nadhifisha

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Swahili

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Etymology

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From nadhifu (tidy, neat, clean) +‎ -isha (causative affix).

Verb

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-nadhifisha (infinitive kunadhifisha)

  1. Causative form of nadhifu: to clean, to tidy up

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -nadhifisha
Positive present -nanadhifisha
Subjunctive -nadhifishe
Negative -nadhifishi
Imperative singular nadhifisha
Infinitives
Positive kunadhifisha
Negative kutonadhifisha
Imperatives
Singular nadhifisha
Plural nadhifisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunadhifisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -linadhifisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kunadhifisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanadhifisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninanadhifisha/nanadhifisha tunanadhifisha
2nd person unanadhifisha mnanadhifisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananadhifisha wananadhifisha
other classes positive subject concord + -nanadhifisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nadhifishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sinadhifishi hatunadhifishi
2nd person hunadhifishi hamnadhifishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanadhifishi hawanadhifishi
other classes negative subject concord + -nadhifishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanadhifisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tanadhifisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nadhifishe)
Singular Plural
1st person ninadhifishe tunadhifishe
2nd person unadhifishe mnadhifishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadhifishe wanadhifishe
other classes positive subject concord + -nadhifishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinadhifishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenadhifisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenadhifisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinadhifisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinadhifisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anadhifisha)
Singular Plural
1st person nanadhifisha twanadhifisha
2nd person wanadhifisha mwanadhifisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadhifisha wanadhifisha
m-mi(III/IV) wanadhifisha yanadhifisha
ji-ma(V/VI) lanadhifisha yanadhifisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanadhifisha vyanadhifisha
n(IX/X) yanadhifisha zanadhifisha
u(XI) wanadhifisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwanadhifisha
pa(XVI) panadhifisha
mu(XVIII) mwanadhifisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -menadhifisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshanadhifisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -janadhifisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kinadhifisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -siponadhifisha
Consecutive kanadhifisha / positive subject concord + -kanadhifisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanadhifishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -ninadhifisha -tunadhifisha
2nd person -kunadhifisha -wanadhifisha/-kunadhifisheni/-wanadhifisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnadhifisha -wanadhifisha
m-mi(III/IV) -unadhifisha -inadhifisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -linadhifisha -yanadhifisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinadhifisha -vinadhifisha
n(IX/X) -inadhifisha -zinadhifisha
u(XI) -unadhifisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kunadhifisha
pa(XVI) -panadhifisha
mu(XVIII) -munadhifisha
Reflexive -jinadhifisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nadhifisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -nadhifishaye -nadhifishao
m-mi(III/IV) -nadhifishao -nadhifishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -nadhifishalo -nadhifishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nadhifishacho -nadhifishavyo
n(IX/X) -nadhifishayo -nadhifishazo
u(XI) -nadhifishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -nadhifishako
pa(XVI) -nadhifishapo
mu(XVIII) -nadhifishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nadhifisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yenadhifisha -onadhifisha
m-mi(III/IV) -onadhifisha -yonadhifisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lonadhifisha -yonadhifisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonadhifisha -vyonadhifisha
n(IX/X) -yonadhifisha -zonadhifisha
u(XI) -onadhifisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -konadhifisha
pa(XVI) -ponadhifisha
mu(XVIII) -monadhifisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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