sisimua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sisimua (infinitive kusisimua)

1. to excite, to thrill (to stir the emotions of)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sisimua
Positive present -nasisimua Subjunctive -sisimue Negative -sisimui Imperative singular sisimua
Infinitives
Positive kusisimua Negative kutosisimua
Imperatives
Singular sisimua Plural sisimueni
Tensed forms
Habitual husisimua Positive past positive subject concord + -lisisimua Negative past negative subject concord + -kusisimua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasisimua) Singular Plural 1st person ninasisimua/nasisimua tunasisimua 2nd person unasisimua mnasisimua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasisimua wanasisimua other classes positive subject concord + -nasisimua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sisimui) Singular Plural 1st person sisisimui hatusisimui 2nd person husisimui hamsisimui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasisimui hawasisimui other classes negative subject concord + -sisimui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasisimua Negative future negative subject concord + -tasisimua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sisimue) Singular Plural 1st person nisisimue tusisimue 2nd person usisimue msisimue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asisimue wasisimue other classes positive subject concord + -sisimue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisisimue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesisimua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesisimua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisisimua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisisimua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asisimua) Singular Plural 1st person nasisimua twasisimua 2nd person wasisimua mwasisimua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asisimua wasisimua m-mi(III/IV) wasisimua yasisimua ji-ma(V/VI) lasisimua yasisimua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasisimua vyasisimua n(IX/X) yasisimua zasisimua u(XI) wasisimua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasisimua pa(XVI) pasisimua mu(XVIII) mwasisimua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesisimua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasisimua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasisimua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisisimua "If not" positive subject concord + -siposisimua Consecutive kasisimua / positive subject concord + -kasisimua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasisimue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisisimua -tusisimua 2nd person -kusisimua -wasisimua/-kusisimueni/-wasisimueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msisimua -wasisimua m-mi(III/IV) -usisimua -isisimua ji-ma(V/VI) -lisisimua -yasisimua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisisimua -visisimua n(IX/X) -isisimua -zisisimua u(XI) -usisimua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusisimua pa(XVI) -pasisimua mu(XVIII) -musisimua Reflexive -jisisimua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sisimua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sisimuaye -sisimuao m-mi(III/IV) -sisimuao -sisimuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sisimualo -sisimuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sisimuacho -sisimuavyo n(IX/X) -sisimuayo -sisimuazo u(XI) -sisimuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sisimuako pa(XVI) -sisimuapo mu(XVIII) -sisimuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sisimua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesisimua -osisimua m-mi(III/IV) -osisimua -yosisimua ji-ma(V/VI) -losisimua -yosisimua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosisimua -vyosisimua n(IX/X) -yosisimua -zosisimua u(XI) -osisimua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosisimua pa(XVI) -posisimua mu(XVIII) -mosisimua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.