Swahili

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Verb

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-atibisha (infinitive kuatibisha)

  1. Causative form of -atibu

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -atibisha
Positive present -naatibisha
Subjunctive -atibishe
Negative -atibishi
Imperative singular atibisha
Infinitives
Positive kuatibisha
Negative kutoatibisha
Imperatives
Singular atibisha
Plural atibisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huatibisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -liatibisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuatibisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naatibisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaatibisha/naatibisha tunaatibisha
2nd person unaatibisha mnaatibisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaatibisha wanaatibisha
other classes positive subject concord + -naatibisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -atibishi)
Singular Plural
1st person siatibishi hatuatibishi
2nd person huatibishi hamwatibishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haatibishi hawaatibishi
other classes negative subject concord + -atibishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taatibisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -taatibisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -atibishe)
Singular Plural
1st person niatibishe tuatibishe
2nd person uatibishe mwatibishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aatibishe waatibishe
other classes positive subject concord + -atibishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siatibishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeatibisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeatibisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliatibisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliatibisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aatibisha)
Singular Plural
1st person naatibisha twaatibisha
2nd person waatibisha mwaatibisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aatibisha waatibisha
m-mi(III/IV) waatibisha yaatibisha
ji-ma(V/VI) laatibisha yaatibisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaatibisha vyaatibisha
n(IX/X) yaatibisha zaatibisha
u(XI) waatibisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaatibisha
pa(XVI) paatibisha
mu(XVIII) mwaatibisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meatibisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaatibisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaatibisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiatibisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoatibisha
Consecutive kaatibisha / positive subject concord + -kaatibisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaatibishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niatibisha -tuatibisha
2nd person -kuatibisha -waatibisha/-kuatibisheni/-waatibisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwatibisha -waatibisha
m-mi(III/IV) -uatibisha -iatibisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -liatibisha -yaatibisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiatibisha -viatibisha
n(IX/X) -iatibisha -ziatibisha
u(XI) -uatibisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuatibisha
pa(XVI) -paatibisha
mu(XVIII) -muatibisha
Reflexive -jiatibisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -atibisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -atibishaye -atibishao
m-mi(III/IV) -atibishao -atibishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -atibishalo -atibishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -atibishacho -atibishavyo
n(IX/X) -atibishayo -atibishazo
u(XI) -atibishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -atibishako
pa(XVI) -atibishapo
mu(XVIII) -atibishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -atibisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeatibisha -oatibisha
m-mi(III/IV) -oatibisha -yoatibisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -loatibisha -yoatibisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choatibisha -vyoatibisha
n(IX/X) -yoatibisha -zoatibisha
u(XI) -oatibisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koatibisha
pa(XVI) -poatibisha
mu(XVIII) -moatibisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.