kalisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kalisha (infinitive kukalisha)

1. Applicative form of -kaa: to seat

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kalisha
Positive present -nakalisha Subjunctive -kalishe Negative -kalishi Imperative singular kalisha
Infinitives
Positive kukalisha Negative kutokalisha
Imperatives
Singular kalisha Plural kalisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukalisha Positive past positive subject concord + -likalisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kukalisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakalisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninakalisha/nakalisha tunakalisha 2nd person unakalisha mnakalisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakalisha wanakalisha other classes positive subject concord + -nakalisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kalishi) Singular Plural 1st person sikalishi hatukalishi 2nd person hukalishi hamkalishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakalishi hawakalishi other classes negative subject concord + -kalishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takalisha Negative future negative subject concord + -takalisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kalishe) Singular Plural 1st person nikalishe tukalishe 2nd person ukalishe mkalishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akalishe wakalishe other classes positive subject concord + -kalishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikalishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekalisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekalisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikalisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikalisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akalisha) Singular Plural 1st person nakalisha twakalisha 2nd person wakalisha mwakalisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akalisha wakalisha m-mi(III/IV) wakalisha yakalisha ji-ma(V/VI) lakalisha yakalisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakalisha vyakalisha n(IX/X) yakalisha zakalisha u(XI) wakalisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakalisha pa(XVI) pakalisha mu(XVIII) mwakalisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekalisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakalisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakalisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikalisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokalisha Consecutive kakalisha / positive subject concord + -kakalisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakalishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikalisha -tukalisha 2nd person -kukalisha -wakalisha/-kukalisheni/-wakalisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkalisha -wakalisha m-mi(III/IV) -ukalisha -ikalisha ji-ma(V/VI) -likalisha -yakalisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikalisha -vikalisha n(IX/X) -ikalisha -zikalisha u(XI) -ukalisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukalisha pa(XVI) -pakalisha mu(XVIII) -mukalisha Reflexive -jikalisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kalisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kalishaye -kalishao m-mi(III/IV) -kalishao -kalishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kalishalo -kalishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kalishacho -kalishavyo n(IX/X) -kalishayo -kalishazo u(XI) -kalishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kalishako pa(XVI) -kalishapo mu(XVIII) -kalishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kalisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekalisha -okalisha m-mi(III/IV) -okalisha -yokalisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lokalisha -yokalisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokalisha -vyokalisha n(IX/X) -yokalisha -zokalisha u(XI) -okalisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokalisha pa(XVI) -pokalisha mu(XVIII) -mokalisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.