bunisha

Swahili

Verb

-bunisha (infinitive kubunisha)

1. Causative form of -buni

Conjugation

Conjugation of -bunisha
Positive present -nabunisha Subjunctive -bunishe Negative -bunishi Imperative singular bunisha
Infinitives
Positive kubunisha Negative kutobunisha
Imperatives
Singular bunisha Plural bunisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubunisha Positive past positive subject concord + -libunisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kubunisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabunisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninabunisha/nabunisha tunabunisha 2nd person unabunisha mnabunisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabunisha wanabunisha other classes positive subject concord + -nabunisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bunishi) Singular Plural 1st person sibunishi hatubunishi 2nd person hubunishi hambunishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habunishi hawabunishi other classes negative subject concord + -bunishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabunisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tabunisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bunishe) Singular Plural 1st person nibunishe tubunishe 2nd person ubunishe mbunishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abunishe wabunishe other classes positive subject concord + -bunishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibunishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebunisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebunisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibunisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibunisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abunisha) Singular Plural 1st person nabunisha twabunisha 2nd person wabunisha mwabunisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abunisha wabunisha m-mi(III/IV) wabunisha yabunisha ji-ma(V/VI) labunisha yabunisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabunisha vyabunisha n(IX/X) yabunisha zabunisha u(XI) wabunisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabunisha pa(XVI) pabunisha mu(XVIII) mwabunisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebunisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabunisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabunisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibunisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobunisha Consecutive kabunisha / positive subject concord + -kabunisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabunishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibunisha -tubunisha 2nd person -kubunisha -wabunisha/-kubunisheni/-wabunisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbunisha -wabunisha m-mi(III/IV) -ubunisha -ibunisha ji-ma(V/VI) -libunisha -yabunisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibunisha -vibunisha n(IX/X) -ibunisha -zibunisha u(XI) -ubunisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubunisha pa(XVI) -pabunisha mu(XVIII) -mubunisha Reflexive -jibunisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bunisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -bunishaye -bunishao m-mi(III/IV) -bunishao -bunishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -bunishalo -bunishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bunishacho -bunishavyo n(IX/X) -bunishayo -bunishazo u(XI) -bunishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -bunishako pa(XVI) -bunishapo mu(XVIII) -bunishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bunisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebunisha -obunisha m-mi(III/IV) -obunisha -yobunisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lobunisha -yobunisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobunisha -vyobunisha n(IX/X) -yobunisha -zobunisha u(XI) -obunisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobunisha pa(XVI) -pobunisha mu(XVIII) -mobunisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.