tumainisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tumainisha (infinitive kutumainisha)

1. Causative form of -tumaini: to give hope to

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tumainisha
Positive present -natumainisha Subjunctive -tumainishe Negative -tumainishi Imperative singular tumainisha
Infinitives
Positive kutumainisha Negative kutotumainisha
Imperatives
Singular tumainisha Plural tumainisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutumainisha Positive past positive subject concord + -litumainisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kutumainisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natumainisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninatumainisha/natumainisha tunatumainisha 2nd person unatumainisha mnatumainisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatumainisha wanatumainisha other classes positive subject concord + -natumainisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tumainishi) Singular Plural 1st person situmainishi hatutumainishi 2nd person hutumainishi hamtumainishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatumainishi hawatumainishi other classes negative subject concord + -tumainishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatumainisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tatumainisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tumainishe) Singular Plural 1st person nitumainishe tutumainishe 2nd person utumainishe mtumainishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atumainishe watumainishe other classes positive subject concord + -tumainishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -situmainishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetumainisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetumainisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitumainisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitumainisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atumainisha) Singular Plural 1st person natumainisha twatumainisha 2nd person watumainisha mwatumainisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atumainisha watumainisha m-mi(III/IV) watumainisha yatumainisha ji-ma(V/VI) latumainisha yatumainisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatumainisha vyatumainisha n(IX/X) yatumainisha zatumainisha u(XI) watumainisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatumainisha pa(XVI) patumainisha mu(XVIII) mwatumainisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -metumainisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatumainisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatumainisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitumainisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotumainisha Consecutive katumainisha / positive subject concord + -katumainisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katumainishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitumainisha -tutumainisha 2nd person -kutumainisha -watumainisha/-kutumainisheni/-watumainisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtumainisha -watumainisha m-mi(III/IV) -utumainisha -itumainisha ji-ma(V/VI) -litumainisha -yatumainisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitumainisha -vitumainisha n(IX/X) -itumainisha -zitumainisha u(XI) -utumainisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutumainisha pa(XVI) -patumainisha mu(XVIII) -mutumainisha Reflexive -jitumainisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tumainisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tumainishaye -tumainishao m-mi(III/IV) -tumainishao -tumainishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tumainishalo -tumainishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tumainishacho -tumainishavyo n(IX/X) -tumainishayo -tumainishazo u(XI) -tumainishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tumainishako pa(XVI) -tumainishapo mu(XVIII) -tumainishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tumainisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetumainisha -otumainisha m-mi(III/IV) -otumainisha -yotumainisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lotumainisha -yotumainisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotumainisha -vyotumainisha n(IX/X) -yotumainisha -zotumainisha u(XI) -otumainisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotumainisha pa(XVI) -potumainisha mu(XVIII) -motumainisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.