staarabisha

Swahili

Verb

-staarabisha (infinitive kustaarabisha)

1. Causative form of -staarabu

Conjugation

Conjugation of -staarabisha
Positive present -nastaarabisha Subjunctive -staarabishe Negative -staarabishi Imperative singular staarabisha
Infinitives
Positive kustaarabisha Negative kutostaarabisha
Imperatives
Singular staarabisha Plural staarabisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hustaarabisha Positive past positive subject concord + -listaarabisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kustaarabisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nastaarabisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninastaarabisha/nastaarabisha tunastaarabisha 2nd person unastaarabisha mnastaarabisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anastaarabisha wanastaarabisha other classes positive subject concord + -nastaarabisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -staarabishi) Singular Plural 1st person sistaarabishi hatustaarabishi 2nd person hustaarabishi hamstaarabishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hastaarabishi hawastaarabishi other classes negative subject concord + -staarabishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tastaarabisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tastaarabisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -staarabishe) Singular Plural 1st person nistaarabishe tustaarabishe 2nd person ustaarabishe mstaarabishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) astaarabishe wastaarabishe other classes positive subject concord + -staarabishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sistaarabishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngestaarabisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singestaarabisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalistaarabisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalistaarabisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -astaarabisha) Singular Plural 1st person nastaarabisha twastaarabisha 2nd person wastaarabisha mwastaarabisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) astaarabisha wastaarabisha m-mi(III/IV) wastaarabisha yastaarabisha ji-ma(V/VI) lastaarabisha yastaarabisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chastaarabisha vyastaarabisha n(IX/X) yastaarabisha zastaarabisha u(XI) wastaarabisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwastaarabisha pa(XVI) pastaarabisha mu(XVIII) mwastaarabisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mestaarabisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshastaarabisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jastaarabisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kistaarabisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipostaarabisha Consecutive kastaarabisha / positive subject concord + -kastaarabisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kastaarabishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nistaarabisha -tustaarabisha 2nd person -kustaarabisha -wastaarabisha/-kustaarabisheni/-wastaarabisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mstaarabisha -wastaarabisha m-mi(III/IV) -ustaarabisha -istaarabisha ji-ma(V/VI) -listaarabisha -yastaarabisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kistaarabisha -vistaarabisha n(IX/X) -istaarabisha -zistaarabisha u(XI) -ustaarabisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kustaarabisha pa(XVI) -pastaarabisha mu(XVIII) -mustaarabisha Reflexive -jistaarabisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -staarabisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -staarabishaye -staarabishao m-mi(III/IV) -staarabishao -staarabishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -staarabishalo -staarabishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -staarabishacho -staarabishavyo n(IX/X) -staarabishayo -staarabishazo u(XI) -staarabishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -staarabishako pa(XVI) -staarabishapo mu(XVIII) -staarabishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -staarabisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yestaarabisha -ostaarabisha m-mi(III/IV) -ostaarabisha -yostaarabisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lostaarabisha -yostaarabisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chostaarabisha -vyostaarabisha n(IX/X) -yostaarabisha -zostaarabisha u(XI) -ostaarabisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kostaarabisha pa(XVI) -postaarabisha mu(XVIII) -mostaarabisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.