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Causative formed from maana.
-maanisha (infinitive kumaanisha)
- to mean
- to give something meaning
Conjugation of -maanisha
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Positive present
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-namaanisha
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Subjunctive
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-maanishe
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Negative
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-maanishi
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Imperative singular
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maanisha
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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humaanisha
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -limaanisha
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kumaanisha
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -namaanisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninamaanisha/namaanisha
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tunamaanisha
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2nd person
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unamaanisha
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mnamaanisha
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anamaanisha
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wanamaanisha
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -namaanisha
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -maanishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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simaanishi
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hatumaanishi
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2nd person
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humaanishi
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hammaanishi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hamaanishi
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hawamaanishi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -maanishi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tamaanisha
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tamaanisha
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -maanishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nimaanishe
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tumaanishe
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2nd person
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umaanishe
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mmaanishe
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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amaanishe
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wamaanishe
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -maanishe
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -simaanishe
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngemaanisha
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singemaanisha
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalimaanisha
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalimaanisha
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -memaanisha
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshamaanisha
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jamaanisha
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kimaanisha
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipomaanisha
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Consecutive
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kamaanisha / positive subject concord + -kamaanisha
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kamaanishe
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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