Swahili edit

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

-undisha (infinitive kuundisha)

  1. Causative form of -unda

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of -undisha
Positive present -naundisha
Subjunctive -undishe
Negative -undishi
Imperative singular undisha
Infinitives
Positive kuundisha
Negative kutoundisha
Imperatives
Singular undisha
Plural undisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huundisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -liundisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuundisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naundisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaundisha/naundisha tunaundisha
2nd person unaundisha mnaundisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaundisha wanaundisha
other classes positive subject concord + -naundisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -undishi)
Singular Plural
1st person siundishi hatuundishi
2nd person huundishi hamuundishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haundishi hawaundishi
other classes negative subject concord + -undishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taundisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -taundisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -undishe)
Singular Plural
1st person niundishe tuundishe
2nd person uundishe muundishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aundishe waundishe
other classes positive subject concord + -undishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siundishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeundisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeundisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliundisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliundisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aundisha)
Singular Plural
1st person naundisha twaundisha
2nd person waundisha mwaundisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aundisha waundisha
m-mi(III/IV) waundisha yaundisha
ji-ma(V/VI) laundisha yaundisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaundisha vyaundisha
n(IX/X) yaundisha zaundisha
u(XI) waundisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaundisha
pa(XVI) paundisha
mu(XVIII) mwaundisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meundisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaundisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaundisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiundisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoundisha
Consecutive kaundisha / positive subject concord + -kaundisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaundishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niundisha -tuundisha
2nd person -kuundisha -waundisha/-kuundisheni/-waundisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muundisha -waundisha
m-mi(III/IV) -uundisha -iundisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -liundisha -yaundisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiundisha -viundisha
n(IX/X) -iundisha -ziundisha
u(XI) -uundisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuundisha
pa(XVI) -paundisha
mu(XVIII) -muundisha
Reflexive -jiundisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -undisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -undishaye -undishao
m-mi(III/IV) -undishao -undishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -undishalo -undishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -undishacho -undishavyo
n(IX/X) -undishayo -undishazo
u(XI) -undishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -undishako
pa(XVI) -undishapo
mu(XVIII) -undishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -undisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeundisha -oundisha
m-mi(III/IV) -oundisha -youndisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -loundisha -youndisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choundisha -vyoundisha
n(IX/X) -youndisha -zoundisha
u(XI) -oundisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koundisha
pa(XVI) -poundisha
mu(XVIII) -moundisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.