Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-adimisha (infinitive kuadimisha)

  1. Causative form of adimu

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -adimisha
Positive present -naadimisha
Subjunctive -adimishe
Negative -adimishi
Imperative singular adimisha
Infinitives
Positive kuadimisha
Negative kutoadimisha
Imperatives
Singular adimisha
Plural adimisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huadimisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -liadimisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuadimisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naadimisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaadimisha/naadimisha tunaadimisha
2nd person unaadimisha mnaadimisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaadimisha wanaadimisha
other classes positive subject concord + -naadimisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -adimishi)
Singular Plural
1st person siadimishi hatuadimishi
2nd person huadimishi hamwadimishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haadimishi hawaadimishi
other classes negative subject concord + -adimishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taadimisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -taadimisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -adimishe)
Singular Plural
1st person niadimishe tuadimishe
2nd person uadimishe mwadimishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aadimishe waadimishe
other classes positive subject concord + -adimishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siadimishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeadimisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeadimisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliadimisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliadimisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aadimisha)
Singular Plural
1st person naadimisha twaadimisha
2nd person waadimisha mwaadimisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aadimisha waadimisha
m-mi(III/IV) waadimisha yaadimisha
ji-ma(V/VI) laadimisha yaadimisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaadimisha vyaadimisha
n(IX/X) yaadimisha zaadimisha
u(XI) waadimisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaadimisha
pa(XVI) paadimisha
mu(XVIII) mwaadimisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meadimisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaadimisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaadimisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiadimisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoadimisha
Consecutive kaadimisha / positive subject concord + -kaadimisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaadimishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niadimisha -tuadimisha
2nd person -kuadimisha -waadimisha/-kuadimisheni/-waadimisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwadimisha -waadimisha
m-mi(III/IV) -uadimisha -iadimisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -liadimisha -yaadimisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiadimisha -viadimisha
n(IX/X) -iadimisha -ziadimisha
u(XI) -uadimisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuadimisha
pa(XVI) -paadimisha
mu(XVIII) -muadimisha
Reflexive -jiadimisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -adimisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -adimishaye -adimishao
m-mi(III/IV) -adimishao -adimishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -adimishalo -adimishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -adimishacho -adimishavyo
n(IX/X) -adimishayo -adimishazo
u(XI) -adimishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -adimishako
pa(XVI) -adimishapo
mu(XVIII) -adimishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -adimisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeadimisha -oadimisha
m-mi(III/IV) -oadimisha -yoadimisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -loadimisha -yoadimisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choadimisha -vyoadimisha
n(IX/X) -yoadimisha -zoadimisha
u(XI) -oadimisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koadimisha
pa(XVI) -poadimisha
mu(XVIII) -moadimisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.