sitawisha

Swahili

Verb

-sitawisha (infinitive kusitawisha)

1. Causative form of -sitawi

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sitawisha
Positive present -nasitawisha Subjunctive -sitawishe Negative -sitawishi Imperative singular sitawisha
Infinitives
Positive kusitawisha Negative kutositawisha
Imperatives
Singular sitawisha Plural sitawisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual husitawisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lisitawisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kusitawisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasitawisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninasitawisha/nasitawisha tunasitawisha 2nd person unasitawisha mnasitawisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasitawisha wanasitawisha other classes positive subject concord + -nasitawisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sitawishi) Singular Plural 1st person sisitawishi hatusitawishi 2nd person husitawishi hamsitawishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasitawishi hawasitawishi other classes negative subject concord + -sitawishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasitawisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tasitawisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sitawishe) Singular Plural 1st person nisitawishe tusitawishe 2nd person usitawishe msitawishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asitawishe wasitawishe other classes positive subject concord + -sitawishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisitawishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesitawisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesitawisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisitawisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisitawisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asitawisha) Singular Plural 1st person nasitawisha twasitawisha 2nd person wasitawisha mwasitawisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asitawisha wasitawisha m-mi(III/IV) wasitawisha yasitawisha ji-ma(V/VI) lasitawisha yasitawisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasitawisha vyasitawisha n(IX/X) yasitawisha zasitawisha u(XI) wasitawisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasitawisha pa(XVI) pasitawisha mu(XVIII) mwasitawisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesitawisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasitawisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasitawisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisitawisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipositawisha Consecutive kasitawisha / positive subject concord + -kasitawisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasitawishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisitawisha -tusitawisha 2nd person -kusitawisha -wasitawisha/-kusitawisheni/-wasitawisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msitawisha -wasitawisha m-mi(III/IV) -usitawisha -isitawisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lisitawisha -yasitawisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisitawisha -visitawisha n(IX/X) -isitawisha -zisitawisha u(XI) -usitawisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusitawisha pa(XVI) -pasitawisha mu(XVIII) -musitawisha Reflexive -jisitawisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sitawisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sitawishaye -sitawishao m-mi(III/IV) -sitawishao -sitawishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sitawishalo -sitawishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sitawishacho -sitawishavyo n(IX/X) -sitawishayo -sitawishazo u(XI) -sitawishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sitawishako pa(XVI) -sitawishapo mu(XVIII) -sitawishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sitawisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesitawisha -ositawisha m-mi(III/IV) -ositawisha -yositawisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lositawisha -yositawisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chositawisha -vyositawisha n(IX/X) -yositawisha -zositawisha u(XI) -ositawisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kositawisha pa(XVI) -positawisha mu(XVIII) -mositawisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.