zimisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-zimisha (infinitive kuzimisha)

1. Causative form of -zima

Conjugation

Conjugation of -zimisha
Positive present -nazimisha Subjunctive -zimishe Negative -zimishi Imperative singular zimisha
Infinitives
Positive kuzimisha Negative kutozimisha
Imperatives
Singular zimisha Plural zimisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzimisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lizimisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzimisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazimisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninazimisha/nazimisha tunazimisha 2nd person unazimisha mnazimisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazimisha wanazimisha other classes positive subject concord + -nazimisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zimishi) Singular Plural 1st person sizimishi hatuzimishi 2nd person huzimishi hamzimishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazimishi hawazimishi other classes negative subject concord + -zimishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazimisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tazimisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zimishe) Singular Plural 1st person nizimishe tuzimishe 2nd person uzimishe mzimishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) azimishe wazimishe other classes positive subject concord + -zimishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizimishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezimisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezimisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizimisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizimisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azimisha) Singular Plural 1st person nazimisha twazimisha 2nd person wazimisha mwazimisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) azimisha wazimisha m-mi(III/IV) wazimisha yazimisha ji-ma(V/VI) lazimisha yazimisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazimisha vyazimisha n(IX/X) yazimisha zazimisha u(XI) wazimisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwazimisha pa(XVI) pazimisha mu(XVIII) mwazimisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezimisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshazimisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazimisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kizimisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipozimisha Consecutive kazimisha / positive subject concord + -kazimisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazimishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nizimisha -tuzimisha 2nd person -kuzimisha -wazimisha/-kuzimisheni/-wazimisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzimisha -wazimisha m-mi(III/IV) -uzimisha -izimisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lizimisha -yazimisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizimisha -vizimisha n(IX/X) -izimisha -zizimisha u(XI) -uzimisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuzimisha pa(XVI) -pazimisha mu(XVIII) -muzimisha Reflexive -jizimisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zimisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -zimishaye -zimishao m-mi(III/IV) -zimishao -zimishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -zimishalo -zimishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zimishacho -zimishavyo n(IX/X) -zimishayo -zimishazo u(XI) -zimishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -zimishako pa(XVI) -zimishapo mu(XVIII) -zimishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zimisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yezimisha -ozimisha m-mi(III/IV) -ozimisha -yozimisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lozimisha -yozimisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozimisha -vyozimisha n(IX/X) -yozimisha -zozimisha u(XI) -ozimisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kozimisha pa(XVI) -pozimisha mu(XVIII) -mozimisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.