pigisha

Swahili

Verb

-pigisha (infinitive kupigisha)

1. Causative form of -piga

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pigisha
Positive present -napigisha Subjunctive -pigishe Negative -pigishi Imperative singular pigisha
Infinitives
Positive kupigisha Negative kutopigisha
Imperatives
Singular pigisha Plural pigisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupigisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lipigisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kupigisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napigisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninapigisha/napigisha tunapigisha 2nd person unapigisha mnapigisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapigisha wanapigisha other classes positive subject concord + -napigisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pigishi) Singular Plural 1st person sipigishi hatupigishi 2nd person hupigishi hampigishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapigishi hawapigishi other classes negative subject concord + -pigishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapigisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tapigisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pigishe) Singular Plural 1st person nipigishe tupigishe 2nd person upigishe mpigishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apigishe wapigishe other classes positive subject concord + -pigishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipigishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepigisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepigisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipigisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipigisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apigisha) Singular Plural 1st person napigisha twapigisha 2nd person wapigisha mwapigisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apigisha wapigisha m-mi(III/IV) wapigisha yapigisha ji-ma(V/VI) lapigisha yapigisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapigisha vyapigisha n(IX/X) yapigisha zapigisha u(XI) wapigisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapigisha pa(XVI) papigisha mu(XVIII) mwapigisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepigisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapigisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japigisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipigisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopigisha Consecutive kapigisha / positive subject concord + -kapigisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapigishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipigisha -tupigisha 2nd person -kupigisha -wapigisha/-kupigisheni/-wapigisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpigisha -wapigisha m-mi(III/IV) -upigisha -ipigisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lipigisha -yapigisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipigisha -vipigisha n(IX/X) -ipigisha -zipigisha u(XI) -upigisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupigisha pa(XVI) -papigisha mu(XVIII) -mupigisha Reflexive -jipigisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pigisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pigishaye -pigishao m-mi(III/IV) -pigishao -pigishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pigishalo -pigishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pigishacho -pigishavyo n(IX/X) -pigishayo -pigishazo u(XI) -pigishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pigishako pa(XVI) -pigishapo mu(XVIII) -pigishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pigisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepigisha -opigisha m-mi(III/IV) -opigisha -yopigisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lopigisha -yopigisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopigisha -vyopigisha n(IX/X) -yopigisha -zopigisha u(XI) -opigisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopigisha pa(XVI) -popigisha mu(XVIII) -mopigisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.