shughulisha

Swahili

Etymology

From shughuli +‎ -isha (causative affix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-shughulisha (infinitive kushughulisha)

1. to keep someone busy, to occupy someone

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shughulisha
Positive present -nashughulisha Subjunctive -shughulishe Negative -shughulishi Imperative singular shughulisha
Infinitives
Positive kushughulisha Negative kutoshughulisha
Imperatives
Singular shughulisha Plural shughulisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushughulisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lishughulisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kushughulisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashughulisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninashughulisha/nashughulisha tunashughulisha 2nd person unashughulisha mnashughulisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashughulisha wanashughulisha other classes positive subject concord + -nashughulisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shughulishi) Singular Plural 1st person sishughulishi hatushughulishi 2nd person hushughulishi hamshughulishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashughulishi hawashughulishi other classes negative subject concord + -shughulishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashughulisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tashughulisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shughulishe) Singular Plural 1st person nishughulishe tushughulishe 2nd person ushughulishe mshughulishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashughulishe washughulishe other classes positive subject concord + -shughulishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishughulishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshughulisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshughulisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishughulisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishughulisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashughulisha) Singular Plural 1st person nashughulisha twashughulisha 2nd person washughulisha mwashughulisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashughulisha washughulisha m-mi(III/IV) washughulisha yashughulisha ji-ma(V/VI) lashughulisha yashughulisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashughulisha vyashughulisha n(IX/X) yashughulisha zashughulisha u(XI) washughulisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwashughulisha pa(XVI) pashughulisha mu(XVIII) mwashughulisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshughulisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshashughulisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashughulisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kishughulisha "If not" positive subject concord + -siposhughulisha Consecutive kashughulisha / positive subject concord + -kashughulisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashughulishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nishughulisha -tushughulisha 2nd person -kushughulisha -washughulisha/-kushughulisheni/-washughulisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshughulisha -washughulisha m-mi(III/IV) -ushughulisha -ishughulisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lishughulisha -yashughulisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishughulisha -vishughulisha n(IX/X) -ishughulisha -zishughulisha u(XI) -ushughulisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kushughulisha pa(XVI) -pashughulisha mu(XVIII) -mushughulisha Reflexive -jishughulisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shughulisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -shughulishaye -shughulishao m-mi(III/IV) -shughulishao -shughulishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -shughulishalo -shughulishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shughulishacho -shughulishavyo n(IX/X) -shughulishayo -shughulishazo u(XI) -shughulishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -shughulishako pa(XVI) -shughulishapo mu(XVIII) -shughulishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shughulisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeshughulisha -oshughulisha m-mi(III/IV) -oshughulisha -yoshughulisha ji-ma(V/VI) -loshughulisha -yoshughulisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshughulisha -vyoshughulisha n(IX/X) -yoshughulisha -zoshughulisha u(XI) -oshughulisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koshughulisha pa(XVI) -poshughulisha mu(XVIII) -moshughulisha
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:
  • Applicative: -shughulishia
  • Passive: -shughulishwa
  • Reciprocal: -shughulishana