safishwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-safishwa (infinitive kusafishwa)

1. Passive form of -safisha: to be cleaned

Conjugation

Conjugation of -safishwa
Positive present -nasafishwa Subjunctive -safishwe Negative -safishwi Imperative singular safishwa
Infinitives
Positive kusafishwa Negative kutosafishwa
Imperatives
Singular safishwa Plural safishweni
Tensed forms
Habitual husafishwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lisafishwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kusafishwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasafishwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninasafishwa/nasafishwa tunasafishwa 2nd person unasafishwa mnasafishwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasafishwa wanasafishwa other classes positive subject concord + -nasafishwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -safishwi) Singular Plural 1st person sisafishwi hatusafishwi 2nd person husafishwi hamsafishwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasafishwi hawasafishwi other classes negative subject concord + -safishwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasafishwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tasafishwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -safishwe) Singular Plural 1st person nisafishwe tusafishwe 2nd person usafishwe msafishwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asafishwe wasafishwe other classes positive subject concord + -safishwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisafishwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesafishwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesafishwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisafishwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisafishwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asafishwa) Singular Plural 1st person nasafishwa twasafishwa 2nd person wasafishwa mwasafishwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asafishwa wasafishwa m-mi(III/IV) wasafishwa yasafishwa ji-ma(V/VI) lasafishwa yasafishwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasafishwa vyasafishwa n(IX/X) yasafishwa zasafishwa u(XI) wasafishwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasafishwa pa(XVI) pasafishwa mu(XVIII) mwasafishwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesafishwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasafishwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasafishwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisafishwa "If not" positive subject concord + -siposafishwa Consecutive kasafishwa / positive subject concord + -kasafishwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasafishwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisafishwa -tusafishwa 2nd person -kusafishwa -wasafishwa/-kusafishweni/-wasafishweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msafishwa -wasafishwa m-mi(III/IV) -usafishwa -isafishwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lisafishwa -yasafishwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisafishwa -visafishwa n(IX/X) -isafishwa -zisafishwa u(XI) -usafishwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusafishwa pa(XVI) -pasafishwa mu(XVIII) -musafishwa Reflexive -jisafishwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -safishwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -safishwaye -safishwao m-mi(III/IV) -safishwao -safishwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -safishwalo -safishwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -safishwacho -safishwavyo n(IX/X) -safishwayo -safishwazo u(XI) -safishwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -safishwako pa(XVI) -safishwapo mu(XVIII) -safishwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -safishwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesafishwa -osafishwa m-mi(III/IV) -osafishwa -yosafishwa ji-ma(V/VI) -losafishwa -yosafishwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosafishwa -vyosafishwa n(IX/X) -yosafishwa -zosafishwa u(XI) -osafishwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosafishwa pa(XVI) -posafishwa mu(XVIII) -mosafishwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.