sikitisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sikitisha (infinitive kusikitisha)

1. Causative form of -sikitiko

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sikitisha
Positive present -nasikitisha Subjunctive -sikitishe Negative -sikitishi Imperative singular sikitisha
Infinitives
Positive kusikitisha Negative kutosikitisha
Imperatives
Singular sikitisha Plural sikitisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual husikitisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lisikitisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kusikitisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasikitisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninasikitisha/nasikitisha tunasikitisha 2nd person unasikitisha mnasikitisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasikitisha wanasikitisha other classes positive subject concord + -nasikitisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sikitishi) Singular Plural 1st person sisikitishi hatusikitishi 2nd person husikitishi hamsikitishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasikitishi hawasikitishi other classes negative subject concord + -sikitishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasikitisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tasikitisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sikitishe) Singular Plural 1st person nisikitishe tusikitishe 2nd person usikitishe msikitishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asikitishe wasikitishe other classes positive subject concord + -sikitishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisikitishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesikitisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesikitisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisikitisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisikitisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asikitisha) Singular Plural 1st person nasikitisha twasikitisha 2nd person wasikitisha mwasikitisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asikitisha wasikitisha m-mi(III/IV) wasikitisha yasikitisha ji-ma(V/VI) lasikitisha yasikitisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasikitisha vyasikitisha n(IX/X) yasikitisha zasikitisha u(XI) wasikitisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasikitisha pa(XVI) pasikitisha mu(XVIII) mwasikitisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesikitisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasikitisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasikitisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisikitisha "If not" positive subject concord + -siposikitisha Consecutive kasikitisha / positive subject concord + -kasikitisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasikitishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisikitisha -tusikitisha 2nd person -kusikitisha -wasikitisha/-kusikitisheni/-wasikitisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msikitisha -wasikitisha m-mi(III/IV) -usikitisha -isikitisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lisikitisha -yasikitisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisikitisha -visikitisha n(IX/X) -isikitisha -zisikitisha u(XI) -usikitisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusikitisha pa(XVI) -pasikitisha mu(XVIII) -musikitisha Reflexive -jisikitisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sikitisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sikitishaye -sikitishao m-mi(III/IV) -sikitishao -sikitishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sikitishalo -sikitishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sikitishacho -sikitishavyo n(IX/X) -sikitishayo -sikitishazo u(XI) -sikitishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sikitishako pa(XVI) -sikitishapo mu(XVIII) -sikitishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sikitisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesikitisha -osikitisha m-mi(III/IV) -osikitisha -yosikitisha ji-ma(V/VI) -losikitisha -yosikitisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosikitisha -vyosikitisha n(IX/X) -yosikitisha -zosikitisha u(XI) -osikitisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosikitisha pa(XVI) -posikitisha mu(XVIII) -mosikitisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.