sitishwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sitishwa (infinitive kusitishwa)

1. Passive form of -sitisha: to be caused to pause

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sitishwa
Positive present -nasitishwa Subjunctive -sitishwe Negative -sitishwi Imperative singular sitishwa
Infinitives
Positive kusitishwa Negative kutositishwa
Imperatives
Singular sitishwa Plural sitishweni
Tensed forms
Habitual husitishwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lisitishwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kusitishwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasitishwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninasitishwa/nasitishwa tunasitishwa 2nd person unasitishwa mnasitishwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasitishwa wanasitishwa other classes positive subject concord + -nasitishwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sitishwi) Singular Plural 1st person sisitishwi hatusitishwi 2nd person husitishwi hamsitishwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasitishwi hawasitishwi other classes negative subject concord + -sitishwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasitishwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tasitishwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sitishwe) Singular Plural 1st person nisitishwe tusitishwe 2nd person usitishwe msitishwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asitishwe wasitishwe other classes positive subject concord + -sitishwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisitishwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesitishwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesitishwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisitishwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisitishwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asitishwa) Singular Plural 1st person nasitishwa twasitishwa 2nd person wasitishwa mwasitishwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asitishwa wasitishwa m-mi(III/IV) wasitishwa yasitishwa ji-ma(V/VI) lasitishwa yasitishwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasitishwa vyasitishwa n(IX/X) yasitishwa zasitishwa u(XI) wasitishwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasitishwa pa(XVI) pasitishwa mu(XVIII) mwasitishwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesitishwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasitishwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasitishwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisitishwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipositishwa Consecutive kasitishwa / positive subject concord + -kasitishwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasitishwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisitishwa -tusitishwa 2nd person -kusitishwa -wasitishwa/-kusitishweni/-wasitishweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msitishwa -wasitishwa m-mi(III/IV) -usitishwa -isitishwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lisitishwa -yasitishwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisitishwa -visitishwa n(IX/X) -isitishwa -zisitishwa u(XI) -usitishwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusitishwa pa(XVI) -pasitishwa mu(XVIII) -musitishwa Reflexive -jisitishwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sitishwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sitishwaye -sitishwao m-mi(III/IV) -sitishwao -sitishwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sitishwalo -sitishwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sitishwacho -sitishwavyo n(IX/X) -sitishwayo -sitishwazo u(XI) -sitishwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sitishwako pa(XVI) -sitishwapo mu(XVIII) -sitishwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sitishwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesitishwa -ositishwa m-mi(III/IV) -ositishwa -yositishwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lositishwa -yositishwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chositishwa -vyositishwa n(IX/X) -yositishwa -zositishwa u(XI) -ositishwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kositishwa pa(XVI) -positishwa mu(XVIII) -mositishwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.