Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-apisha (infinitive kuapisha)

  1. Causative form of -apa

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -apisha
Positive present -naapisha
Subjunctive -apishe
Negative -apishi
Imperative singular apisha
Infinitives
Positive kuapisha
Negative kutoapisha
Imperatives
Singular apisha
Plural apisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huapisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -liapisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuapisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naapisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaapisha/naapisha tunaapisha
2nd person unaapisha mnaapisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaapisha wanaapisha
other classes positive subject concord + -naapisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -apishi)
Singular Plural
1st person siapishi hatuapishi
2nd person huapishi hamwapishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haapishi hawaapishi
other classes negative subject concord + -apishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taapisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -taapisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -apishe)
Singular Plural
1st person niapishe tuapishe
2nd person uapishe mwapishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aapishe waapishe
other classes positive subject concord + -apishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siapishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeapisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeapisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliapisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliapisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aapisha)
Singular Plural
1st person naapisha twaapisha
2nd person waapisha mwaapisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aapisha waapisha
m-mi(III/IV) waapisha yaapisha
ji-ma(V/VI) laapisha yaapisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaapisha vyaapisha
n(IX/X) yaapisha zaapisha
u(XI) waapisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaapisha
pa(XVI) paapisha
mu(XVIII) mwaapisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meapisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaapisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaapisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiapisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoapisha
Consecutive kaapisha / positive subject concord + -kaapisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaapishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niapisha -tuapisha
2nd person -kuapisha -waapisha/-kuapisheni/-waapisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwapisha -waapisha
m-mi(III/IV) -uapisha -iapisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -liapisha -yaapisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiapisha -viapisha
n(IX/X) -iapisha -ziapisha
u(XI) -uapisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuapisha
pa(XVI) -paapisha
mu(XVIII) -muapisha
Reflexive -jiapisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -apisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -apishaye -apishao
m-mi(III/IV) -apishao -apishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -apishalo -apishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -apishacho -apishavyo
n(IX/X) -apishayo -apishazo
u(XI) -apishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -apishako
pa(XVI) -apishapo
mu(XVIII) -apishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -apisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeapisha -oapisha
m-mi(III/IV) -oapisha -yoapisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -loapisha -yoapisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choapisha -vyoapisha
n(IX/X) -yoapisha -zoapisha
u(XI) -oapisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koapisha
pa(XVI) -poapisha
mu(XVIII) -moapisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.