amrisha

Swahili

Etymology

From amri (“command or order”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-amrisha (infinitive kuamrisha)

1. to order, to command, to give orders

Conjugation

Conjugation of -amrisha
Positive present -naamrisha Subjunctive -amrishe Negative -amrishi Imperative singular amrisha
Infinitives
Positive kuamrisha Negative kutoamrisha
Imperatives
Singular amrisha Plural amrisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huamrisha Positive past positive subject concord + -liamrisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuamrisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naamrisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninaamrisha/naamrisha tunaamrisha 2nd person unaamrisha mnaamrisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaamrisha wanaamrisha other classes positive subject concord + -naamrisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -amrishi) Singular Plural 1st person siamrishi hatuamrishi 2nd person huamrishi hamwamrishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haamrishi hawaamrishi other classes negative subject concord + -amrishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taamrisha Negative future negative subject concord + -taamrisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -amrishe) Singular Plural 1st person niamrishe tuamrishe 2nd person uamrishe mwamrishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamrishe waamrishe other classes positive subject concord + -amrishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siamrishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeamrisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeamrisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliamrisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliamrisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aamrisha) Singular Plural 1st person naamrisha twaamrisha 2nd person waamrisha mwaamrisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamrisha waamrisha m-mi(III/IV) waamrisha yaamrisha ji-ma(V/VI) laamrisha yaamrisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaamrisha vyaamrisha n(IX/X) yaamrisha zaamrisha u(XI) waamrisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaamrisha pa(XVI) paamrisha mu(XVIII) mwaamrisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meamrisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaamrisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaamrisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiamrisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoamrisha Consecutive kaamrisha / positive subject concord + -kaamrisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaamrishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niamrisha -tuamrisha 2nd person -kuamrisha -waamrisha/-kuamrisheni/-waamrisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwamrisha -waamrisha m-mi(III/IV) -uamrisha -iamrisha ji-ma(V/VI) -liamrisha -yaamrisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiamrisha -viamrisha n(IX/X) -iamrisha -ziamrisha u(XI) -uamrisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuamrisha pa(XVI) -paamrisha mu(XVIII) -muamrisha Reflexive -jiamrisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -amrisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -amrishaye -amrishao m-mi(III/IV) -amrishao -amrishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -amrishalo -amrishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -amrishacho -amrishavyo n(IX/X) -amrishayo -amrishazo u(XI) -amrishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -amrishako pa(XVI) -amrishapo mu(XVIII) -amrishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -amrisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeamrisha -oamrisha m-mi(III/IV) -oamrisha -yoamrisha ji-ma(V/VI) -loamrisha -yoamrisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choamrisha -vyoamrisha n(IX/X) -yoamrisha -zoamrisha u(XI) -oamrisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koamrisha pa(XVI) -poamrisha mu(XVIII) -moamrisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.