stawisha

Swahili

Verb

-stawisha (infinitive kustawisha)

1. Causative form of -stawi

Conjugation

Conjugation of -stawisha
Positive present -nastawisha Subjunctive -stawishe Negative -stawishi Imperative singular stawisha
Infinitives
Positive kustawisha Negative kutostawisha
Imperatives
Singular stawisha Plural stawisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hustawisha Positive past positive subject concord + -listawisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kustawisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nastawisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninastawisha/nastawisha tunastawisha 2nd person unastawisha mnastawisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anastawisha wanastawisha other classes positive subject concord + -nastawisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -stawishi) Singular Plural 1st person sistawishi hatustawishi 2nd person hustawishi hamstawishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hastawishi hawastawishi other classes negative subject concord + -stawishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tastawisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tastawisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -stawishe) Singular Plural 1st person nistawishe tustawishe 2nd person ustawishe mstawishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) astawishe wastawishe other classes positive subject concord + -stawishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sistawishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngestawisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singestawisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalistawisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalistawisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -astawisha) Singular Plural 1st person nastawisha twastawisha 2nd person wastawisha mwastawisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) astawisha wastawisha m-mi(III/IV) wastawisha yastawisha ji-ma(V/VI) lastawisha yastawisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chastawisha vyastawisha n(IX/X) yastawisha zastawisha u(XI) wastawisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwastawisha pa(XVI) pastawisha mu(XVIII) mwastawisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mestawisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshastawisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jastawisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kistawisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipostawisha Consecutive kastawisha / positive subject concord + -kastawisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kastawishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nistawisha -tustawisha 2nd person -kustawisha -wastawisha/-kustawisheni/-wastawisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mstawisha -wastawisha m-mi(III/IV) -ustawisha -istawisha ji-ma(V/VI) -listawisha -yastawisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kistawisha -vistawisha n(IX/X) -istawisha -zistawisha u(XI) -ustawisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kustawisha pa(XVI) -pastawisha mu(XVIII) -mustawisha Reflexive -jistawisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -stawisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -stawishaye -stawishao m-mi(III/IV) -stawishao -stawishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -stawishalo -stawishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -stawishacho -stawishavyo n(IX/X) -stawishayo -stawishazo u(XI) -stawishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -stawishako pa(XVI) -stawishapo mu(XVIII) -stawishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -stawisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yestawisha -ostawisha m-mi(III/IV) -ostawisha -yostawisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lostawisha -yostawisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chostawisha -vyostawisha n(IX/X) -yostawisha -zostawisha u(XI) -ostawisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kostawisha pa(XVI) -postawisha mu(XVIII) -mostawisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • ustawishaji