fumbisha

Swahili

Verb

-fumbisha (infinitive kufumbisha)

1. Causative form of -fumba

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fumbisha
Positive present -nafumbisha Subjunctive -fumbishe Negative -fumbishi Imperative singular fumbisha
Infinitives
Positive kufumbisha Negative kutofumbisha
Imperatives
Singular fumbisha Plural fumbisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufumbisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lifumbisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kufumbisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafumbisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninafumbisha/nafumbisha tunafumbisha 2nd person unafumbisha mnafumbisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafumbisha wanafumbisha other classes positive subject concord + -nafumbisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fumbishi) Singular Plural 1st person sifumbishi hatufumbishi 2nd person hufumbishi hamfumbishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafumbishi hawafumbishi other classes negative subject concord + -fumbishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafumbisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tafumbisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fumbishe) Singular Plural 1st person nifumbishe tufumbishe 2nd person ufumbishe mfumbishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afumbishe wafumbishe other classes positive subject concord + -fumbishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifumbishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefumbisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefumbisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifumbisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifumbisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afumbisha) Singular Plural 1st person nafumbisha twafumbisha 2nd person wafumbisha mwafumbisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afumbisha wafumbisha m-mi(III/IV) wafumbisha yafumbisha ji-ma(V/VI) lafumbisha yafumbisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafumbisha vyafumbisha n(IX/X) yafumbisha zafumbisha u(XI) wafumbisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafumbisha pa(XVI) pafumbisha mu(XVIII) mwafumbisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefumbisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafumbisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafumbisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifumbisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofumbisha Consecutive kafumbisha / positive subject concord + -kafumbisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafumbishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifumbisha -tufumbisha 2nd person -kufumbisha -wafumbisha/-kufumbisheni/-wafumbisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfumbisha -wafumbisha m-mi(III/IV) -ufumbisha -ifumbisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lifumbisha -yafumbisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifumbisha -vifumbisha n(IX/X) -ifumbisha -zifumbisha u(XI) -ufumbisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufumbisha pa(XVI) -pafumbisha mu(XVIII) -mufumbisha Reflexive -jifumbisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fumbisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fumbishaye -fumbishao m-mi(III/IV) -fumbishao -fumbishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fumbishalo -fumbishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fumbishacho -fumbishavyo n(IX/X) -fumbishayo -fumbishazo u(XI) -fumbishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fumbishako pa(XVI) -fumbishapo mu(XVIII) -fumbishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fumbisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefumbisha -ofumbisha m-mi(III/IV) -ofumbisha -yofumbisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lofumbisha -yofumbisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofumbisha -vyofumbisha n(IX/X) -yofumbisha -zofumbisha u(XI) -ofumbisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofumbisha pa(XVI) -pofumbisha mu(XVIII) -mofumbisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.