dabisha

Swahili

Verb

-dabisha (infinitive kudabisha)

1. Causative form of -dabu

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dabisha
Positive present -nadabisha Subjunctive -dabishe Negative -dabishi Imperative singular dabisha
Infinitives
Positive kudabisha Negative kutodabisha
Imperatives
Singular dabisha Plural dabisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudabisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lidabisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kudabisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadabisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninadabisha/nadabisha tunadabisha 2nd person unadabisha mnadabisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadabisha wanadabisha other classes positive subject concord + -nadabisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dabishi) Singular Plural 1st person sidabishi hatudabishi 2nd person hudabishi hamdabishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadabishi hawadabishi other classes negative subject concord + -dabishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadabisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tadabisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dabishe) Singular Plural 1st person nidabishe tudabishe 2nd person udabishe mdabishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adabishe wadabishe other classes positive subject concord + -dabishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidabishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedabisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedabisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidabisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidabisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adabisha) Singular Plural 1st person nadabisha twadabisha 2nd person wadabisha mwadabisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adabisha wadabisha m-mi(III/IV) wadabisha yadabisha ji-ma(V/VI) ladabisha yadabisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadabisha vyadabisha n(IX/X) yadabisha zadabisha u(XI) wadabisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadabisha pa(XVI) padabisha mu(XVIII) mwadabisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -medabisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadabisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadabisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidabisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodabisha Consecutive kadabisha / positive subject concord + -kadabisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadabishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidabisha -tudabisha 2nd person -kudabisha -wadabisha/-kudabisheni/-wadabisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdabisha -wadabisha m-mi(III/IV) -udabisha -idabisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lidabisha -yadabisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidabisha -vidabisha n(IX/X) -idabisha -zidabisha u(XI) -udabisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudabisha pa(XVI) -padabisha mu(XVIII) -mudabisha Reflexive -jidabisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dabisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dabishaye -dabishao m-mi(III/IV) -dabishao -dabishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -dabishalo -dabishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dabishacho -dabishavyo n(IX/X) -dabishayo -dabishazo u(XI) -dabishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dabishako pa(XVI) -dabishapo mu(XVIII) -dabishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dabisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedabisha -odabisha m-mi(III/IV) -odabisha -yodabisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lodabisha -yodabisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodabisha -vyodabisha n(IX/X) -yodabisha -zodabisha u(XI) -odabisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodabisha pa(XVI) -podabisha mu(XVIII) -modabisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.