elimisha

Swahili

Etymology

From elimu (“education, knowledge”) +‎ -isha (causative affix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-elimisha (infinitive kuelimisha)

1. Stative form of elimu: to teach, educate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -elimisha
Positive present -naelimisha Subjunctive -elimishe Negative -elimishi Imperative singular elimisha
Infinitives
Positive kuelimisha Negative kutoelimisha
Imperatives
Singular elimisha Plural elimisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huelimisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lielimisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuelimisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naelimisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninaelimisha/naelimisha tunaelimisha 2nd person unaelimisha mnaelimisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaelimisha wanaelimisha other classes positive subject concord + -naelimisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -elimishi) Singular Plural 1st person sielimishi hatuelimishi 2nd person huelimishi hamwelimishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haelimishi hawaelimishi other classes negative subject concord + -elimishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taelimisha Negative future negative subject concord + -taelimisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -elimishe) Singular Plural 1st person nielimishe tuelimishe 2nd person uelimishe mwelimishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aelimishe waelimishe other classes positive subject concord + -elimishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sielimishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeelimisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeelimisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalielimisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalielimisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aelimisha) Singular Plural 1st person naelimisha twaelimisha 2nd person waelimisha mwaelimisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aelimisha waelimisha m-mi(III/IV) waelimisha yaelimisha ji-ma(V/VI) laelimisha yaelimisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaelimisha vyaelimisha n(IX/X) yaelimisha zaelimisha u(XI) waelimisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaelimisha pa(XVI) paelimisha mu(XVIII) mwaelimisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meelimisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaelimisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaelimisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kielimisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoelimisha Consecutive kaelimisha / positive subject concord + -kaelimisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaelimishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nielimisha -tuelimisha 2nd person -kuelimisha -waelimisha/-kuelimisheni/-waelimisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwelimisha -waelimisha m-mi(III/IV) -uelimisha -ielimisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lielimisha -yaelimisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kielimisha -vielimisha n(IX/X) -ielimisha -zielimisha u(XI) -uelimisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuelimisha pa(XVI) -paelimisha mu(XVIII) -muelimisha Reflexive -jielimisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -elimisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -elimishaye -elimishao m-mi(III/IV) -elimishao -elimishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -elimishalo -elimishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -elimishacho -elimishavyo n(IX/X) -elimishayo -elimishazo u(XI) -elimishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -elimishako pa(XVI) -elimishapo mu(XVIII) -elimishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -elimisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeelimisha -oelimisha m-mi(III/IV) -oelimisha -yoelimisha ji-ma(V/VI) -loelimisha -yoelimisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choelimisha -vyoelimisha n(IX/X) -yoelimisha -zoelimisha u(XI) -oelimisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koelimisha pa(XVI) -poelimisha mu(XVIII) -moelimisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.