Swahili

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Verb

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-malizisha (infinitive kumalizisha)

  1. Causative form of -maliza

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -malizisha
Positive present -namalizisha
Subjunctive -malizishe
Negative -malizishi
Imperative singular malizisha
Infinitives
Positive kumalizisha
Negative kutomalizisha
Imperatives
Singular malizisha
Plural malizisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual humalizisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -limalizisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kumalizisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -namalizisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninamalizisha/namalizisha tunamalizisha
2nd person unamalizisha mnamalizisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anamalizisha wanamalizisha
other classes positive subject concord + -namalizisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -malizishi)
Singular Plural
1st person simalizishi hatumalizishi
2nd person humalizishi hammalizishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hamalizishi hawamalizishi
other classes negative subject concord + -malizishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tamalizisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tamalizisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -malizishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nimalizishe tumalizishe
2nd person umalizishe mmalizishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) amalizishe wamalizishe
other classes positive subject concord + -malizishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -simalizishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngemalizisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singemalizisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalimalizisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalimalizisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -amalizisha)
Singular Plural
1st person namalizisha twamalizisha
2nd person wamalizisha mwamalizisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) amalizisha wamalizisha
m-mi(III/IV) wamalizisha yamalizisha
ji-ma(V/VI) lamalizisha yamalizisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chamalizisha vyamalizisha
n(IX/X) yamalizisha zamalizisha
u(XI) wamalizisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwamalizisha
pa(XVI) pamalizisha
mu(XVIII) mwamalizisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -memalizisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshamalizisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jamalizisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kimalizisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipomalizisha
Consecutive kamalizisha / positive subject concord + -kamalizisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kamalizishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nimalizisha -tumalizisha
2nd person -kumalizisha -wamalizisha/-kumalizisheni/-wamalizisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mmalizisha -wamalizisha
m-mi(III/IV) -umalizisha -imalizisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -limalizisha -yamalizisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kimalizisha -vimalizisha
n(IX/X) -imalizisha -zimalizisha
u(XI) -umalizisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kumalizisha
pa(XVI) -pamalizisha
mu(XVIII) -mumalizisha
Reflexive -jimalizisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -malizisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -malizishaye -malizishao
m-mi(III/IV) -malizishao -malizishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -malizishalo -malizishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -malizishacho -malizishavyo
n(IX/X) -malizishayo -malizishazo
u(XI) -malizishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -malizishako
pa(XVI) -malizishapo
mu(XVIII) -malizishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -malizisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yemalizisha -omalizisha
m-mi(III/IV) -omalizisha -yomalizisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lomalizisha -yomalizisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chomalizisha -vyomalizisha
n(IX/X) -yomalizisha -zomalizisha
u(XI) -omalizisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -komalizisha
pa(XVI) -pomalizisha
mu(XVIII) -momalizisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.