Swahili

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Verb

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-faidisha (infinitive kufaidisha)

  1. Causative form of -faidi

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -faidisha
Positive present -nafaidisha
Subjunctive -faidishe
Negative -faidishi
Imperative singular faidisha
Infinitives
Positive kufaidisha
Negative kutofaidisha
Imperatives
Singular faidisha
Plural faidisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufaidisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifaidisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufaidisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafaidisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafaidisha/nafaidisha tunafaidisha
2nd person unafaidisha mnafaidisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafaidisha wanafaidisha
other classes positive subject concord + -nafaidisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -faidishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sifaidishi hatufaidishi
2nd person hufaidishi hamfaidishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafaidishi hawafaidishi
other classes negative subject concord + -faidishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafaidisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafaidisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -faidishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nifaidishe tufaidishe
2nd person ufaidishe mfaidishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afaidishe wafaidishe
other classes positive subject concord + -faidishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifaidishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefaidisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefaidisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifaidisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifaidisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afaidisha)
Singular Plural
1st person nafaidisha twafaidisha
2nd person wafaidisha mwafaidisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afaidisha wafaidisha
m-mi(III/IV) wafaidisha yafaidisha
ji-ma(V/VI) lafaidisha yafaidisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafaidisha vyafaidisha
n(IX/X) yafaidisha zafaidisha
u(XI) wafaidisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafaidisha
pa(XVI) pafaidisha
mu(XVIII) mwafaidisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefaidisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafaidisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafaidisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifaidisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofaidisha
Consecutive kafaidisha / positive subject concord + -kafaidisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafaidishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nifaidisha -tufaidisha
2nd person -kufaidisha -wafaidisha/-kufaidisheni/-wafaidisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfaidisha -wafaidisha
m-mi(III/IV) -ufaidisha -ifaidisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lifaidisha -yafaidisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifaidisha -vifaidisha
n(IX/X) -ifaidisha -zifaidisha
u(XI) -ufaidisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kufaidisha
pa(XVI) -pafaidisha
mu(XVIII) -mufaidisha
Reflexive -jifaidisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -faidisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -faidishaye -faidishao
m-mi(III/IV) -faidishao -faidishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -faidishalo -faidishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -faidishacho -faidishavyo
n(IX/X) -faidishayo -faidishazo
u(XI) -faidishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -faidishako
pa(XVI) -faidishapo
mu(XVIII) -faidishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -faidisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefaidisha -ofaidisha
m-mi(III/IV) -ofaidisha -yofaidisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofaidisha -yofaidisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofaidisha -vyofaidisha
n(IX/X) -yofaidisha -zofaidisha
u(XI) -ofaidisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofaidisha
pa(XVI) -pofaidisha
mu(XVIII) -mofaidisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.