sitisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sitisha (infinitive kusitisha)

1. Causative form of -sita: to cause to pause

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sitisha
Positive present -nasitisha Subjunctive -sitishe Negative -sitishi Imperative singular sitisha
Infinitives
Positive kusitisha Negative kutositisha
Imperatives
Singular sitisha Plural sitisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual husitisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lisitisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kusitisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasitisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninasitisha/nasitisha tunasitisha 2nd person unasitisha mnasitisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasitisha wanasitisha other classes positive subject concord + -nasitisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sitishi) Singular Plural 1st person sisitishi hatusitishi 2nd person husitishi hamsitishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasitishi hawasitishi other classes negative subject concord + -sitishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasitisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tasitisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sitishe) Singular Plural 1st person nisitishe tusitishe 2nd person usitishe msitishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asitishe wasitishe other classes positive subject concord + -sitishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisitishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesitisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesitisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisitisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisitisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asitisha) Singular Plural 1st person nasitisha twasitisha 2nd person wasitisha mwasitisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asitisha wasitisha m-mi(III/IV) wasitisha yasitisha ji-ma(V/VI) lasitisha yasitisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasitisha vyasitisha n(IX/X) yasitisha zasitisha u(XI) wasitisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasitisha pa(XVI) pasitisha mu(XVIII) mwasitisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesitisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasitisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasitisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisitisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipositisha Consecutive kasitisha / positive subject concord + -kasitisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasitishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisitisha -tusitisha 2nd person -kusitisha -wasitisha/-kusitisheni/-wasitisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msitisha -wasitisha m-mi(III/IV) -usitisha -isitisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lisitisha -yasitisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisitisha -visitisha n(IX/X) -isitisha -zisitisha u(XI) -usitisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusitisha pa(XVI) -pasitisha mu(XVIII) -musitisha Reflexive -jisitisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sitisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sitishaye -sitishao m-mi(III/IV) -sitishao -sitishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sitishalo -sitishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sitishacho -sitishavyo n(IX/X) -sitishayo -sitishazo u(XI) -sitishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sitishako pa(XVI) -sitishapo mu(XVIII) -sitishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sitisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesitisha -ositisha m-mi(III/IV) -ositisha -yositisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lositisha -yositisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chositisha -vyositisha n(IX/X) -yositisha -zositisha u(XI) -ositisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kositisha pa(XVI) -positisha mu(XVIII) -mositisha
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:
  • Passive: -sitishwa (“to be caused to pause”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • usitishaji