Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-hitimisha (infinitive kuhitimisha)

  1. Causative form of -hitimu: to conclude

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -hitimisha
Positive present -nahitimisha
Subjunctive -hitimishe
Negative -hitimishi
Imperative singular hitimisha
Infinitives
Positive kuhitimisha
Negative kutohitimisha
Imperatives
Singular hitimisha
Plural hitimisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhitimisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -lihitimisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhitimisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahitimisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninahitimisha/nahitimisha tunahitimisha
2nd person unahitimisha mnahitimisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahitimisha wanahitimisha
other classes positive subject concord + -nahitimisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hitimishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sihitimishi hatuhitimishi
2nd person huhitimishi hamhitimishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahitimishi hawahitimishi
other classes negative subject concord + -hitimishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahitimisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tahitimisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hitimishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nihitimishe tuhitimishe
2nd person uhitimishe mhitimishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahitimishe wahitimishe
other classes positive subject concord + -hitimishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihitimishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehitimisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehitimisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihitimisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihitimisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahitimisha)
Singular Plural
1st person nahitimisha twahitimisha
2nd person wahitimisha mwahitimisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahitimisha wahitimisha
m-mi(III/IV) wahitimisha yahitimisha
ji-ma(V/VI) lahitimisha yahitimisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahitimisha vyahitimisha
n(IX/X) yahitimisha zahitimisha
u(XI) wahitimisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwahitimisha
pa(XVI) pahitimisha
mu(XVIII) mwahitimisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehitimisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshahitimisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahitimisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kihitimisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipohitimisha
Consecutive kahitimisha / positive subject concord + -kahitimisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahitimishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nihitimisha -tuhitimisha
2nd person -kuhitimisha -wahitimisha/-kuhitimisheni/-wahitimisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhitimisha -wahitimisha
m-mi(III/IV) -uhitimisha -ihitimisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lihitimisha -yahitimisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihitimisha -vihitimisha
n(IX/X) -ihitimisha -zihitimisha
u(XI) -uhitimisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuhitimisha
pa(XVI) -pahitimisha
mu(XVIII) -muhitimisha
Reflexive -jihitimisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hitimisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -hitimishaye -hitimishao
m-mi(III/IV) -hitimishao -hitimishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -hitimishalo -hitimishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hitimishacho -hitimishavyo
n(IX/X) -hitimishayo -hitimishazo
u(XI) -hitimishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -hitimishako
pa(XVI) -hitimishapo
mu(XVIII) -hitimishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hitimisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yehitimisha -ohitimisha
m-mi(III/IV) -ohitimisha -yohitimisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lohitimisha -yohitimisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohitimisha -vyohitimisha
n(IX/X) -yohitimisha -zohitimisha
u(XI) -ohitimisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kohitimisha
pa(XVI) -pohitimisha
mu(XVIII) -mohitimisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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