Swahili

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Verb

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-yakinisha (infinitive kuyakinisha)

  1. Causative form of -yakini

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -yakinisha
Positive present -nayakinisha
Subjunctive -yakinishe
Negative -yakinishi
Imperative singular yakinisha
Infinitives
Positive kuyakinisha
Negative kutoyakinisha
Imperatives
Singular yakinisha
Plural yakinisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huyakinisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -liyakinisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuyakinisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nayakinisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninayakinisha/nayakinisha tunayakinisha
2nd person unayakinisha mnayakinisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anayakinisha wanayakinisha
other classes positive subject concord + -nayakinisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -yakinishi)
Singular Plural
1st person siyakinishi hatuyakinishi
2nd person huyakinishi hamyakinishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hayakinishi hawayakinishi
other classes negative subject concord + -yakinishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tayakinisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tayakinisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -yakinishe)
Singular Plural
1st person niyakinishe tuyakinishe
2nd person uyakinishe myakinishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ayakinishe wayakinishe
other classes positive subject concord + -yakinishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siyakinishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeyakinisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeyakinisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliyakinisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliyakinisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ayakinisha)
Singular Plural
1st person nayakinisha twayakinisha
2nd person wayakinisha mwayakinisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ayakinisha wayakinisha
m-mi(III/IV) wayakinisha yayakinisha
ji-ma(V/VI) layakinisha yayakinisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chayakinisha vyayakinisha
n(IX/X) yayakinisha zayakinisha
u(XI) wayakinisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwayakinisha
pa(XVI) payakinisha
mu(XVIII) mwayakinisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meyakinisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshayakinisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jayakinisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiyakinisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoyakinisha
Consecutive kayakinisha / positive subject concord + -kayakinisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kayakinishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niyakinisha -tuyakinisha
2nd person -kuyakinisha -wayakinisha/-kuyakinisheni/-wayakinisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -myakinisha -wayakinisha
m-mi(III/IV) -uyakinisha -iyakinisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -liyakinisha -yayakinisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiyakinisha -viyakinisha
n(IX/X) -iyakinisha -ziyakinisha
u(XI) -uyakinisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuyakinisha
pa(XVI) -payakinisha
mu(XVIII) -muyakinisha
Reflexive -jiyakinisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -yakinisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yakinishaye -yakinishao
m-mi(III/IV) -yakinishao -yakinishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -yakinishalo -yakinishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -yakinishacho -yakinishavyo
n(IX/X) -yakinishayo -yakinishazo
u(XI) -yakinishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -yakinishako
pa(XVI) -yakinishapo
mu(XVIII) -yakinishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -yakinisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeyakinisha -oyakinisha
m-mi(III/IV) -oyakinisha -yoyakinisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -loyakinisha -yoyakinisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choyakinisha -vyoyakinisha
n(IX/X) -yoyakinisha -zoyakinisha
u(XI) -oyakinisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koyakinisha
pa(XVI) -poyakinisha
mu(XVIII) -moyakinisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.