nufaisha

Swahili

Etymology

From manufaa (“benefit”) +‎ -isha (causative affix).

Verb

-nufaisha (infinitive kunufaisha)

1. to cause to profit, to make someone benefit

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nufaisha
Positive present -nanufaisha Subjunctive -nufaishe Negative -nufaishi Imperative singular nufaisha
Infinitives
Positive kunufaisha Negative kutonufaisha
Imperatives
Singular nufaisha Plural nufaisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunufaisha Positive past positive subject concord + -linufaisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kunufaisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanufaisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninanufaisha/nanufaisha tunanufaisha 2nd person unanufaisha mnanufaisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananufaisha wananufaisha other classes positive subject concord + -nanufaisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nufaishi) Singular Plural 1st person sinufaishi hatunufaishi 2nd person hunufaishi hamnufaishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanufaishi hawanufaishi other classes negative subject concord + -nufaishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanufaisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tanufaisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nufaishe) Singular Plural 1st person ninufaishe tunufaishe 2nd person unufaishe mnufaishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anufaishe wanufaishe other classes positive subject concord + -nufaishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinufaishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenufaisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenufaisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinufaisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinufaisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anufaisha) Singular Plural 1st person nanufaisha twanufaisha 2nd person wanufaisha mwanufaisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anufaisha wanufaisha m-mi(III/IV) wanufaisha yanufaisha ji-ma(V/VI) lanufaisha yanufaisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanufaisha vyanufaisha n(IX/X) yanufaisha zanufaisha u(XI) wanufaisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanufaisha pa(XVI) panufaisha mu(XVIII) mwanufaisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -menufaisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanufaisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janufaisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinufaisha "If not" positive subject concord + -siponufaisha Consecutive kanufaisha / positive subject concord + -kanufaisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanufaishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninufaisha -tunufaisha 2nd person -kunufaisha -wanufaisha/-kunufaisheni/-wanufaisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnufaisha -wanufaisha m-mi(III/IV) -unufaisha -inufaisha ji-ma(V/VI) -linufaisha -yanufaisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinufaisha -vinufaisha n(IX/X) -inufaisha -zinufaisha u(XI) -unufaisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunufaisha pa(XVI) -panufaisha mu(XVIII) -munufaisha Reflexive -jinufaisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nufaisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nufaishaye -nufaishao m-mi(III/IV) -nufaishao -nufaishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nufaishalo -nufaishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nufaishacho -nufaishavyo n(IX/X) -nufaishayo -nufaishazo u(XI) -nufaishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nufaishako pa(XVI) -nufaishapo mu(XVIII) -nufaishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nufaisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenufaisha -onufaisha m-mi(III/IV) -onufaisha -yonufaisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lonufaisha -yonufaisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonufaisha -vyonufaisha n(IX/X) -yonufaisha -zonufaisha u(XI) -onufaisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konufaisha pa(XVI) -ponufaisha mu(XVIII) -monufaisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.