harakisha

Swahili

Etymology

From haraka +‎ -isha (causative affix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-harakisha (infinitive kuharakisha)

1. Causative form of haraka: to hurry up, to speed up, to expedite

Conjugation

Conjugation of -harakisha
Positive present -naharakisha Subjunctive -harakishe Negative -harakishi Imperative singular harakisha
Infinitives
Positive kuharakisha Negative kutoharakisha
Imperatives
Singular harakisha Plural harakisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huharakisha Positive past positive subject concord + -liharakisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuharakisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naharakisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninaharakisha/naharakisha tunaharakisha 2nd person unaharakisha mnaharakisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaharakisha wanaharakisha other classes positive subject concord + -naharakisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -harakishi) Singular Plural 1st person siharakishi hatuharakishi 2nd person huharakishi hamharakishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haharakishi hawaharakishi other classes negative subject concord + -harakishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taharakisha Negative future negative subject concord + -taharakisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -harakishe) Singular Plural 1st person niharakishe tuharakishe 2nd person uharakishe mharakishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aharakishe waharakishe other classes positive subject concord + -harakishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siharakishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeharakisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeharakisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliharakisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliharakisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aharakisha) Singular Plural 1st person naharakisha twaharakisha 2nd person waharakisha mwaharakisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aharakisha waharakisha m-mi(III/IV) waharakisha yaharakisha ji-ma(V/VI) laharakisha yaharakisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaharakisha vyaharakisha n(IX/X) yaharakisha zaharakisha u(XI) waharakisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaharakisha pa(XVI) paharakisha mu(XVIII) mwaharakisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meharakisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaharakisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaharakisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiharakisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoharakisha Consecutive kaharakisha / positive subject concord + -kaharakisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaharakishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niharakisha -tuharakisha 2nd person -kuharakisha -waharakisha/-kuharakisheni/-waharakisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mharakisha -waharakisha m-mi(III/IV) -uharakisha -iharakisha ji-ma(V/VI) -liharakisha -yaharakisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiharakisha -viharakisha n(IX/X) -iharakisha -ziharakisha u(XI) -uharakisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuharakisha pa(XVI) -paharakisha mu(XVIII) -muharakisha Reflexive -jiharakisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -harakisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -harakishaye -harakishao m-mi(III/IV) -harakishao -harakishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -harakishalo -harakishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -harakishacho -harakishavyo n(IX/X) -harakishayo -harakishazo u(XI) -harakishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -harakishako pa(XVI) -harakishapo mu(XVIII) -harakishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -harakisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeharakisha -oharakisha m-mi(III/IV) -oharakisha -yoharakisha ji-ma(V/VI) -loharakisha -yoharakisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choharakisha -vyoharakisha n(IX/X) -yoharakisha -zoharakisha u(XI) -oharakisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koharakisha pa(XVI) -poharakisha mu(XVIII) -moharakisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.