Swahili

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Verb

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-aminisha (infinitive kuaminisha)

  1. Causative form of -amini

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -aminisha
Positive present -naaminisha
Subjunctive -aminishe
Negative -aminishi
Imperative singular aminisha
Infinitives
Positive kuaminisha
Negative kutoaminisha
Imperatives
Singular aminisha
Plural aminisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huaminisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -liaminisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuaminisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naaminisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaaminisha/naaminisha tunaaminisha
2nd person unaaminisha mnaaminisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaaminisha wanaaminisha
other classes positive subject concord + -naaminisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -aminishi)
Singular Plural
1st person siaminishi hatuaminishi
2nd person huaminishi hamwaminishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haaminishi hawaaminishi
other classes negative subject concord + -aminishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taaminisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -taaminisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -aminishe)
Singular Plural
1st person niaminishe tuaminishe
2nd person uaminishe mwaminishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aaminishe waaminishe
other classes positive subject concord + -aminishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siaminishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeaminisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeaminisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliaminisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliaminisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aaminisha)
Singular Plural
1st person naaminisha twaaminisha
2nd person waaminisha mwaaminisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aaminisha waaminisha
m-mi(III/IV) waaminisha yaaminisha
ji-ma(V/VI) laaminisha yaaminisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaaminisha vyaaminisha
n(IX/X) yaaminisha zaaminisha
u(XI) waaminisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaaminisha
pa(XVI) paaminisha
mu(XVIII) mwaaminisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meaminisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaaminisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaaminisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiaminisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoaminisha
Consecutive kaaminisha / positive subject concord + -kaaminisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaaminishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niaminisha -tuaminisha
2nd person -kuaminisha -waaminisha/-kuaminisheni/-waaminisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwaminisha -waaminisha
m-mi(III/IV) -uaminisha -iaminisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -liaminisha -yaaminisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiaminisha -viaminisha
n(IX/X) -iaminisha -ziaminisha
u(XI) -uaminisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuaminisha
pa(XVI) -paaminisha
mu(XVIII) -muaminisha
Reflexive -jiaminisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -aminisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -aminishaye -aminishao
m-mi(III/IV) -aminishao -aminishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -aminishalo -aminishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -aminishacho -aminishavyo
n(IX/X) -aminishayo -aminishazo
u(XI) -aminishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -aminishako
pa(XVI) -aminishapo
mu(XVIII) -aminishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -aminisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeaminisha -oaminisha
m-mi(III/IV) -oaminisha -yoaminisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -loaminisha -yoaminisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choaminisha -vyoaminisha
n(IX/X) -yoaminisha -zoaminisha
u(XI) -oaminisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koaminisha
pa(XVI) -poaminisha
mu(XVIII) -moaminisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.