patanisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-patanisha (infinitive kupatanisha)

1. Causative form of -patana: to reconcile, to cause agreement

Conjugation

Conjugation of -patanisha
Positive present -napatanisha Subjunctive -patanishe Negative -patanishi Imperative singular patanisha
Infinitives
Positive kupatanisha Negative kutopatanisha
Imperatives
Singular patanisha Plural patanisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupatanisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lipatanisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kupatanisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napatanisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninapatanisha/napatanisha tunapatanisha 2nd person unapatanisha mnapatanisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapatanisha wanapatanisha other classes positive subject concord + -napatanisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -patanishi) Singular Plural 1st person sipatanishi hatupatanishi 2nd person hupatanishi hampatanishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapatanishi hawapatanishi other classes negative subject concord + -patanishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapatanisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tapatanisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -patanishe) Singular Plural 1st person nipatanishe tupatanishe 2nd person upatanishe mpatanishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apatanishe wapatanishe other classes positive subject concord + -patanishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipatanishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepatanisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepatanisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipatanisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipatanisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apatanisha) Singular Plural 1st person napatanisha twapatanisha 2nd person wapatanisha mwapatanisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apatanisha wapatanisha m-mi(III/IV) wapatanisha yapatanisha ji-ma(V/VI) lapatanisha yapatanisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapatanisha vyapatanisha n(IX/X) yapatanisha zapatanisha u(XI) wapatanisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapatanisha pa(XVI) papatanisha mu(XVIII) mwapatanisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepatanisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapatanisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japatanisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipatanisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopatanisha Consecutive kapatanisha / positive subject concord + -kapatanisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapatanishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipatanisha -tupatanisha 2nd person -kupatanisha -wapatanisha/-kupatanisheni/-wapatanisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpatanisha -wapatanisha m-mi(III/IV) -upatanisha -ipatanisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lipatanisha -yapatanisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipatanisha -vipatanisha n(IX/X) -ipatanisha -zipatanisha u(XI) -upatanisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupatanisha pa(XVI) -papatanisha mu(XVIII) -mupatanisha Reflexive -jipatanisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -patanisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -patanishaye -patanishao m-mi(III/IV) -patanishao -patanishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -patanishalo -patanishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -patanishacho -patanishavyo n(IX/X) -patanishayo -patanishazo u(XI) -patanishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -patanishako pa(XVI) -patanishapo mu(XVIII) -patanishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -patanisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepatanisha -opatanisha m-mi(III/IV) -opatanisha -yopatanisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lopatanisha -yopatanisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopatanisha -vyopatanisha n(IX/X) -yopatanisha -zopatanisha u(XI) -opatanisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopatanisha pa(XVI) -popatanisha mu(XVIII) -mopatanisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mpatanishi (“mediator”)
  • upatanisho (“upatanisho”)