bakisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-bakisha (infinitive kubakisha)

1. Causative form of -baki

Conjugation

Conjugation of -bakisha
Positive present -nabakisha Subjunctive -bakishe Negative -bakishi Imperative singular bakisha
Infinitives
Positive kubakisha Negative kutobakisha
Imperatives
Singular bakisha Plural bakisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubakisha Positive past positive subject concord + -libakisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kubakisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabakisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninabakisha/nabakisha tunabakisha 2nd person unabakisha mnabakisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabakisha wanabakisha other classes positive subject concord + -nabakisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bakishi) Singular Plural 1st person sibakishi hatubakishi 2nd person hubakishi hambakishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habakishi hawabakishi other classes negative subject concord + -bakishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabakisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tabakisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bakishe) Singular Plural 1st person nibakishe tubakishe 2nd person ubakishe mbakishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abakishe wabakishe other classes positive subject concord + -bakishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibakishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebakisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebakisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibakisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibakisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abakisha) Singular Plural 1st person nabakisha twabakisha 2nd person wabakisha mwabakisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abakisha wabakisha m-mi(III/IV) wabakisha yabakisha ji-ma(V/VI) labakisha yabakisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabakisha vyabakisha n(IX/X) yabakisha zabakisha u(XI) wabakisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabakisha pa(XVI) pabakisha mu(XVIII) mwabakisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebakisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabakisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabakisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibakisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobakisha Consecutive kabakisha / positive subject concord + -kabakisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabakishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibakisha -tubakisha 2nd person -kubakisha -wabakisha/-kubakisheni/-wabakisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbakisha -wabakisha m-mi(III/IV) -ubakisha -ibakisha ji-ma(V/VI) -libakisha -yabakisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibakisha -vibakisha n(IX/X) -ibakisha -zibakisha u(XI) -ubakisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubakisha pa(XVI) -pabakisha mu(XVIII) -mubakisha Reflexive -jibakisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bakisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -bakishaye -bakishao m-mi(III/IV) -bakishao -bakishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -bakishalo -bakishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bakishacho -bakishavyo n(IX/X) -bakishayo -bakishazo u(XI) -bakishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -bakishako pa(XVI) -bakishapo mu(XVIII) -bakishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bakisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebakisha -obakisha m-mi(III/IV) -obakisha -yobakisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lobakisha -yobakisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobakisha -vyobakisha n(IX/X) -yobakisha -zobakisha u(XI) -obakisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobakisha pa(XVI) -pobakisha mu(XVIII) -mobakisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.