tumisha

Swahili

Verb

-tumisha (infinitive kutumisha)

1. Causative form of -tumia

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tumisha
Positive present -natumisha Subjunctive -tumishe Negative -tumishi Imperative singular tumisha
Infinitives
Positive kutumisha Negative kutotumisha
Imperatives
Singular tumisha Plural tumisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutumisha Positive past positive subject concord + -litumisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kutumisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natumisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninatumisha/natumisha tunatumisha 2nd person unatumisha mnatumisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatumisha wanatumisha other classes positive subject concord + -natumisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tumishi) Singular Plural 1st person situmishi hatutumishi 2nd person hutumishi hamtumishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatumishi hawatumishi other classes negative subject concord + -tumishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatumisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tatumisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tumishe) Singular Plural 1st person nitumishe tutumishe 2nd person utumishe mtumishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atumishe watumishe other classes positive subject concord + -tumishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -situmishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetumisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetumisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitumisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitumisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atumisha) Singular Plural 1st person natumisha twatumisha 2nd person watumisha mwatumisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atumisha watumisha m-mi(III/IV) watumisha yatumisha ji-ma(V/VI) latumisha yatumisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatumisha vyatumisha n(IX/X) yatumisha zatumisha u(XI) watumisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatumisha pa(XVI) patumisha mu(XVIII) mwatumisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -metumisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatumisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatumisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitumisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotumisha Consecutive katumisha / positive subject concord + -katumisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katumishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitumisha -tutumisha 2nd person -kutumisha -watumisha/-kutumisheni/-watumisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtumisha -watumisha m-mi(III/IV) -utumisha -itumisha ji-ma(V/VI) -litumisha -yatumisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitumisha -vitumisha n(IX/X) -itumisha -zitumisha u(XI) -utumisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutumisha pa(XVI) -patumisha mu(XVIII) -mutumisha Reflexive -jitumisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tumisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tumishaye -tumishao m-mi(III/IV) -tumishao -tumishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tumishalo -tumishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tumishacho -tumishavyo n(IX/X) -tumishayo -tumishazo u(XI) -tumishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tumishako pa(XVI) -tumishapo mu(XVIII) -tumishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tumisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetumisha -otumisha m-mi(III/IV) -otumisha -yotumisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lotumisha -yotumisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotumisha -vyotumisha n(IX/X) -yotumisha -zotumisha u(XI) -otumisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotumisha pa(XVI) -potumisha mu(XVIII) -motumisha
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:
  • utumishi (“service”)