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Verb edit

-abudisha (infinitive kuabudisha)

  1. Causative form of -abudu

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of -abudisha
Positive present -naabudisha
Subjunctive -abudishe
Negative -abudishi
Imperative singular abudisha
Infinitives
Positive kuabudisha
Negative kutoabudisha
Imperatives
Singular abudisha
Plural abudisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huabudisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -liabudisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuabudisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naabudisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaabudisha/naabudisha tunaabudisha
2nd person unaabudisha mnaabudisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaabudisha wanaabudisha
other classes positive subject concord + -naabudisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -abudishi)
Singular Plural
1st person siabudishi hatuabudishi
2nd person huabudishi hamwabudishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haabudishi hawaabudishi
other classes negative subject concord + -abudishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taabudisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -taabudisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -abudishe)
Singular Plural
1st person niabudishe tuabudishe
2nd person uabudishe mwabudishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aabudishe waabudishe
other classes positive subject concord + -abudishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siabudishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeabudisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeabudisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliabudisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliabudisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aabudisha)
Singular Plural
1st person naabudisha twaabudisha
2nd person waabudisha mwaabudisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aabudisha waabudisha
m-mi(III/IV) waabudisha yaabudisha
ji-ma(V/VI) laabudisha yaabudisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaabudisha vyaabudisha
n(IX/X) yaabudisha zaabudisha
u(XI) waabudisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaabudisha
pa(XVI) paabudisha
mu(XVIII) mwaabudisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meabudisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaabudisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaabudisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiabudisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoabudisha
Consecutive kaabudisha / positive subject concord + -kaabudisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaabudishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niabudisha -tuabudisha
2nd person -kuabudisha -waabudisha/-kuabudisheni/-waabudisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwabudisha -waabudisha
m-mi(III/IV) -uabudisha -iabudisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -liabudisha -yaabudisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiabudisha -viabudisha
n(IX/X) -iabudisha -ziabudisha
u(XI) -uabudisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuabudisha
pa(XVI) -paabudisha
mu(XVIII) -muabudisha
Reflexive -jiabudisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -abudisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -abudishaye -abudishao
m-mi(III/IV) -abudishao -abudishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -abudishalo -abudishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -abudishacho -abudishavyo
n(IX/X) -abudishayo -abudishazo
u(XI) -abudishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -abudishako
pa(XVI) -abudishapo
mu(XVIII) -abudishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -abudisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeabudisha -oabudisha
m-mi(III/IV) -oabudisha -yoabudisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -loabudisha -yoabudisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choabudisha -vyoabudisha
n(IX/X) -yoabudisha -zoabudisha
u(XI) -oabudisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koabudisha
pa(XVI) -poabudisha
mu(XVIII) -moabudisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.