dhoofisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-dhoofisha (infinitive kudhoofisha)

1. Causative form of -dhoofu: to weaken

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dhoofisha
Positive present -nadhoofisha Subjunctive -dhoofishe Negative -dhoofishi Imperative singular dhoofisha
Infinitives
Positive kudhoofisha Negative kutodhoofisha
Imperatives
Singular dhoofisha Plural dhoofisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudhoofisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lidhoofisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kudhoofisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadhoofisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninadhoofisha/nadhoofisha tunadhoofisha 2nd person unadhoofisha mnadhoofisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadhoofisha wanadhoofisha other classes positive subject concord + -nadhoofisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dhoofishi) Singular Plural 1st person sidhoofishi hatudhoofishi 2nd person hudhoofishi hamdhoofishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadhoofishi hawadhoofishi other classes negative subject concord + -dhoofishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadhoofisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tadhoofisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dhoofishe) Singular Plural 1st person nidhoofishe tudhoofishe 2nd person udhoofishe mdhoofishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhoofishe wadhoofishe other classes positive subject concord + -dhoofishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidhoofishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedhoofisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedhoofisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidhoofisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidhoofisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adhoofisha) Singular Plural 1st person nadhoofisha twadhoofisha 2nd person wadhoofisha mwadhoofisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhoofisha wadhoofisha m-mi(III/IV) wadhoofisha yadhoofisha ji-ma(V/VI) ladhoofisha yadhoofisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadhoofisha vyadhoofisha n(IX/X) yadhoofisha zadhoofisha u(XI) wadhoofisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadhoofisha pa(XVI) padhoofisha mu(XVIII) mwadhoofisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -medhoofisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadhoofisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadhoofisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidhoofisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodhoofisha Consecutive kadhoofisha / positive subject concord + -kadhoofisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadhoofishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidhoofisha -tudhoofisha 2nd person -kudhoofisha -wadhoofisha/-kudhoofisheni/-wadhoofisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdhoofisha -wadhoofisha m-mi(III/IV) -udhoofisha -idhoofisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lidhoofisha -yadhoofisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidhoofisha -vidhoofisha n(IX/X) -idhoofisha -zidhoofisha u(XI) -udhoofisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudhoofisha pa(XVI) -padhoofisha mu(XVIII) -mudhoofisha Reflexive -jidhoofisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dhoofisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dhoofishaye -dhoofishao m-mi(III/IV) -dhoofishao -dhoofishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -dhoofishalo -dhoofishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dhoofishacho -dhoofishavyo n(IX/X) -dhoofishayo -dhoofishazo u(XI) -dhoofishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dhoofishako pa(XVI) -dhoofishapo mu(XVIII) -dhoofishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dhoofisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedhoofisha -odhoofisha m-mi(III/IV) -odhoofisha -yodhoofisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lodhoofisha -yodhoofisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodhoofisha -vyodhoofisha n(IX/X) -yodhoofisha -zodhoofisha u(XI) -odhoofisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodhoofisha pa(XVI) -podhoofisha mu(XVIII) -modhoofisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.