sikilisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sikilisha (infinitive kusikilisha)

1. Causative form of -sikia

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sikilisha
Positive present -nasikilisha Subjunctive -sikilishe Negative -sikilishi Imperative singular sikilisha
Infinitives
Positive kusikilisha Negative kutosikilisha
Imperatives
Singular sikilisha Plural sikilisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual husikilisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lisikilisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kusikilisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasikilisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninasikilisha/nasikilisha tunasikilisha 2nd person unasikilisha mnasikilisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasikilisha wanasikilisha other classes positive subject concord + -nasikilisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sikilishi) Singular Plural 1st person sisikilishi hatusikilishi 2nd person husikilishi hamsikilishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasikilishi hawasikilishi other classes negative subject concord + -sikilishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasikilisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tasikilisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sikilishe) Singular Plural 1st person nisikilishe tusikilishe 2nd person usikilishe msikilishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asikilishe wasikilishe other classes positive subject concord + -sikilishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisikilishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesikilisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesikilisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisikilisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisikilisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asikilisha) Singular Plural 1st person nasikilisha twasikilisha 2nd person wasikilisha mwasikilisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asikilisha wasikilisha m-mi(III/IV) wasikilisha yasikilisha ji-ma(V/VI) lasikilisha yasikilisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasikilisha vyasikilisha n(IX/X) yasikilisha zasikilisha u(XI) wasikilisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasikilisha pa(XVI) pasikilisha mu(XVIII) mwasikilisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesikilisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasikilisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasikilisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisikilisha "If not" positive subject concord + -siposikilisha Consecutive kasikilisha / positive subject concord + -kasikilisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasikilishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisikilisha -tusikilisha 2nd person -kusikilisha -wasikilisha/-kusikilisheni/-wasikilisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msikilisha -wasikilisha m-mi(III/IV) -usikilisha -isikilisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lisikilisha -yasikilisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisikilisha -visikilisha n(IX/X) -isikilisha -zisikilisha u(XI) -usikilisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusikilisha pa(XVI) -pasikilisha mu(XVIII) -musikilisha Reflexive -jisikilisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sikilisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sikilishaye -sikilishao m-mi(III/IV) -sikilishao -sikilishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sikilishalo -sikilishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sikilishacho -sikilishavyo n(IX/X) -sikilishayo -sikilishazo u(XI) -sikilishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sikilishako pa(XVI) -sikilishapo mu(XVIII) -sikilishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sikilisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesikilisha -osikilisha m-mi(III/IV) -osikilisha -yosikilisha ji-ma(V/VI) -losikilisha -yosikilisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosikilisha -vyosikilisha n(IX/X) -yosikilisha -zosikilisha u(XI) -osikilisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosikilisha pa(XVI) -posikilisha mu(XVIII) -mosikilisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.