Swahili edit

Etymology edit

From suluhu (reconciliation, agreement) +‎ -isha (causative affix).

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

-suluhisha (infinitive kusuluhisha)

  1. to reconcile, mediate

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of -suluhisha
Positive present -nasuluhisha
Subjunctive -suluhishe
Negative -suluhishi
Imperative singular suluhisha
Infinitives
Positive kusuluhisha
Negative kutosuluhisha
Imperatives
Singular suluhisha
Plural suluhisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual husuluhisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisuluhisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusuluhisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasuluhisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasuluhisha/nasuluhisha tunasuluhisha
2nd person unasuluhisha mnasuluhisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasuluhisha wanasuluhisha
other classes positive subject concord + -nasuluhisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -suluhishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sisuluhishi hatusuluhishi
2nd person husuluhishi hamsuluhishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasuluhishi hawasuluhishi
other classes negative subject concord + -suluhishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasuluhisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasuluhisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -suluhishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nisuluhishe tusuluhishe
2nd person usuluhishe msuluhishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asuluhishe wasuluhishe
other classes positive subject concord + -suluhishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisuluhishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesuluhisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesuluhisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisuluhisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisuluhisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asuluhisha)
Singular Plural
1st person nasuluhisha twasuluhisha
2nd person wasuluhisha mwasuluhisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asuluhisha wasuluhisha
m-mi(III/IV) wasuluhisha yasuluhisha
ji-ma(V/VI) lasuluhisha yasuluhisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasuluhisha vyasuluhisha
n(IX/X) yasuluhisha zasuluhisha
u(XI) wasuluhisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasuluhisha
pa(XVI) pasuluhisha
mu(XVIII) mwasuluhisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesuluhisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasuluhisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasuluhisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisuluhisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposuluhisha
Consecutive kasuluhisha / positive subject concord + -kasuluhisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasuluhishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisuluhisha -tusuluhisha
2nd person -kusuluhisha -wasuluhisha/-kusuluhisheni/-wasuluhisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msuluhisha -wasuluhisha
m-mi(III/IV) -usuluhisha -isuluhisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisuluhisha -yasuluhisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisuluhisha -visuluhisha
n(IX/X) -isuluhisha -zisuluhisha
u(XI) -usuluhisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusuluhisha
pa(XVI) -pasuluhisha
mu(XVIII) -musuluhisha
Reflexive -jisuluhisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -suluhisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -suluhishaye -suluhishao
m-mi(III/IV) -suluhishao -suluhishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -suluhishalo -suluhishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -suluhishacho -suluhishavyo
n(IX/X) -suluhishayo -suluhishazo
u(XI) -suluhishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -suluhishako
pa(XVI) -suluhishapo
mu(XVIII) -suluhishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -suluhisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesuluhisha -osuluhisha
m-mi(III/IV) -osuluhisha -yosuluhisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -losuluhisha -yosuluhisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosuluhisha -vyosuluhisha
n(IX/X) -yosuluhisha -zosuluhisha
u(XI) -osuluhisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosuluhisha
pa(XVI) -posuluhisha
mu(XVIII) -mosuluhisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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