badilisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-badilisha (infinitive kubadilisha)

1. Causative form of -badili

Conjugation

Conjugation of -badilisha
Positive present -nabadilisha Subjunctive -badilishe Negative -badilishi Imperative singular badilisha
Infinitives
Positive kubadilisha Negative kutobadilisha
Imperatives
Singular badilisha Plural badilisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubadilisha Positive past positive subject concord + -libadilisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kubadilisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabadilisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninabadilisha/nabadilisha tunabadilisha 2nd person unabadilisha mnabadilisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabadilisha wanabadilisha other classes positive subject concord + -nabadilisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -badilishi) Singular Plural 1st person sibadilishi hatubadilishi 2nd person hubadilishi hambadilishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habadilishi hawabadilishi other classes negative subject concord + -badilishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabadilisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tabadilisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -badilishe) Singular Plural 1st person nibadilishe tubadilishe 2nd person ubadilishe mbadilishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abadilishe wabadilishe other classes positive subject concord + -badilishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibadilishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebadilisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebadilisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibadilisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibadilisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abadilisha) Singular Plural 1st person nabadilisha twabadilisha 2nd person wabadilisha mwabadilisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abadilisha wabadilisha m-mi(III/IV) wabadilisha yabadilisha ji-ma(V/VI) labadilisha yabadilisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabadilisha vyabadilisha n(IX/X) yabadilisha zabadilisha u(XI) wabadilisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabadilisha pa(XVI) pabadilisha mu(XVIII) mwabadilisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebadilisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabadilisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabadilisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibadilisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobadilisha Consecutive kabadilisha / positive subject concord + -kabadilisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabadilishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibadilisha -tubadilisha 2nd person -kubadilisha -wabadilisha/-kubadilisheni/-wabadilisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbadilisha -wabadilisha m-mi(III/IV) -ubadilisha -ibadilisha ji-ma(V/VI) -libadilisha -yabadilisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibadilisha -vibadilisha n(IX/X) -ibadilisha -zibadilisha u(XI) -ubadilisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubadilisha pa(XVI) -pabadilisha mu(XVIII) -mubadilisha Reflexive -jibadilisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -badilisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -badilishaye -badilishao m-mi(III/IV) -badilishao -badilishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -badilishalo -badilishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -badilishacho -badilishavyo n(IX/X) -badilishayo -badilishazo u(XI) -badilishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -badilishako pa(XVI) -badilishapo mu(XVIII) -badilishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -badilisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebadilisha -obadilisha m-mi(III/IV) -obadilisha -yobadilisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lobadilisha -yobadilisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobadilisha -vyobadilisha n(IX/X) -yobadilisha -zobadilisha u(XI) -obadilisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobadilisha pa(XVI) -pobadilisha mu(XVIII) -mobadilisha
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:
  • Reciprocal: -badilishana

• Nominal derivations:
  • ubadilishaji (“conversion”)