pikisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pikisha (infinitive kupikisha)

1. Causative form of -pika

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pikisha
Positive present -napikisha Subjunctive -pikishe Negative -pikishi Imperative singular pikisha
Infinitives
Positive kupikisha Negative kutopikisha
Imperatives
Singular pikisha Plural pikisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupikisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lipikisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kupikisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napikisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninapikisha/napikisha tunapikisha 2nd person unapikisha mnapikisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapikisha wanapikisha other classes positive subject concord + -napikisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pikishi) Singular Plural 1st person sipikishi hatupikishi 2nd person hupikishi hampikishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapikishi hawapikishi other classes negative subject concord + -pikishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapikisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tapikisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pikishe) Singular Plural 1st person nipikishe tupikishe 2nd person upikishe mpikishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apikishe wapikishe other classes positive subject concord + -pikishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipikishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepikisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepikisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipikisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipikisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apikisha) Singular Plural 1st person napikisha twapikisha 2nd person wapikisha mwapikisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apikisha wapikisha m-mi(III/IV) wapikisha yapikisha ji-ma(V/VI) lapikisha yapikisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapikisha vyapikisha n(IX/X) yapikisha zapikisha u(XI) wapikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapikisha pa(XVI) papikisha mu(XVIII) mwapikisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepikisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapikisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japikisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipikisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopikisha Consecutive kapikisha / positive subject concord + -kapikisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapikishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipikisha -tupikisha 2nd person -kupikisha -wapikisha/-kupikisheni/-wapikisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpikisha -wapikisha m-mi(III/IV) -upikisha -ipikisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lipikisha -yapikisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipikisha -vipikisha n(IX/X) -ipikisha -zipikisha u(XI) -upikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupikisha pa(XVI) -papikisha mu(XVIII) -mupikisha Reflexive -jipikisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pikisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pikishaye -pikishao m-mi(III/IV) -pikishao -pikishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pikishalo -pikishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pikishacho -pikishavyo n(IX/X) -pikishayo -pikishazo u(XI) -pikishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pikishako pa(XVI) -pikishapo mu(XVIII) -pikishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pikisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepikisha -opikisha m-mi(III/IV) -opikisha -yopikisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lopikisha -yopikisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopikisha -vyopikisha n(IX/X) -yopikisha -zopikisha u(XI) -opikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopikisha pa(XVI) -popikisha mu(XVIII) -mopikisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.