tilisha

Swahili

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Verb

-tilisha (infinitive kutilisha)

1. Causative form of -tia

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tilisha
Positive present -natilisha Subjunctive -tilishe Negative -tilishi Imperative singular tilisha
Infinitives
Positive kutilisha Negative kutotilisha
Imperatives
Singular tilisha Plural tilisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutilisha Positive past positive subject concord + -litilisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kutilisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natilisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninatilisha/natilisha tunatilisha 2nd person unatilisha mnatilisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatilisha wanatilisha other classes positive subject concord + -natilisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tilishi) Singular Plural 1st person sitilishi hatutilishi 2nd person hutilishi hamtilishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatilishi hawatilishi other classes negative subject concord + -tilishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatilisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tatilisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tilishe) Singular Plural 1st person nitilishe tutilishe 2nd person utilishe mtilishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atilishe watilishe other classes positive subject concord + -tilishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitilishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetilisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetilisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitilisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitilisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atilisha) Singular Plural 1st person natilisha twatilisha 2nd person watilisha mwatilisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atilisha watilisha m-mi(III/IV) watilisha yatilisha ji-ma(V/VI) latilisha yatilisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatilisha vyatilisha n(IX/X) yatilisha zatilisha u(XI) watilisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatilisha pa(XVI) patilisha mu(XVIII) mwatilisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -metilisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatilisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatilisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitilisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotilisha Consecutive katilisha / positive subject concord + -katilisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katilishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitilisha -tutilisha 2nd person -kutilisha -watilisha/-kutilisheni/-watilisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtilisha -watilisha m-mi(III/IV) -utilisha -itilisha ji-ma(V/VI) -litilisha -yatilisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitilisha -vitilisha n(IX/X) -itilisha -zitilisha u(XI) -utilisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutilisha pa(XVI) -patilisha mu(XVIII) -mutilisha Reflexive -jitilisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tilisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tilishaye -tilishao m-mi(III/IV) -tilishao -tilishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tilishalo -tilishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tilishacho -tilishavyo n(IX/X) -tilishayo -tilishazo u(XI) -tilishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tilishako pa(XVI) -tilishapo mu(XVIII) -tilishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tilisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetilisha -otilisha m-mi(III/IV) -otilisha -yotilisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lotilisha -yotilisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotilisha -vyotilisha n(IX/X) -yotilisha -zotilisha u(XI) -otilisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotilisha pa(XVI) -potilisha mu(XVIII) -motilisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.