kinaisha

Swahili

Verb

-kinaisha (infinitive kukinaisha)

1. Causative form of -kinai

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kinaisha
Positive present -nakinaisha Subjunctive -kinaishe Negative -kinaishi Imperative singular kinaisha
Infinitives
Positive kukinaisha Negative kutokinaisha
Imperatives
Singular kinaisha Plural kinaisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukinaisha Positive past positive subject concord + -likinaisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kukinaisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakinaisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninakinaisha/nakinaisha tunakinaisha 2nd person unakinaisha mnakinaisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakinaisha wanakinaisha other classes positive subject concord + -nakinaisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kinaishi) Singular Plural 1st person sikinaishi hatukinaishi 2nd person hukinaishi hamkinaishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakinaishi hawakinaishi other classes negative subject concord + -kinaishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takinaisha Negative future negative subject concord + -takinaisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kinaishe) Singular Plural 1st person nikinaishe tukinaishe 2nd person ukinaishe mkinaishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akinaishe wakinaishe other classes positive subject concord + -kinaishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikinaishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekinaisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekinaisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikinaisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikinaisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akinaisha) Singular Plural 1st person nakinaisha twakinaisha 2nd person wakinaisha mwakinaisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akinaisha wakinaisha m-mi(III/IV) wakinaisha yakinaisha ji-ma(V/VI) lakinaisha yakinaisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakinaisha vyakinaisha n(IX/X) yakinaisha zakinaisha u(XI) wakinaisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakinaisha pa(XVI) pakinaisha mu(XVIII) mwakinaisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekinaisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakinaisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakinaisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikinaisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokinaisha Consecutive kakinaisha / positive subject concord + -kakinaisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakinaishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikinaisha -tukinaisha 2nd person -kukinaisha -wakinaisha/-kukinaisheni/-wakinaisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkinaisha -wakinaisha m-mi(III/IV) -ukinaisha -ikinaisha ji-ma(V/VI) -likinaisha -yakinaisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikinaisha -vikinaisha n(IX/X) -ikinaisha -zikinaisha u(XI) -ukinaisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukinaisha pa(XVI) -pakinaisha mu(XVIII) -mukinaisha Reflexive -jikinaisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kinaisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kinaishaye -kinaishao m-mi(III/IV) -kinaishao -kinaishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kinaishalo -kinaishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinaishacho -kinaishavyo n(IX/X) -kinaishayo -kinaishazo u(XI) -kinaishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kinaishako pa(XVI) -kinaishapo mu(XVIII) -kinaishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kinaisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekinaisha -okinaisha m-mi(III/IV) -okinaisha -yokinaisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lokinaisha -yokinaisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokinaisha -vyokinaisha n(IX/X) -yokinaisha -zokinaisha u(XI) -okinaisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokinaisha pa(XVI) -pokinaisha mu(XVIII) -mokinaisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.