wakilisha

Swahili

Etymology

From wakili +‎ -isha (causative affix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-wakilisha (infinitive kuwakilisha)

1. to represent (to stand in the place of)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -wakilisha
Positive present -nawakilisha Subjunctive -wakilishe Negative -wakilishi Imperative singular wakilisha
Infinitives
Positive kuwakilisha Negative kutowakilisha
Imperatives
Singular wakilisha Plural wakilisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huwakilisha Positive past positive subject concord + -liwakilisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwakilisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawakilisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninawakilisha/nawakilisha tunawakilisha 2nd person unawakilisha mnawakilisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawakilisha wanawakilisha other classes positive subject concord + -nawakilisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wakilishi) Singular Plural 1st person siwakilishi hatuwakilishi 2nd person huwakilishi hamuwakilishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawakilishi hawawakilishi other classes negative subject concord + -wakilishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawakilisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tawakilisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wakilishe) Singular Plural 1st person niwakilishe tuwakilishe 2nd person uwakilishe muwakilishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awakilishe wawakilishe other classes positive subject concord + -wakilishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwakilishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewakilisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewakilisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwakilisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwakilisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awakilisha) Singular Plural 1st person nawakilisha twawakilisha 2nd person wawakilisha mwawakilisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awakilisha wawakilisha m-mi(III/IV) wawakilisha yawakilisha ji-ma(V/VI) lawakilisha yawakilisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawakilisha vyawakilisha n(IX/X) yawakilisha zawakilisha u(XI) wawakilisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwawakilisha pa(XVI) pawakilisha mu(XVIII) mwawakilisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewakilisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshawakilisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawakilisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwakilisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipowakilisha Consecutive kawakilisha / positive subject concord + -kawakilisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawakilishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niwakilisha -tuwakilisha 2nd person -kuwakilisha -wawakilisha/-kuwakilisheni/-wawakilisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muwakilisha -wawakilisha m-mi(III/IV) -uwakilisha -iwakilisha ji-ma(V/VI) -liwakilisha -yawakilisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiwakilisha -viwakilisha n(IX/X) -iwakilisha -ziwakilisha u(XI) -uwakilisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuwakilisha pa(XVI) -pawakilisha mu(XVIII) -muwakilisha Reflexive -jiwakilisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wakilisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -wakilishaye -wakilishao m-mi(III/IV) -wakilishao -wakilishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -wakilishalo -wakilishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wakilishacho -wakilishavyo n(IX/X) -wakilishayo -wakilishazo u(XI) -wakilishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -wakilishako pa(XVI) -wakilishapo mu(XVIII) -wakilishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wakilisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yewakilisha -owakilisha m-mi(III/IV) -owakilisha -yowakilisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lowakilisha -yowakilisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowakilisha -vyowakilisha n(IX/X) -yowakilisha -zowakilisha u(XI) -owakilisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kowakilisha pa(XVI) -powakilisha mu(XVIII) -mowakilisha
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:
  • kiwakilishi (“pronoun”)
  • mwakilishi (“representative”)
  • uwakilishi (“representation”)