pakanisha

Swahili

Verb

-pakanisha (infinitive kupakanisha)

1. Causative form of -pakana

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pakanisha
Positive present -napakanisha Subjunctive -pakanishe Negative -pakanishi Imperative singular pakanisha
Infinitives
Positive kupakanisha Negative kutopakanisha
Imperatives
Singular pakanisha Plural pakanisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupakanisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lipakanisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kupakanisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napakanisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninapakanisha/napakanisha tunapakanisha 2nd person unapakanisha mnapakanisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapakanisha wanapakanisha other classes positive subject concord + -napakanisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pakanishi) Singular Plural 1st person sipakanishi hatupakanishi 2nd person hupakanishi hampakanishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapakanishi hawapakanishi other classes negative subject concord + -pakanishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapakanisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tapakanisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pakanishe) Singular Plural 1st person nipakanishe tupakanishe 2nd person upakanishe mpakanishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apakanishe wapakanishe other classes positive subject concord + -pakanishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipakanishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepakanisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepakanisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipakanisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipakanisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apakanisha) Singular Plural 1st person napakanisha twapakanisha 2nd person wapakanisha mwapakanisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apakanisha wapakanisha m-mi(III/IV) wapakanisha yapakanisha ji-ma(V/VI) lapakanisha yapakanisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapakanisha vyapakanisha n(IX/X) yapakanisha zapakanisha u(XI) wapakanisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapakanisha pa(XVI) papakanisha mu(XVIII) mwapakanisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepakanisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapakanisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japakanisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipakanisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopakanisha Consecutive kapakanisha / positive subject concord + -kapakanisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapakanishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipakanisha -tupakanisha 2nd person -kupakanisha -wapakanisha/-kupakanisheni/-wapakanisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpakanisha -wapakanisha m-mi(III/IV) -upakanisha -ipakanisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lipakanisha -yapakanisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipakanisha -vipakanisha n(IX/X) -ipakanisha -zipakanisha u(XI) -upakanisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupakanisha pa(XVI) -papakanisha mu(XVIII) -mupakanisha Reflexive -jipakanisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pakanisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pakanishaye -pakanishao m-mi(III/IV) -pakanishao -pakanishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pakanishalo -pakanishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pakanishacho -pakanishavyo n(IX/X) -pakanishayo -pakanishazo u(XI) -pakanishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pakanishako pa(XVI) -pakanishapo mu(XVIII) -pakanishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pakanisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepakanisha -opakanisha m-mi(III/IV) -opakanisha -yopakanisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lopakanisha -yopakanisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopakanisha -vyopakanisha n(IX/X) -yopakanisha -zopakanisha u(XI) -opakanisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopakanisha pa(XVI) -popakanisha mu(XVIII) -mopakanisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.