fifisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fifisha (infinitive kufifisha)

1. Causative form of -fifia

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fifisha
Positive present -nafifisha Subjunctive -fifishe Negative -fifishi Imperative singular fifisha
Infinitives
Positive kufifisha Negative kutofifisha
Imperatives
Singular fifisha Plural fifisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufifisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lififisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kufifisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafifisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninafifisha/nafifisha tunafifisha 2nd person unafifisha mnafifisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafifisha wanafifisha other classes positive subject concord + -nafifisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fifishi) Singular Plural 1st person sififishi hatufifishi 2nd person hufifishi hamfifishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafifishi hawafifishi other classes negative subject concord + -fifishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafifisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tafifisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fifishe) Singular Plural 1st person nififishe tufifishe 2nd person ufifishe mfifishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afifishe wafifishe other classes positive subject concord + -fifishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sififishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefifisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefifisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalififisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalififisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afifisha) Singular Plural 1st person nafifisha twafifisha 2nd person wafifisha mwafifisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afifisha wafifisha m-mi(III/IV) wafifisha yafifisha ji-ma(V/VI) lafifisha yafifisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafifisha vyafifisha n(IX/X) yafifisha zafifisha u(XI) wafifisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafifisha pa(XVI) pafifisha mu(XVIII) mwafifisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefifisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafifisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafifisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kififisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofifisha Consecutive kafifisha / positive subject concord + -kafifisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafifishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nififisha -tufifisha 2nd person -kufifisha -wafifisha/-kufifisheni/-wafifisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfifisha -wafifisha m-mi(III/IV) -ufifisha -ififisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lififisha -yafifisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kififisha -vififisha n(IX/X) -ififisha -zififisha u(XI) -ufifisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufifisha pa(XVI) -pafifisha mu(XVIII) -mufifisha Reflexive -jififisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fifisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fifishaye -fifishao m-mi(III/IV) -fifishao -fifishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fifishalo -fifishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fifishacho -fifishavyo n(IX/X) -fifishayo -fifishazo u(XI) -fifishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fifishako pa(XVI) -fifishapo mu(XVIII) -fifishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fifisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefifisha -ofifisha m-mi(III/IV) -ofifisha -yofifisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lofifisha -yofifisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofifisha -vyofifisha n(IX/X) -yofifisha -zofifisha u(XI) -ofifisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofifisha pa(XVI) -pofifisha mu(XVIII) -mofifisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.