Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-yeyusha (infinitive kuyeyusha)

  1. Causative form of -yeyuka

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -yeyusha
Positive present -nayeyusha
Subjunctive -yeyushe
Negative -yeyushi
Imperative singular yeyusha
Infinitives
Positive kuyeyusha
Negative kutoyeyusha
Imperatives
Singular yeyusha
Plural yeyusheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huyeyusha
Positive past positive subject concord + -liyeyusha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuyeyusha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nayeyusha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninayeyusha/nayeyusha tunayeyusha
2nd person unayeyusha mnayeyusha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anayeyusha wanayeyusha
other classes positive subject concord + -nayeyusha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -yeyushi)
Singular Plural
1st person siyeyushi hatuyeyushi
2nd person huyeyushi hamyeyushi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hayeyushi hawayeyushi
other classes negative subject concord + -yeyushi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tayeyusha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tayeyusha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -yeyushe)
Singular Plural
1st person niyeyushe tuyeyushe
2nd person uyeyushe myeyushe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ayeyushe wayeyushe
other classes positive subject concord + -yeyushe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siyeyushe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeyeyusha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeyeyusha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliyeyusha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliyeyusha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ayeyusha)
Singular Plural
1st person nayeyusha twayeyusha
2nd person wayeyusha mwayeyusha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ayeyusha wayeyusha
m-mi(III/IV) wayeyusha yayeyusha
ji-ma(V/VI) layeyusha yayeyusha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chayeyusha vyayeyusha
n(IX/X) yayeyusha zayeyusha
u(XI) wayeyusha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwayeyusha
pa(XVI) payeyusha
mu(XVIII) mwayeyusha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meyeyusha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshayeyusha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jayeyusha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiyeyusha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoyeyusha
Consecutive kayeyusha / positive subject concord + -kayeyusha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kayeyushe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niyeyusha -tuyeyusha
2nd person -kuyeyusha -wayeyusha/-kuyeyusheni/-wayeyusheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -myeyusha -wayeyusha
m-mi(III/IV) -uyeyusha -iyeyusha
ji-ma(V/VI) -liyeyusha -yayeyusha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiyeyusha -viyeyusha
n(IX/X) -iyeyusha -ziyeyusha
u(XI) -uyeyusha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuyeyusha
pa(XVI) -payeyusha
mu(XVIII) -muyeyusha
Reflexive -jiyeyusha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -yeyusha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeyushaye -yeyushao
m-mi(III/IV) -yeyushao -yeyushayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -yeyushalo -yeyushayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -yeyushacho -yeyushavyo
n(IX/X) -yeyushayo -yeyushazo
u(XI) -yeyushao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -yeyushako
pa(XVI) -yeyushapo
mu(XVIII) -yeyushamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -yeyusha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeyeyusha -oyeyusha
m-mi(III/IV) -oyeyusha -yoyeyusha
ji-ma(V/VI) -loyeyusha -yoyeyusha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choyeyusha -vyoyeyusha
n(IX/X) -yoyeyusha -zoyeyusha
u(XI) -oyeyusha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koyeyusha
pa(XVI) -poyeyusha
mu(XVIII) -moyeyusha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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