ausha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ausha (infinitive kuausha)

1. Causative form of -aua

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ausha
Positive present -naausha Subjunctive -aushe Negative -aushi Imperative singular ausha
Infinitives
Positive kuausha Negative kutoausha
Imperatives
Singular ausha Plural ausheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huausha Positive past positive subject concord + -liausha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuausha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naausha) Singular Plural 1st person ninaausha/naausha tunaausha 2nd person unaausha mnaausha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaausha wanaausha other classes positive subject concord + -naausha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -aushi) Singular Plural 1st person siaushi hatuaushi 2nd person huaushi hamwaushi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haaushi hawaaushi other classes negative subject concord + -aushi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taausha Negative future negative subject concord + -taausha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -aushe) Singular Plural 1st person niaushe tuaushe 2nd person uaushe mwaushe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aaushe waaushe other classes positive subject concord + -aushe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siaushe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeausha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeausha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliausha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliausha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aausha) Singular Plural 1st person naausha twaausha 2nd person waausha mwaausha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aausha waausha m-mi(III/IV) waausha yaausha ji-ma(V/VI) laausha yaausha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaausha vyaausha n(IX/X) yaausha zaausha u(XI) waausha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaausha pa(XVI) paausha mu(XVIII) mwaausha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meausha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaausha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaausha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiausha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoausha Consecutive kaausha / positive subject concord + -kaausha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaaushe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niausha -tuausha 2nd person -kuausha -waausha/-kuausheni/-waausheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwausha -waausha m-mi(III/IV) -uausha -iausha ji-ma(V/VI) -liausha -yaausha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiausha -viausha n(IX/X) -iausha -ziausha u(XI) -uausha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuausha pa(XVI) -paausha mu(XVIII) -muausha Reflexive -jiausha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ausha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -aushaye -aushao m-mi(III/IV) -aushao -aushayo ji-ma(V/VI) -aushalo -aushayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -aushacho -aushavyo n(IX/X) -aushayo -aushazo u(XI) -aushao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -aushako pa(XVI) -aushapo mu(XVIII) -aushamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ausha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeausha -oausha m-mi(III/IV) -oausha -yoausha ji-ma(V/VI) -loausha -yoausha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choausha -vyoausha n(IX/X) -yoausha -zoausha u(XI) -oausha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koausha pa(XVI) -poausha mu(XVIII) -moausha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.