ridhisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ridhisha (infinitive kuridhisha)

1. Causative form of -ridhi: to please, to cause to be contented

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ridhisha
Positive present -naridhisha Subjunctive -ridhishe Negative -ridhishi Imperative singular ridhisha
Infinitives
Positive kuridhisha Negative kutoridhisha
Imperatives
Singular ridhisha Plural ridhisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huridhisha Positive past positive subject concord + -liridhisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuridhisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naridhisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninaridhisha/naridhisha tunaridhisha 2nd person unaridhisha mnaridhisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaridhisha wanaridhisha other classes positive subject concord + -naridhisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ridhishi) Singular Plural 1st person siridhishi haturidhishi 2nd person huridhishi hamridhishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haridhishi hawaridhishi other classes negative subject concord + -ridhishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taridhisha Negative future negative subject concord + -taridhisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ridhishe) Singular Plural 1st person niridhishe turidhishe 2nd person uridhishe mridhishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aridhishe waridhishe other classes positive subject concord + -ridhishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siridhishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeridhisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeridhisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliridhisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliridhisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aridhisha) Singular Plural 1st person naridhisha twaridhisha 2nd person waridhisha mwaridhisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aridhisha waridhisha m-mi(III/IV) waridhisha yaridhisha ji-ma(V/VI) laridhisha yaridhisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) charidhisha vyaridhisha n(IX/X) yaridhisha zaridhisha u(XI) waridhisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaridhisha pa(XVI) paridhisha mu(XVIII) mwaridhisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meridhisha "Already" positive subject concord + -mesharidhisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaridhisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiridhisha "If not" positive subject concord + -siporidhisha Consecutive karidhisha / positive subject concord + -karidhisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karidhishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niridhisha -turidhisha 2nd person -kuridhisha -waridhisha/-kuridhisheni/-waridhisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mridhisha -waridhisha m-mi(III/IV) -uridhisha -iridhisha ji-ma(V/VI) -liridhisha -yaridhisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiridhisha -viridhisha n(IX/X) -iridhisha -ziridhisha u(XI) -uridhisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuridhisha pa(XVI) -paridhisha mu(XVIII) -muridhisha Reflexive -jiridhisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ridhisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ridhishaye -ridhishao m-mi(III/IV) -ridhishao -ridhishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ridhishalo -ridhishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ridhishacho -ridhishavyo n(IX/X) -ridhishayo -ridhishazo u(XI) -ridhishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ridhishako pa(XVI) -ridhishapo mu(XVIII) -ridhishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ridhisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeridhisha -oridhisha m-mi(III/IV) -oridhisha -yoridhisha ji-ma(V/VI) -loridhisha -yoridhisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choridhisha -vyoridhisha n(IX/X) -yoridhisha -zoridhisha u(XI) -oridhisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koridhisha pa(XVI) -poridhisha mu(XVIII) -moridhisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Reciprocal: -ridhishana