Swahili edit

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

-katisha (infinitive kukatisha)

  1. Causative form of -kata: to cancel

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of -katisha
Positive present -nakatisha
Subjunctive -katishe
Negative -katishi
Imperative singular katisha
Infinitives
Positive kukatisha
Negative kutokatisha
Imperatives
Singular katisha
Plural katisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukatisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -likatisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukatisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakatisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakatisha/nakatisha tunakatisha
2nd person unakatisha mnakatisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakatisha wanakatisha
other classes positive subject concord + -nakatisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -katishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sikatishi hatukatishi
2nd person hukatishi hamkatishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakatishi hawakatishi
other classes negative subject concord + -katishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takatisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -takatisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -katishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nikatishe tukatishe
2nd person ukatishe mkatishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akatishe wakatishe
other classes positive subject concord + -katishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikatishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekatisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekatisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikatisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikatisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akatisha)
Singular Plural
1st person nakatisha twakatisha
2nd person wakatisha mwakatisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akatisha wakatisha
m-mi(III/IV) wakatisha yakatisha
ji-ma(V/VI) lakatisha yakatisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakatisha vyakatisha
n(IX/X) yakatisha zakatisha
u(XI) wakatisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakatisha
pa(XVI) pakatisha
mu(XVIII) mwakatisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekatisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakatisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakatisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikatisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokatisha
Consecutive kakatisha / positive subject concord + -kakatisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakatishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikatisha -tukatisha
2nd person -kukatisha -wakatisha/-kukatisheni/-wakatisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkatisha -wakatisha
m-mi(III/IV) -ukatisha -ikatisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -likatisha -yakatisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikatisha -vikatisha
n(IX/X) -ikatisha -zikatisha
u(XI) -ukatisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukatisha
pa(XVI) -pakatisha
mu(XVIII) -mukatisha
Reflexive -jikatisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -katisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -katishaye -katishao
m-mi(III/IV) -katishao -katishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -katishalo -katishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -katishacho -katishavyo
n(IX/X) -katishayo -katishazo
u(XI) -katishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -katishako
pa(XVI) -katishapo
mu(XVIII) -katishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -katisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekatisha -okatisha
m-mi(III/IV) -okatisha -yokatisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokatisha -yokatisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokatisha -vyokatisha
n(IX/X) -yokatisha -zokatisha
u(XI) -okatisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokatisha
pa(XVI) -pokatisha
mu(XVIII) -mokatisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.