tapisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tapisha (infinitive kutapisha)

1. Causative form of -tapika: to cause vomiting

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tapisha
Positive present -natapisha Subjunctive -tapishe Negative -tapishi Imperative singular tapisha
Infinitives
Positive kutapisha Negative kutotapisha
Imperatives
Singular tapisha Plural tapisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutapisha Positive past positive subject concord + -litapisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kutapisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natapisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninatapisha/natapisha tunatapisha 2nd person unatapisha mnatapisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatapisha wanatapisha other classes positive subject concord + -natapisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tapishi) Singular Plural 1st person sitapishi hatutapishi 2nd person hutapishi hamtapishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatapishi hawatapishi other classes negative subject concord + -tapishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatapisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tatapisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tapishe) Singular Plural 1st person nitapishe tutapishe 2nd person utapishe mtapishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atapishe watapishe other classes positive subject concord + -tapishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitapishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetapisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetapisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitapisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitapisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atapisha) Singular Plural 1st person natapisha twatapisha 2nd person watapisha mwatapisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atapisha watapisha m-mi(III/IV) watapisha yatapisha ji-ma(V/VI) latapisha yatapisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatapisha vyatapisha n(IX/X) yatapisha zatapisha u(XI) watapisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatapisha pa(XVI) patapisha mu(XVIII) mwatapisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -metapisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatapisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatapisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitapisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotapisha Consecutive katapisha / positive subject concord + -katapisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katapishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitapisha -tutapisha 2nd person -kutapisha -watapisha/-kutapisheni/-watapisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtapisha -watapisha m-mi(III/IV) -utapisha -itapisha ji-ma(V/VI) -litapisha -yatapisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitapisha -vitapisha n(IX/X) -itapisha -zitapisha u(XI) -utapisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutapisha pa(XVI) -patapisha mu(XVIII) -mutapisha Reflexive -jitapisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tapisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tapishaye -tapishao m-mi(III/IV) -tapishao -tapishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tapishalo -tapishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tapishacho -tapishavyo n(IX/X) -tapishayo -tapishazo u(XI) -tapishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tapishako pa(XVI) -tapishapo mu(XVIII) -tapishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tapisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetapisha -otapisha m-mi(III/IV) -otapisha -yotapisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lotapisha -yotapisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotapisha -vyotapisha n(IX/X) -yotapisha -zotapisha u(XI) -otapisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotapisha pa(XVI) -potapisha mu(XVIII) -motapisha
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:
  • matapishi (“vomit”)
  • utapishi (“vomiting”)