ainisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ainisha (infinitive kuainisha)

1. Causative form of -aini: to classify

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ainisha
Positive present -naainisha Subjunctive -ainishe Negative -ainishi Imperative singular ainisha
Infinitives
Positive kuainisha Negative kutoainisha
Imperatives
Singular ainisha Plural ainisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huainisha Positive past positive subject concord + -liainisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuainisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naainisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninaainisha/naainisha tunaainisha 2nd person unaainisha mnaainisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaainisha wanaainisha other classes positive subject concord + -naainisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ainishi) Singular Plural 1st person siainishi hatuainishi 2nd person huainishi hamwainishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haainishi hawaainishi other classes negative subject concord + -ainishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taainisha Negative future negative subject concord + -taainisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ainishe) Singular Plural 1st person niainishe tuainishe 2nd person uainishe mwainishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aainishe waainishe other classes positive subject concord + -ainishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siainishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeainisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeainisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliainisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliainisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aainisha) Singular Plural 1st person naainisha twaainisha 2nd person waainisha mwaainisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aainisha waainisha m-mi(III/IV) waainisha yaainisha ji-ma(V/VI) laainisha yaainisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaainisha vyaainisha n(IX/X) yaainisha zaainisha u(XI) waainisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaainisha pa(XVI) paainisha mu(XVIII) mwaainisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meainisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaainisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaainisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiainisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoainisha Consecutive kaainisha / positive subject concord + -kaainisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaainishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niainisha -tuainisha 2nd person -kuainisha -waainisha/-kuainisheni/-waainisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwainisha -waainisha m-mi(III/IV) -uainisha -iainisha ji-ma(V/VI) -liainisha -yaainisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiainisha -viainisha n(IX/X) -iainisha -ziainisha u(XI) -uainisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuainisha pa(XVI) -paainisha mu(XVIII) -muainisha Reflexive -jiainisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ainisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ainishaye -ainishao m-mi(III/IV) -ainishao -ainishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ainishalo -ainishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ainishacho -ainishavyo n(IX/X) -ainishayo -ainishazo u(XI) -ainishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ainishako pa(XVI) -ainishapo mu(XVIII) -ainishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ainisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeainisha -oainisha m-mi(III/IV) -oainisha -yoainisha ji-ma(V/VI) -loainisha -yoainisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choainisha -vyoainisha n(IX/X) -yoainisha -zoainisha u(XI) -oainisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koainisha pa(XVI) -poainisha mu(XVIII) -moainisha
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:
  • uainishaji (“classification”)
  • uainisho (“classification”)