Swahili

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Verb

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-tabikisha (infinitive kutabikisha)

  1. Causative form of -tabiki

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -tabikisha
Positive present -natabikisha
Subjunctive -tabikishe
Negative -tabikishi
Imperative singular tabikisha
Infinitives
Positive kutabikisha
Negative kutotabikisha
Imperatives
Singular tabikisha
Plural tabikisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutabikisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -litabikisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutabikisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natabikisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatabikisha/natabikisha tunatabikisha
2nd person unatabikisha mnatabikisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatabikisha wanatabikisha
other classes positive subject concord + -natabikisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tabikishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sitabikishi hatutabikishi
2nd person hutabikishi hamtabikishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatabikishi hawatabikishi
other classes negative subject concord + -tabikishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatabikisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatabikisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tabikishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nitabikishe tutabikishe
2nd person utabikishe mtabikishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atabikishe watabikishe
other classes positive subject concord + -tabikishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitabikishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetabikisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetabikisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitabikisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitabikisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atabikisha)
Singular Plural
1st person natabikisha twatabikisha
2nd person watabikisha mwatabikisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atabikisha watabikisha
m-mi(III/IV) watabikisha yatabikisha
ji-ma(V/VI) latabikisha yatabikisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatabikisha vyatabikisha
n(IX/X) yatabikisha zatabikisha
u(XI) watabikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatabikisha
pa(XVI) patabikisha
mu(XVIII) mwatabikisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -metabikisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatabikisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatabikisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitabikisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotabikisha
Consecutive katabikisha / positive subject concord + -katabikisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katabikishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitabikisha -tutabikisha
2nd person -kutabikisha -watabikisha/-kutabikisheni/-watabikisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtabikisha -watabikisha
m-mi(III/IV) -utabikisha -itabikisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -litabikisha -yatabikisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitabikisha -vitabikisha
n(IX/X) -itabikisha -zitabikisha
u(XI) -utabikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutabikisha
pa(XVI) -patabikisha
mu(XVIII) -mutabikisha
Reflexive -jitabikisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tabikisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tabikishaye -tabikishao
m-mi(III/IV) -tabikishao -tabikishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tabikishalo -tabikishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tabikishacho -tabikishavyo
n(IX/X) -tabikishayo -tabikishazo
u(XI) -tabikishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tabikishako
pa(XVI) -tabikishapo
mu(XVIII) -tabikishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tabikisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetabikisha -otabikisha
m-mi(III/IV) -otabikisha -yotabikisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotabikisha -yotabikisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotabikisha -vyotabikisha
n(IX/X) -yotabikisha -zotabikisha
u(XI) -otabikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotabikisha
pa(XVI) -potabikisha
mu(XVIII) -motabikisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.