jibisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-jibisha (infinitive kujibisha)

1. Causative form of -jibu

Conjugation

Conjugation of -jibisha
Positive present -najibisha Subjunctive -jibishe Negative -jibishi Imperative singular jibisha
Infinitives
Positive kujibisha Negative kutojibisha
Imperatives
Singular jibisha Plural jibisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hujibisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lijibisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kujibisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najibisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninajibisha/najibisha tunajibisha 2nd person unajibisha mnajibisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajibisha wanajibisha other classes positive subject concord + -najibisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jibishi) Singular Plural 1st person sijibishi hatujibishi 2nd person hujibishi hamjibishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajibishi hawajibishi other classes negative subject concord + -jibishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajibisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tajibisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jibishe) Singular Plural 1st person nijibishe tujibishe 2nd person ujibishe mjibishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajibishe wajibishe other classes positive subject concord + -jibishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijibishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejibisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejibisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijibisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijibisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajibisha) Singular Plural 1st person najibisha twajibisha 2nd person wajibisha mwajibisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajibisha wajibisha m-mi(III/IV) wajibisha yajibisha ji-ma(V/VI) lajibisha yajibisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajibisha vyajibisha n(IX/X) yajibisha zajibisha u(XI) wajibisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwajibisha pa(XVI) pajibisha mu(XVIII) mwajibisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejibisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshajibisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajibisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kijibisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipojibisha Consecutive kajibisha / positive subject concord + -kajibisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajibishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nijibisha -tujibisha 2nd person -kujibisha -wajibisha/-kujibisheni/-wajibisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjibisha -wajibisha m-mi(III/IV) -ujibisha -ijibisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lijibisha -yajibisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijibisha -vijibisha n(IX/X) -ijibisha -zijibisha u(XI) -ujibisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kujibisha pa(XVI) -pajibisha mu(XVIII) -mujibisha Reflexive -jijibisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jibisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -jibishaye -jibishao m-mi(III/IV) -jibishao -jibishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -jibishalo -jibishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jibishacho -jibishavyo n(IX/X) -jibishayo -jibishazo u(XI) -jibishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -jibishako pa(XVI) -jibishapo mu(XVIII) -jibishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jibisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yejibisha -ojibisha m-mi(III/IV) -ojibisha -yojibisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lojibisha -yojibisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojibisha -vyojibisha n(IX/X) -yojibisha -zojibisha u(XI) -ojibisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kojibisha pa(XVI) -pojibisha mu(XVIII) -mojibisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.