kawisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kawisha (infinitive kukawisha)

1. Causative form of -kawa: to postpone, cause to be delayed

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kawisha
Positive present -nakawisha Subjunctive -kawishe Negative -kawishi Imperative singular kawisha
Infinitives
Positive kukawisha Negative kutokawisha
Imperatives
Singular kawisha Plural kawisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukawisha Positive past positive subject concord + -likawisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kukawisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakawisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninakawisha/nakawisha tunakawisha 2nd person unakawisha mnakawisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakawisha wanakawisha other classes positive subject concord + -nakawisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kawishi) Singular Plural 1st person sikawishi hatukawishi 2nd person hukawishi hamkawishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakawishi hawakawishi other classes negative subject concord + -kawishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takawisha Negative future negative subject concord + -takawisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kawishe) Singular Plural 1st person nikawishe tukawishe 2nd person ukawishe mkawishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akawishe wakawishe other classes positive subject concord + -kawishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikawishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekawisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekawisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikawisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikawisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akawisha) Singular Plural 1st person nakawisha twakawisha 2nd person wakawisha mwakawisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akawisha wakawisha m-mi(III/IV) wakawisha yakawisha ji-ma(V/VI) lakawisha yakawisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakawisha vyakawisha n(IX/X) yakawisha zakawisha u(XI) wakawisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakawisha pa(XVI) pakawisha mu(XVIII) mwakawisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekawisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakawisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakawisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikawisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokawisha Consecutive kakawisha / positive subject concord + -kakawisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakawishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikawisha -tukawisha 2nd person -kukawisha -wakawisha/-kukawisheni/-wakawisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkawisha -wakawisha m-mi(III/IV) -ukawisha -ikawisha ji-ma(V/VI) -likawisha -yakawisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikawisha -vikawisha n(IX/X) -ikawisha -zikawisha u(XI) -ukawisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukawisha pa(XVI) -pakawisha mu(XVIII) -mukawisha Reflexive -jikawisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kawisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kawishaye -kawishao m-mi(III/IV) -kawishao -kawishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kawishalo -kawishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kawishacho -kawishavyo n(IX/X) -kawishayo -kawishazo u(XI) -kawishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kawishako pa(XVI) -kawishapo mu(XVIII) -kawishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kawisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekawisha -okawisha m-mi(III/IV) -okawisha -yokawisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lokawisha -yokawisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokawisha -vyokawisha n(IX/X) -yokawisha -zokawisha u(XI) -okawisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokawisha pa(XVI) -pokawisha mu(XVIII) -mokawisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.