apisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-apisha (infinitive kuapisha)

1. Causative form of -apa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -apisha
Positive present -naapisha Subjunctive -apishe Negative -apishi Imperative singular apisha
Infinitives
Positive kuapisha Negative kutoapisha
Imperatives
Singular apisha Plural apisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huapisha Positive past positive subject concord + -liapisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuapisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naapisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninaapisha/naapisha tunaapisha 2nd person unaapisha mnaapisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaapisha wanaapisha other classes positive subject concord + -naapisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -apishi) Singular Plural 1st person siapishi hatuapishi 2nd person huapishi hamwapishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haapishi hawaapishi other classes negative subject concord + -apishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taapisha Negative future negative subject concord + -taapisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -apishe) Singular Plural 1st person niapishe tuapishe 2nd person uapishe mwapishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aapishe waapishe other classes positive subject concord + -apishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siapishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeapisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeapisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliapisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliapisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aapisha) Singular Plural 1st person naapisha twaapisha 2nd person waapisha mwaapisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aapisha waapisha m-mi(III/IV) waapisha yaapisha ji-ma(V/VI) laapisha yaapisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaapisha vyaapisha n(IX/X) yaapisha zaapisha u(XI) waapisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaapisha pa(XVI) paapisha mu(XVIII) mwaapisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meapisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaapisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaapisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiapisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoapisha Consecutive kaapisha / positive subject concord + -kaapisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaapishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niapisha -tuapisha 2nd person -kuapisha -waapisha/-kuapisheni/-waapisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwapisha -waapisha m-mi(III/IV) -uapisha -iapisha ji-ma(V/VI) -liapisha -yaapisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiapisha -viapisha n(IX/X) -iapisha -ziapisha u(XI) -uapisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuapisha pa(XVI) -paapisha mu(XVIII) -muapisha Reflexive -jiapisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -apisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -apishaye -apishao m-mi(III/IV) -apishao -apishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -apishalo -apishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -apishacho -apishavyo n(IX/X) -apishayo -apishazo u(XI) -apishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -apishako pa(XVI) -apishapo mu(XVIII) -apishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -apisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeapisha -oapisha m-mi(III/IV) -oapisha -yoapisha ji-ma(V/VI) -loapisha -yoapisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choapisha -vyoapisha n(IX/X) -yoapisha -zoapisha u(XI) -oapisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koapisha pa(XVI) -poapisha mu(XVIII) -moapisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.