adhimisha

Swahili

Etymology

From adhimu +‎ -isha (causative affix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-adhimisha (infinitive kuadhimisha)

1. to celebrate, commemorate
2. to glorify

Conjugation

Conjugation of -adhimisha
Positive present -naadhimisha Subjunctive -adhimishe Negative -adhimishi Imperative singular adhimisha
Infinitives
Positive kuadhimisha Negative kutoadhimisha
Imperatives
Singular adhimisha Plural adhimisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huadhimisha Positive past positive subject concord + -liadhimisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuadhimisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naadhimisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninaadhimisha/naadhimisha tunaadhimisha 2nd person unaadhimisha mnaadhimisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaadhimisha wanaadhimisha other classes positive subject concord + -naadhimisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -adhimishi) Singular Plural 1st person siadhimishi hatuadhimishi 2nd person huadhimishi hamwadhimishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haadhimishi hawaadhimishi other classes negative subject concord + -adhimishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taadhimisha Negative future negative subject concord + -taadhimisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -adhimishe) Singular Plural 1st person niadhimishe tuadhimishe 2nd person uadhimishe mwadhimishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aadhimishe waadhimishe other classes positive subject concord + -adhimishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siadhimishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeadhimisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeadhimisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliadhimisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliadhimisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aadhimisha) Singular Plural 1st person naadhimisha twaadhimisha 2nd person waadhimisha mwaadhimisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aadhimisha waadhimisha m-mi(III/IV) waadhimisha yaadhimisha ji-ma(V/VI) laadhimisha yaadhimisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaadhimisha vyaadhimisha n(IX/X) yaadhimisha zaadhimisha u(XI) waadhimisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaadhimisha pa(XVI) paadhimisha mu(XVIII) mwaadhimisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meadhimisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaadhimisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaadhimisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiadhimisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoadhimisha Consecutive kaadhimisha / positive subject concord + -kaadhimisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaadhimishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niadhimisha -tuadhimisha 2nd person -kuadhimisha -waadhimisha/-kuadhimisheni/-waadhimisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwadhimisha -waadhimisha m-mi(III/IV) -uadhimisha -iadhimisha ji-ma(V/VI) -liadhimisha -yaadhimisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiadhimisha -viadhimisha n(IX/X) -iadhimisha -ziadhimisha u(XI) -uadhimisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuadhimisha pa(XVI) -paadhimisha mu(XVIII) -muadhimisha Reflexive -jiadhimisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -adhimisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -adhimishaye -adhimishao m-mi(III/IV) -adhimishao -adhimishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -adhimishalo -adhimishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -adhimishacho -adhimishavyo n(IX/X) -adhimishayo -adhimishazo u(XI) -adhimishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -adhimishako pa(XVI) -adhimishapo mu(XVIII) -adhimishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -adhimisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeadhimisha -oadhimisha m-mi(III/IV) -oadhimisha -yoadhimisha ji-ma(V/VI) -loadhimisha -yoadhimisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choadhimisha -vyoadhimisha n(IX/X) -yoadhimisha -zoadhimisha u(XI) -oadhimisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koadhimisha pa(XVI) -poadhimisha mu(XVIII) -moadhimisha
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: -adhimishia
  • Passive: -adhimishwa

• Nominal derivations:
  • adhimisho (“celebration”)
  • uadhimishaji (“celebration, commemoration”)