha / positive subject concord + -kaanzisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaanzishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nianzisha -tuanzisha 2nd person -kuanzisha -waanzisha/-kuanzisheni/-waanzisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwanzisha -waanzisha m-mi(III/IV) -uanzisha -ianzisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lianzisha -yaanzisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kianzisha -vianzisha n(IX/X) -ianzisha -zianzisha u(XI) -uanzisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuanzisha pa(XVI) -paanzisha mu(XVIII) -muanzisha Reflexive -jianzisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -anzisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -anzishaye -anzishao m-mi(III/IV) -anzishao -anzishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -anzishalo -anzishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -anzishacho -anzishavyo n(IX/X) -anzishayo -anzishazo u(XI) -anzishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -anzishako pa(XVI) -anzishapo mu(XVIII) -anzishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -anzisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeanzisha -oanzisha m-mi(III/IV) -oanzisha -yoanzisha ji-ma(V/VI) -loanzisha -yoanzisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choanzisha -vyoanzisha n(IX/X) -yoanzisha -zoanzisha u(XI) -oanzisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koanzisha pa(XVI) -poanzisha mu(XVIII) -moanzisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • uanzishaji (“beginning, inception”)