sababisha

Swahili

Etymology

From sababu +‎ -isha.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sababisha (infinitive kusababisha)

1. Causative form of sababu: to cause

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sababisha
Positive present -nasababisha Subjunctive -sababishe Negative -sababishi Imperative singular sababisha
Infinitives
Positive kusababisha Negative kutosababisha
Imperatives
Singular sababisha Plural sababisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual husababisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lisababisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kusababisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasababisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninasababisha/nasababisha tunasababisha 2nd person unasababisha mnasababisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasababisha wanasababisha other classes positive subject concord + -nasababisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sababishi) Singular Plural 1st person sisababishi hatusababishi 2nd person husababishi hamsababishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasababishi hawasababishi other classes negative subject concord + -sababishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasababisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tasababisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sababishe) Singular Plural 1st person nisababishe tusababishe 2nd person usababishe msababishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asababishe wasababishe other classes positive subject concord + -sababishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisababishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesababisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesababisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisababisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisababisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asababisha) Singular Plural 1st person nasababisha twasababisha 2nd person wasababisha mwasababisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asababisha wasababisha m-mi(III/IV) wasababisha yasababisha ji-ma(V/VI) lasababisha yasababisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasababisha vyasababisha n(IX/X) yasababisha zasababisha u(XI) wasababisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasababisha pa(XVI) pasababisha mu(XVIII) mwasababisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesababisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasababisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasababisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisababisha "If not" positive subject concord + -siposababisha Consecutive kasababisha / positive subject concord + -kasababisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasababishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisababisha -tusababisha 2nd person -kusababisha -wasababisha/-kusababisheni/-wasababisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msababisha -wasababisha m-mi(III/IV) -usababisha -isababisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lisababisha -yasababisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisababisha -visababisha n(IX/X) -isababisha -zisababisha u(XI) -usababisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusababisha pa(XVI) -pasababisha mu(XVIII) -musababisha Reflexive -jisababisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sababisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sababishaye -sababishao m-mi(III/IV) -sababishao -sababishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sababishalo -sababishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sababishacho -sababishavyo n(IX/X) -sababishayo -sababishazo u(XI) -sababishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sababishako pa(XVI) -sababishapo mu(XVIII) -sababishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sababisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesababisha -osababisha m-mi(III/IV) -osababisha -yosababisha ji-ma(V/VI) -losababisha -yosababisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosababisha -vyosababisha n(IX/X) -yosababisha -zosababisha u(XI) -osababisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosababisha pa(XVI) -posababisha mu(XVIII) -mosababisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • kisababishi (“causation”)