safisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-safisha (infinitive kusafisha)

1. Causative form of safi: to clean

Conjugation

Conjugation of -safisha
Positive present -nasafisha Subjunctive -safishe Negative -safishi Imperative singular safisha
Infinitives
Positive kusafisha Negative kutosafisha
Imperatives
Singular safisha Plural safisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual husafisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lisafisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kusafisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasafisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninasafisha/nasafisha tunasafisha 2nd person unasafisha mnasafisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasafisha wanasafisha other classes positive subject concord + -nasafisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -safishi) Singular Plural 1st person sisafishi hatusafishi 2nd person husafishi hamsafishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasafishi hawasafishi other classes negative subject concord + -safishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasafisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tasafisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -safishe) Singular Plural 1st person nisafishe tusafishe 2nd person usafishe msafishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asafishe wasafishe other classes positive subject concord + -safishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisafishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesafisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesafisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisafisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisafisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asafisha) Singular Plural 1st person nasafisha twasafisha 2nd person wasafisha mwasafisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asafisha wasafisha m-mi(III/IV) wasafisha yasafisha ji-ma(V/VI) lasafisha yasafisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasafisha vyasafisha n(IX/X) yasafisha zasafisha u(XI) wasafisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasafisha pa(XVI) pasafisha mu(XVIII) mwasafisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesafisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasafisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasafisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisafisha "If not" positive subject concord + -siposafisha Consecutive kasafisha / positive subject concord + -kasafisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasafishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisafisha -tusafisha 2nd person -kusafisha -wasafisha/-kusafisheni/-wasafisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msafisha -wasafisha m-mi(III/IV) -usafisha -isafisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lisafisha -yasafisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisafisha -visafisha n(IX/X) -isafisha -zisafisha u(XI) -usafisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusafisha pa(XVI) -pasafisha mu(XVIII) -musafisha Reflexive -jisafisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -safisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -safishaye -safishao m-mi(III/IV) -safishao -safishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -safishalo -safishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -safishacho -safishavyo n(IX/X) -safishayo -safishazo u(XI) -safishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -safishako pa(XVI) -safishapo mu(XVIII) -safishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -safisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesafisha -osafisha m-mi(III/IV) -osafisha -yosafisha ji-ma(V/VI) -losafisha -yosafisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosafisha -vyosafisha n(IX/X) -yosafisha -zosafisha u(XI) -osafisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosafisha pa(XVI) -posafisha mu(XVIII) -mosafisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -safishwa (“be cleaned”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • usafishaji (“cleaning”)