-kawisha (infinitive kukawisha)
- Causative form of -kawa: to postpone, cause to be delayed
Conjugation of -kawisha
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Positive present
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-nakawisha
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Subjunctive
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-kawishe
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Negative
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-kawishi
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Imperative singular
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kawisha
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hukawisha
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likawisha
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukawisha
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakawisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninakawisha/nakawisha
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tunakawisha
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2nd person
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unakawisha
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mnakawisha
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakawisha
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wanakawisha
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakawisha
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -kawishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sikawishi
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hatukawishi
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2nd person
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hukawishi
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hamkawishi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakawishi
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hawakawishi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -kawishi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takawisha
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takawisha
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kawishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nikawishe
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tukawishe
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2nd person
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ukawishe
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mkawishe
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akawishe
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wakawishe
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -kawishe
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikawishe
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekawisha
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekawisha
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikawisha
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikawisha
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekawisha
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakawisha
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakawisha
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikawisha
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokawisha
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Consecutive
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kakawisha / positive subject concord + -kakawisha
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakawishe
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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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