pimisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pimisha (infinitive kupimisha)

1. Causative form of -pima

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pimisha
Positive present -napimisha Subjunctive -pimishe Negative -pimishi Imperative singular pimisha
Infinitives
Positive kupimisha Negative kutopimisha
Imperatives
Singular pimisha Plural pimisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupimisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lipimisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kupimisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napimisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninapimisha/napimisha tunapimisha 2nd person unapimisha mnapimisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapimisha wanapimisha other classes positive subject concord + -napimisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pimishi) Singular Plural 1st person sipimishi hatupimishi 2nd person hupimishi hampimishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapimishi hawapimishi other classes negative subject concord + -pimishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapimisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tapimisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pimishe) Singular Plural 1st person nipimishe tupimishe 2nd person upimishe mpimishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apimishe wapimishe other classes positive subject concord + -pimishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipimishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepimisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepimisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipimisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipimisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apimisha) Singular Plural 1st person napimisha twapimisha 2nd person wapimisha mwapimisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apimisha wapimisha m-mi(III/IV) wapimisha yapimisha ji-ma(V/VI) lapimisha yapimisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapimisha vyapimisha n(IX/X) yapimisha zapimisha u(XI) wapimisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapimisha pa(XVI) papimisha mu(XVIII) mwapimisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepimisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapimisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japimisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipimisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopimisha Consecutive kapimisha / positive subject concord + -kapimisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapimishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipimisha -tupimisha 2nd person -kupimisha -wapimisha/-kupimisheni/-wapimisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpimisha -wapimisha m-mi(III/IV) -upimisha -ipimisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lipimisha -yapimisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipimisha -vipimisha n(IX/X) -ipimisha -zipimisha u(XI) -upimisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupimisha pa(XVI) -papimisha mu(XVIII) -mupimisha Reflexive -jipimisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pimisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pimishaye -pimishao m-mi(III/IV) -pimishao -pimishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pimishalo -pimishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pimishacho -pimishavyo n(IX/X) -pimishayo -pimishazo u(XI) -pimishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pimishako pa(XVI) -pimishapo mu(XVIII) -pimishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pimisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepimisha -opimisha m-mi(III/IV) -opimisha -yopimisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lopimisha -yopimisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopimisha -vyopimisha n(IX/X) -yopimisha -zopimisha u(XI) -opimisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopimisha pa(XVI) -popimisha mu(XVIII) -mopimisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.