visha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-visha (infinitive kuvisha)

1. to dress, to put on

Conjugation

Conjugation of -visha
Positive present -navisha Subjunctive -vishe Negative -vishi Imperative singular visha
Infinitives
Positive kuvisha Negative kutovisha
Imperatives
Singular visha Plural visheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huvisha Positive past positive subject concord + -livisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuvisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -navisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninavisha/navisha tunavisha 2nd person unavisha mnavisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anavisha wanavisha other classes positive subject concord + -navisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -vishi) Singular Plural 1st person sivishi hatuvishi 2nd person huvishi hamvishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) havishi hawavishi other classes negative subject concord + -vishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tavisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tavisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vishe) Singular Plural 1st person nivishe tuvishe 2nd person uvishe mvishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avishe wavishe other classes positive subject concord + -vishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sivishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngevisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singevisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalivisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalivisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avisha) Singular Plural 1st person navisha twavisha 2nd person wavisha mwavisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avisha wavisha m-mi(III/IV) wavisha yavisha ji-ma(V/VI) lavisha yavisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chavisha vyavisha n(IX/X) yavisha zavisha u(XI) wavisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwavisha pa(XVI) pavisha mu(XVIII) mwavisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mevisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshavisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -javisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kivisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipovisha Consecutive kavisha / positive subject concord + -kavisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kavishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nivisha -tuvisha 2nd person -kuvisha -wavisha/-kuvisheni/-wavisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mvisha -wavisha m-mi(III/IV) -uvisha -ivisha ji-ma(V/VI) -livisha -yavisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kivisha -vivisha n(IX/X) -ivisha -zivisha u(XI) -uvisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuvisha pa(XVI) -pavisha mu(XVIII) -muvisha Reflexive -jivisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -visha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -vishaye -vishao m-mi(III/IV) -vishao -vishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -vishalo -vishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -vishacho -vishavyo n(IX/X) -vishayo -vishazo u(XI) -vishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -vishako pa(XVI) -vishapo mu(XVIII) -vishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -visha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yevisha -ovisha m-mi(III/IV) -ovisha -yovisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lovisha -yovisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chovisha -vyovisha n(IX/X) -yovisha -zovisha u(XI) -ovisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kovisha pa(XVI) -povisha mu(XVIII) -movisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -vishia
  • Passive: -vishwa
  • Reciprocal: -vishana
  • Stative: -vishika