huisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-huisha (infinitive kuhuisha)

1. Causative form of -hui: to revive, animate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -huisha
Positive present -nahuisha Subjunctive -huishe Negative -huishi Imperative singular huisha
Infinitives
Positive kuhuisha Negative kutohuisha
Imperatives
Singular huisha Plural huisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhuisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lihuisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhuisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahuisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninahuisha/nahuisha tunahuisha 2nd person unahuisha mnahuisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahuisha wanahuisha other classes positive subject concord + -nahuisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -huishi) Singular Plural 1st person sihuishi hatuhuishi 2nd person huhuishi hamhuishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahuishi hawahuishi other classes negative subject concord + -huishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahuisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tahuisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -huishe) Singular Plural 1st person nihuishe tuhuishe 2nd person uhuishe mhuishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahuishe wahuishe other classes positive subject concord + -huishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihuishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehuisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehuisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihuisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihuisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahuisha) Singular Plural 1st person nahuisha twahuisha 2nd person wahuisha mwahuisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahuisha wahuisha m-mi(III/IV) wahuisha yahuisha ji-ma(V/VI) lahuisha yahuisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahuisha vyahuisha n(IX/X) yahuisha zahuisha u(XI) wahuisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahuisha pa(XVI) pahuisha mu(XVIII) mwahuisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehuisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahuisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahuisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihuisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohuisha Consecutive kahuisha / positive subject concord + -kahuisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahuishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihuisha -tuhuisha 2nd person -kuhuisha -wahuisha/-kuhuisheni/-wahuisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhuisha -wahuisha m-mi(III/IV) -uhuisha -ihuisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lihuisha -yahuisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihuisha -vihuisha n(IX/X) -ihuisha -zihuisha u(XI) -uhuisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhuisha pa(XVI) -pahuisha mu(XVIII) -muhuisha Reflexive -jihuisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -huisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -huishaye -huishao m-mi(III/IV) -huishao -huishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -huishalo -huishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -huishacho -huishavyo n(IX/X) -huishayo -huishazo u(XI) -huishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -huishako pa(XVI) -huishapo mu(XVIII) -huishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -huisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehuisha -ohuisha m-mi(III/IV) -ohuisha -yohuisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lohuisha -yohuisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohuisha -vyohuisha n(IX/X) -yohuisha -zohuisha u(XI) -ohuisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohuisha pa(XVI) -pohuisha mu(XVIII) -mohuisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -huishia
  • Passive: -huishwa
  • Reciprocal: -huishana
  • Stative: -huishika

• Nominal derivations:
  • uhuishaji (“animation”)