nadhifisha

Swahili

Etymology

From nadhifu (“tidy, neat, clean”) +‎ -isha (causative affix).

Verb

-nadhifisha (infinitive kunadhifisha)

1. Causative form of nadhifu: to clean, to tidy up

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nadhifisha
Positive present -nanadhifisha Subjunctive -nadhifishe Negative -nadhifishi Imperative singular nadhifisha
Infinitives
Positive kunadhifisha Negative kutonadhifisha
Imperatives
Singular nadhifisha Plural nadhifisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunadhifisha Positive past positive subject concord + -linadhifisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kunadhifisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanadhifisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninanadhifisha/nanadhifisha tunanadhifisha 2nd person unanadhifisha mnanadhifisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananadhifisha wananadhifisha other classes positive subject concord + -nanadhifisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nadhifishi) Singular Plural 1st person sinadhifishi hatunadhifishi 2nd person hunadhifishi hamnadhifishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanadhifishi hawanadhifishi other classes negative subject concord + -nadhifishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanadhifisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tanadhifisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nadhifishe) Singular Plural 1st person ninadhifishe tunadhifishe 2nd person unadhifishe mnadhifishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadhifishe wanadhifishe other classes positive subject concord + -nadhifishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinadhifishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenadhifisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenadhifisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinadhifisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinadhifisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anadhifisha) Singular Plural 1st person nanadhifisha twanadhifisha 2nd person wanadhifisha mwanadhifisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadhifisha wanadhifisha m-mi(III/IV) wanadhifisha yanadhifisha ji-ma(V/VI) lanadhifisha yanadhifisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanadhifisha vyanadhifisha n(IX/X) yanadhifisha zanadhifisha u(XI) wanadhifisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanadhifisha pa(XVI) panadhifisha mu(XVIII) mwanadhifisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -menadhifisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanadhifisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janadhifisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinadhifisha "If not" positive subject concord + -siponadhifisha Consecutive kanadhifisha / positive subject concord + -kanadhifisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanadhifishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninadhifisha -tunadhifisha 2nd person -kunadhifisha -wanadhifisha/-kunadhifisheni/-wanadhifisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnadhifisha -wanadhifisha m-mi(III/IV) -unadhifisha -inadhifisha ji-ma(V/VI) -linadhifisha -yanadhifisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinadhifisha -vinadhifisha n(IX/X) -inadhifisha -zinadhifisha u(XI) -unadhifisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunadhifisha pa(XVI) -panadhifisha mu(XVIII) -munadhifisha Reflexive -jinadhifisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nadhifisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nadhifishaye -nadhifishao m-mi(III/IV) -nadhifishao -nadhifishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nadhifishalo -nadhifishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nadhifishacho -nadhifishavyo n(IX/X) -nadhifishayo -nadhifishazo u(XI) -nadhifishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nadhifishako pa(XVI) -nadhifishapo mu(XVIII) -nadhifishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nadhifisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenadhifisha -onadhifisha m-mi(III/IV) -onadhifisha -yonadhifisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lonadhifisha -yonadhifisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonadhifisha -vyonadhifisha n(IX/X) -yonadhifisha -zonadhifisha u(XI) -onadhifisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konadhifisha pa(XVI) -ponadhifisha mu(XVIII) -monadhifisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -nadhifishia
  • Passive: -nadhifishwa
  • Stative: -nadhifishika

• Nominal derivations:
  • mnadhifishaji