vamisha

Swahili

Verb

-vamisha (infinitive kuvamisha)

1. Causative form of -vamia

Conjugation

Conjugation of -vamisha
Positive present -navamisha Subjunctive -vamishe Negative -vamishi Imperative singular vamisha
Infinitives
Positive kuvamisha Negative kutovamisha
Imperatives
Singular vamisha Plural vamisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huvamisha Positive past positive subject concord + -livamisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuvamisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -navamisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninavamisha/navamisha tunavamisha 2nd person unavamisha mnavamisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anavamisha wanavamisha other classes positive subject concord + -navamisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -vamishi) Singular Plural 1st person sivamishi hatuvamishi 2nd person huvamishi hamvamishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) havamishi hawavamishi other classes negative subject concord + -vamishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tavamisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tavamisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vamishe) Singular Plural 1st person nivamishe tuvamishe 2nd person uvamishe mvamishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avamishe wavamishe other classes positive subject concord + -vamishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sivamishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngevamisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singevamisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalivamisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalivamisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avamisha) Singular Plural 1st person navamisha twavamisha 2nd person wavamisha mwavamisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avamisha wavamisha m-mi(III/IV) wavamisha yavamisha ji-ma(V/VI) lavamisha yavamisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chavamisha vyavamisha n(IX/X) yavamisha zavamisha u(XI) wavamisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwavamisha pa(XVI) pavamisha mu(XVIII) mwavamisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mevamisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshavamisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -javamisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kivamisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipovamisha Consecutive kavamisha / positive subject concord + -kavamisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kavamishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nivamisha -tuvamisha 2nd person -kuvamisha -wavamisha/-kuvamisheni/-wavamisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mvamisha -wavamisha m-mi(III/IV) -uvamisha -ivamisha ji-ma(V/VI) -livamisha -yavamisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kivamisha -vivamisha n(IX/X) -ivamisha -zivamisha u(XI) -uvamisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuvamisha pa(XVI) -pavamisha mu(XVIII) -muvamisha Reflexive -jivamisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vamisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -vamishaye -vamishao m-mi(III/IV) -vamishao -vamishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -vamishalo -vamishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -vamishacho -vamishavyo n(IX/X) -vamishayo -vamishazo u(XI) -vamishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -vamishako pa(XVI) -vamishapo mu(XVIII) -vamishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vamisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yevamisha -ovamisha m-mi(III/IV) -ovamisha -yovamisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lovamisha -yovamisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chovamisha -vyovamisha n(IX/X) -yovamisha -zovamisha u(XI) -ovamisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kovamisha pa(XVI) -povamisha mu(XVIII) -movamisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.