zimisha

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-zimisha (infinitive kuzimisha)

  1. Causative form of -zima

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -zimisha
Positive present -nazimisha
Subjunctive -zimishe
Negative -zimishi
Imperative singular zimisha
Infinitives
Positive kuzimisha
Negative kutozimisha
Imperatives
Singular zimisha
Plural zimisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzimisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -lizimisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzimisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazimisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninazimisha/nazimisha tunazimisha
2nd person unazimisha mnazimisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazimisha wanazimisha
other classes positive subject concord + -nazimisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zimishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sizimishi hatuzimishi
2nd person huzimishi hamzimishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazimishi hawazimishi
other classes negative subject concord + -zimishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazimisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tazimisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zimishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nizimishe tuzimishe
2nd person uzimishe mzimishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azimishe wazimishe
other classes positive subject concord + -zimishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizimishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezimisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezimisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizimisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizimisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azimisha)
Singular Plural
1st person nazimisha twazimisha
2nd person wazimisha mwazimisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azimisha wazimisha
m-mi(III/IV) wazimisha yazimisha
ji-ma(V/VI) lazimisha yazimisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazimisha vyazimisha
n(IX/X) yazimisha zazimisha
u(XI) wazimisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwazimisha
pa(XVI) pazimisha
mu(XVIII) mwazimisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezimisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshazimisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazimisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kizimisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipozimisha
Consecutive kazimisha / positive subject concord + -kazimisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazimishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nizimisha -tuzimisha
2nd person -kuzimisha -wazimisha/-kuzimisheni/-wazimisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzimisha -wazimisha
m-mi(III/IV) -uzimisha -izimisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lizimisha -yazimisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizimisha -vizimisha
n(IX/X) -izimisha -zizimisha
u(XI) -uzimisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuzimisha
pa(XVI) -pazimisha
mu(XVIII) -muzimisha
Reflexive -jizimisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zimisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -zimishaye -zimishao
m-mi(III/IV) -zimishao -zimishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -zimishalo -zimishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zimishacho -zimishavyo
n(IX/X) -zimishayo -zimishazo
u(XI) -zimishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -zimishako
pa(XVI) -zimishapo
mu(XVIII) -zimishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zimisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yezimisha -ozimisha
m-mi(III/IV) -ozimisha -yozimisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lozimisha -yozimisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozimisha -vyozimisha
n(IX/X) -yozimisha -zozimisha
u(XI) -ozimisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kozimisha
pa(XVI) -pozimisha
mu(XVIII) -mozimisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.