Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-patanisha (infinitive kupatanisha)

  1. Causative form of -patana: to reconcile, to cause agreement

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -patanisha
Positive present -napatanisha
Subjunctive -patanishe
Negative -patanishi
Imperative singular patanisha
Infinitives
Positive kupatanisha
Negative kutopatanisha
Imperatives
Singular patanisha
Plural patanisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupatanisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipatanisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupatanisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napatanisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapatanisha/napatanisha tunapatanisha
2nd person unapatanisha mnapatanisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapatanisha wanapatanisha
other classes positive subject concord + -napatanisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -patanishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sipatanishi hatupatanishi
2nd person hupatanishi hampatanishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapatanishi hawapatanishi
other classes negative subject concord + -patanishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapatanisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapatanisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -patanishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nipatanishe tupatanishe
2nd person upatanishe mpatanishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apatanishe wapatanishe
other classes positive subject concord + -patanishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipatanishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepatanisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepatanisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipatanisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipatanisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apatanisha)
Singular Plural
1st person napatanisha twapatanisha
2nd person wapatanisha mwapatanisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apatanisha wapatanisha
m-mi(III/IV) wapatanisha yapatanisha
ji-ma(V/VI) lapatanisha yapatanisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapatanisha vyapatanisha
n(IX/X) yapatanisha zapatanisha
u(XI) wapatanisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapatanisha
pa(XVI) papatanisha
mu(XVIII) mwapatanisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepatanisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapatanisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japatanisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipatanisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopatanisha
Consecutive kapatanisha / positive subject concord + -kapatanisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapatanishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nipatanisha -tupatanisha
2nd person -kupatanisha -wapatanisha/-kupatanisheni/-wapatanisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpatanisha -wapatanisha
m-mi(III/IV) -upatanisha -ipatanisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipatanisha -yapatanisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipatanisha -vipatanisha
n(IX/X) -ipatanisha -zipatanisha
u(XI) -upatanisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kupatanisha
pa(XVI) -papatanisha
mu(XVIII) -mupatanisha
Reflexive -jipatanisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -patanisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -patanishaye -patanishao
m-mi(III/IV) -patanishao -patanishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -patanishalo -patanishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -patanishacho -patanishavyo
n(IX/X) -patanishayo -patanishazo
u(XI) -patanishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -patanishako
pa(XVI) -patanishapo
mu(XVIII) -patanishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -patanisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepatanisha -opatanisha
m-mi(III/IV) -opatanisha -yopatanisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopatanisha -yopatanisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopatanisha -vyopatanisha
n(IX/X) -yopatanisha -zopatanisha
u(XI) -opatanisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopatanisha
pa(XVI) -popatanisha
mu(XVIII) -mopatanisha
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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