Swahili edit

Verb edit

-kashifiwa (infinitive kukashifiwa)

  1. Passive form of -kashifu

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of -kashifiwa
Positive present -nakashifiwa
Subjunctive -kashifiwe
Negative -kashifiwi
Imperative singular kashifiwa
Infinitives
Positive kukashifiwa
Negative kutokashifiwa
Imperatives
Singular kashifiwa
Plural kashifiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukashifiwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -likashifiwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukashifiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakashifiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakashifiwa/nakashifiwa tunakashifiwa
2nd person unakashifiwa mnakashifiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakashifiwa wanakashifiwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nakashifiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kashifiwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sikashifiwi hatukashifiwi
2nd person hukashifiwi hamkashifiwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakashifiwi hawakashifiwi
other classes negative subject concord + -kashifiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takashifiwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -takashifiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kashifiwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nikashifiwe tukashifiwe
2nd person ukashifiwe mkashifiwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akashifiwe wakashifiwe
other classes positive subject concord + -kashifiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikashifiwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekashifiwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekashifiwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikashifiwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikashifiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akashifiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nakashifiwa twakashifiwa
2nd person wakashifiwa mwakashifiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akashifiwa wakashifiwa
m-mi(III/IV) wakashifiwa yakashifiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lakashifiwa yakashifiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakashifiwa vyakashifiwa
n(IX/X) yakashifiwa zakashifiwa
u(XI) wakashifiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakashifiwa
pa(XVI) pakashifiwa
mu(XVIII) mwakashifiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekashifiwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakashifiwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakashifiwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikashifiwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokashifiwa
Consecutive kakashifiwa / positive subject concord + -kakashifiwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakashifiwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikashifiwa -tukashifiwa
2nd person -kukashifiwa -wakashifiwa/-kukashifiweni/-wakashifiweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkashifiwa -wakashifiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ukashifiwa -ikashifiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -likashifiwa -yakashifiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikashifiwa -vikashifiwa
n(IX/X) -ikashifiwa -zikashifiwa
u(XI) -ukashifiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukashifiwa
pa(XVI) -pakashifiwa
mu(XVIII) -mukashifiwa
Reflexive -jikashifiwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kashifiwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -kashifiwaye -kashifiwao
m-mi(III/IV) -kashifiwao -kashifiwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -kashifiwalo -kashifiwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kashifiwacho -kashifiwavyo
n(IX/X) -kashifiwayo -kashifiwazo
u(XI) -kashifiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kashifiwako
pa(XVI) -kashifiwapo
mu(XVIII) -kashifiwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kashifiwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekashifiwa -okashifiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -okashifiwa -yokashifiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokashifiwa -yokashifiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokashifiwa -vyokashifiwa
n(IX/X) -yokashifiwa -zokashifiwa
u(XI) -okashifiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokashifiwa
pa(XVI) -pokashifiwa
mu(XVIII) -mokashifiwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.