futisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-futisha (infinitive kufutisha)

1. Causative form of -futa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -futisha
Positive present -nafutisha Subjunctive -futishe Negative -futishi Imperative singular futisha
Infinitives
Positive kufutisha Negative kutofutisha
Imperatives
Singular futisha Plural futisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufutisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lifutisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kufutisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafutisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninafutisha/nafutisha tunafutisha 2nd person unafutisha mnafutisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafutisha wanafutisha other classes positive subject concord + -nafutisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -futishi) Singular Plural 1st person sifutishi hatufutishi 2nd person hufutishi hamfutishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafutishi hawafutishi other classes negative subject concord + -futishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafutisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tafutisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -futishe) Singular Plural 1st person nifutishe tufutishe 2nd person ufutishe mfutishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afutishe wafutishe other classes positive subject concord + -futishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifutishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefutisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefutisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifutisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifutisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afutisha) Singular Plural 1st person nafutisha twafutisha 2nd person wafutisha mwafutisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afutisha wafutisha m-mi(III/IV) wafutisha yafutisha ji-ma(V/VI) lafutisha yafutisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafutisha vyafutisha n(IX/X) yafutisha zafutisha u(XI) wafutisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafutisha pa(XVI) pafutisha mu(XVIII) mwafutisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefutisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafutisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafutisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifutisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofutisha Consecutive kafutisha / positive subject concord + -kafutisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafutishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifutisha -tufutisha 2nd person -kufutisha -wafutisha/-kufutisheni/-wafutisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfutisha -wafutisha m-mi(III/IV) -ufutisha -ifutisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lifutisha -yafutisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifutisha -vifutisha n(IX/X) -ifutisha -zifutisha u(XI) -ufutisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufutisha pa(XVI) -pafutisha mu(XVIII) -mufutisha Reflexive -jifutisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -futisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -futishaye -futishao m-mi(III/IV) -futishao -futishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -futishalo -futishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -futishacho -futishavyo n(IX/X) -futishayo -futishazo u(XI) -futishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -futishako pa(XVI) -futishapo mu(XVIII) -futishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -futisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefutisha -ofutisha m-mi(III/IV) -ofutisha -yofutisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lofutisha -yofutisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofutisha -vyofutisha n(IX/X) -yofutisha -zofutisha u(XI) -ofutisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofutisha pa(XVI) -pofutisha mu(XVIII) -mofutisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.