itisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-itisha (infinitive kuitisha)

1. Causative form of -ita

Conjugation

Conjugation of -itisha
Positive present -naitisha Subjunctive -itishe Negative -itishi Imperative singular itisha
Infinitives
Positive kuitisha Negative kutoitisha
Imperatives
Singular itisha Plural itisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huitisha Positive past positive subject concord + -liitisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuitisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naitisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninaitisha/naitisha tunaitisha 2nd person unaitisha mnaitisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaitisha wanaitisha other classes positive subject concord + -naitisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -itishi) Singular Plural 1st person siitishi hatuitishi 2nd person huitishi hamwitishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haitishi hawaitishi other classes negative subject concord + -itishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taitisha Negative future negative subject concord + -taitisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -itishe) Singular Plural 1st person niitishe tuitishe 2nd person uitishe mwitishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aitishe waitishe other classes positive subject concord + -itishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siitishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeitisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeitisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliitisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliitisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aitisha) Singular Plural 1st person naitisha twaitisha 2nd person waitisha mwaitisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aitisha waitisha m-mi(III/IV) waitisha yaitisha ji-ma(V/VI) laitisha yaitisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaitisha vyaitisha n(IX/X) yaitisha zaitisha u(XI) waitisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaitisha pa(XVI) paitisha mu(XVIII) mwaitisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meitisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaitisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaitisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiitisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoitisha Consecutive kaitisha / positive subject concord + -kaitisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaitishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niitisha -tuitisha 2nd person -kuitisha -waitisha/-kuitisheni/-waitisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwitisha -waitisha m-mi(III/IV) -uitisha -iitisha ji-ma(V/VI) -liitisha -yaitisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiitisha -viitisha n(IX/X) -iitisha -ziitisha u(XI) -uitisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuitisha pa(XVI) -paitisha mu(XVIII) -muitisha Reflexive -jiitisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -itisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -itishaye -itishao m-mi(III/IV) -itishao -itishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -itishalo -itishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -itishacho -itishavyo n(IX/X) -itishayo -itishazo u(XI) -itishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -itishako pa(XVI) -itishapo mu(XVIII) -itishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -itisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeitisha -oitisha m-mi(III/IV) -oitisha -yoitisha ji-ma(V/VI) -loitisha -yoitisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choitisha -vyoitisha n(IX/X) -yoitisha -zoitisha u(XI) -oitisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koitisha pa(XVI) -poitisha mu(XVIII) -moitisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.