shikisha

Swahili

Verb

-shikisha (infinitive kushikisha)

1. Causative form of -shika

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shikisha
Positive present -nashikisha Subjunctive -shikishe Negative -shikishi Imperative singular shikisha
Infinitives
Positive kushikisha Negative kutoshikisha
Imperatives
Singular shikisha Plural shikisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushikisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lishikisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kushikisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashikisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninashikisha/nashikisha tunashikisha 2nd person unashikisha mnashikisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashikisha wanashikisha other classes positive subject concord + -nashikisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shikishi) Singular Plural 1st person sishikishi hatushikishi 2nd person hushikishi hamshikishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashikishi hawashikishi other classes negative subject concord + -shikishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashikisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tashikisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shikishe) Singular Plural 1st person nishikishe tushikishe 2nd person ushikishe mshikishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashikishe washikishe other classes positive subject concord + -shikishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishikishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshikisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshikisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishikisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishikisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashikisha) Singular Plural 1st person nashikisha twashikisha 2nd person washikisha mwashikisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashikisha washikisha m-mi(III/IV) washikisha yashikisha ji-ma(V/VI) lashikisha yashikisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashikisha vyashikisha n(IX/X) yashikisha zashikisha u(XI) washikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwashikisha pa(XVI) pashikisha mu(XVIII) mwashikisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshikisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshashikisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashikisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kishikisha "If not" positive subject concord + -siposhikisha Consecutive kashikisha / positive subject concord + -kashikisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashikishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nishikisha -tushikisha 2nd person -kushikisha -washikisha/-kushikisheni/-washikisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshikisha -washikisha m-mi(III/IV) -ushikisha -ishikisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lishikisha -yashikisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishikisha -vishikisha n(IX/X) -ishikisha -zishikisha u(XI) -ushikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kushikisha pa(XVI) -pashikisha mu(XVIII) -mushikisha Reflexive -jishikisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shikisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -shikishaye -shikishao m-mi(III/IV) -shikishao -shikishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -shikishalo -shikishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shikishacho -shikishavyo n(IX/X) -shikishayo -shikishazo u(XI) -shikishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -shikishako pa(XVI) -shikishapo mu(XVIII) -shikishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shikisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeshikisha -oshikisha m-mi(III/IV) -oshikisha -yoshikisha ji-ma(V/VI) -loshikisha -yoshikisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshikisha -vyoshikisha n(IX/X) -yoshikisha -zoshikisha u(XI) -oshikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koshikisha pa(XVI) -poshikisha mu(XVIII) -moshikisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.