pitisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pitisha (infinitive kupitisha)

1. Causative form of -pita: to make way for, to authorize

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pitisha
Positive present -napitisha Subjunctive -pitishe Negative -pitishi Imperative singular pitisha
Infinitives
Positive kupitisha Negative kutopitisha
Imperatives
Singular pitisha Plural pitisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupitisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lipitisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kupitisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napitisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninapitisha/napitisha tunapitisha 2nd person unapitisha mnapitisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapitisha wanapitisha other classes positive subject concord + -napitisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pitishi) Singular Plural 1st person sipitishi hatupitishi 2nd person hupitishi hampitishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapitishi hawapitishi other classes negative subject concord + -pitishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapitisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tapitisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pitishe) Singular Plural 1st person nipitishe tupitishe 2nd person upitishe mpitishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apitishe wapitishe other classes positive subject concord + -pitishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipitishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepitisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepitisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipitisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipitisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apitisha) Singular Plural 1st person napitisha twapitisha 2nd person wapitisha mwapitisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apitisha wapitisha m-mi(III/IV) wapitisha yapitisha ji-ma(V/VI) lapitisha yapitisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapitisha vyapitisha n(IX/X) yapitisha zapitisha u(XI) wapitisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapitisha pa(XVI) papitisha mu(XVIII) mwapitisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepitisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapitisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japitisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipitisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopitisha Consecutive kapitisha / positive subject concord + -kapitisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapitishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipitisha -tupitisha 2nd person -kupitisha -wapitisha/-kupitisheni/-wapitisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpitisha -wapitisha m-mi(III/IV) -upitisha -ipitisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lipitisha -yapitisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipitisha -vipitisha n(IX/X) -ipitisha -zipitisha u(XI) -upitisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupitisha pa(XVI) -papitisha mu(XVIII) -mupitisha Reflexive -jipitisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pitisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pitishaye -pitishao m-mi(III/IV) -pitishao -pitishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pitishalo -pitishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pitishacho -pitishavyo n(IX/X) -pitishayo -pitishazo u(XI) -pitishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pitishako pa(XVI) -pitishapo mu(XVIII) -pitishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pitisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepitisha -opitisha m-mi(III/IV) -opitisha -yopitisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lopitisha -yopitisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopitisha -vyopitisha n(IX/X) -yopitisha -zopitisha u(XI) -opitisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopitisha pa(XVI) -popitisha mu(XVIII) -mopitisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.