tamanisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tamanisha (infinitive kutamanisha)

1. Causative form of -tamani: to make desirable

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tamanisha
Positive present -natamanisha Subjunctive -tamanishe Negative -tamanishi Imperative singular tamanisha
Infinitives
Positive kutamanisha Negative kutotamanisha
Imperatives
Singular tamanisha Plural tamanisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutamanisha Positive past positive subject concord + -litamanisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kutamanisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natamanisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninatamanisha/natamanisha tunatamanisha 2nd person unatamanisha mnatamanisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatamanisha wanatamanisha other classes positive subject concord + -natamanisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tamanishi) Singular Plural 1st person sitamanishi hatutamanishi 2nd person hutamanishi hamtamanishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatamanishi hawatamanishi other classes negative subject concord + -tamanishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatamanisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tatamanisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tamanishe) Singular Plural 1st person nitamanishe tutamanishe 2nd person utamanishe mtamanishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atamanishe watamanishe other classes positive subject concord + -tamanishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitamanishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetamanisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetamanisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitamanisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitamanisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atamanisha) Singular Plural 1st person natamanisha twatamanisha 2nd person watamanisha mwatamanisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atamanisha watamanisha m-mi(III/IV) watamanisha yatamanisha ji-ma(V/VI) latamanisha yatamanisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatamanisha vyatamanisha n(IX/X) yatamanisha zatamanisha u(XI) watamanisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatamanisha pa(XVI) patamanisha mu(XVIII) mwatamanisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -metamanisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatamanisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatamanisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitamanisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotamanisha Consecutive katamanisha / positive subject concord + -katamanisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katamanishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitamanisha -tutamanisha 2nd person -kutamanisha -watamanisha/-kutamanisheni/-watamanisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtamanisha -watamanisha m-mi(III/IV) -utamanisha -itamanisha ji-ma(V/VI) -litamanisha -yatamanisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitamanisha -vitamanisha n(IX/X) -itamanisha -zitamanisha u(XI) -utamanisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutamanisha pa(XVI) -patamanisha mu(XVIII) -mutamanisha Reflexive -jitamanisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tamanisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tamanishaye -tamanishao m-mi(III/IV) -tamanishao -tamanishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tamanishalo -tamanishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tamanishacho -tamanishavyo n(IX/X) -tamanishayo -tamanishazo u(XI) -tamanishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tamanishako pa(XVI) -tamanishapo mu(XVIII) -tamanishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tamanisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetamanisha -otamanisha m-mi(III/IV) -otamanisha -yotamanisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lotamanisha -yotamanisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotamanisha -vyotamanisha n(IX/X) -yotamanisha -zotamanisha u(XI) -otamanisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotamanisha pa(XVI) -potamanisha mu(XVIII) -motamanisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.