halalisha

Swahili

Etymology

From halali +‎ -isha (causative affix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-halalisha (infinitive kuhalalisha)

1. Causative form of halali: to legitimize

Conjugation

Conjugation of -halalisha
Positive present -nahalalisha Subjunctive -halalishe Negative -halalishi Imperative singular halalisha
Infinitives
Positive kuhalalisha Negative kutohalalisha
Imperatives
Singular halalisha Plural halalisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhalalisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lihalalisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhalalisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahalalisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninahalalisha/nahalalisha tunahalalisha 2nd person unahalalisha mnahalalisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahalalisha wanahalalisha other classes positive subject concord + -nahalalisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -halalishi) Singular Plural 1st person sihalalishi hatuhalalishi 2nd person huhalalishi hamhalalishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahalalishi hawahalalishi other classes negative subject concord + -halalishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahalalisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tahalalisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -halalishe) Singular Plural 1st person nihalalishe tuhalalishe 2nd person uhalalishe mhalalishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahalalishe wahalalishe other classes positive subject concord + -halalishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihalalishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehalalisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehalalisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihalalisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihalalisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahalalisha) Singular Plural 1st person nahalalisha twahalalisha 2nd person wahalalisha mwahalalisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahalalisha wahalalisha m-mi(III/IV) wahalalisha yahalalisha ji-ma(V/VI) lahalalisha yahalalisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahalalisha vyahalalisha n(IX/X) yahalalisha zahalalisha u(XI) wahalalisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahalalisha pa(XVI) pahalalisha mu(XVIII) mwahalalisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehalalisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahalalisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahalalisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihalalisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohalalisha Consecutive kahalalisha / positive subject concord + -kahalalisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahalalishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihalalisha -tuhalalisha 2nd person -kuhalalisha -wahalalisha/-kuhalalisheni/-wahalalisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhalalisha -wahalalisha m-mi(III/IV) -uhalalisha -ihalalisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lihalalisha -yahalalisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihalalisha -vihalalisha n(IX/X) -ihalalisha -zihalalisha u(XI) -uhalalisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhalalisha pa(XVI) -pahalalisha mu(XVIII) -muhalalisha Reflexive -jihalalisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -halalisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -halalishaye -halalishao m-mi(III/IV) -halalishao -halalishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -halalishalo -halalishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -halalishacho -halalishavyo n(IX/X) -halalishayo -halalishazo u(XI) -halalishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -halalishako pa(XVI) -halalishapo mu(XVIII) -halalishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -halalisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehalalisha -ohalalisha m-mi(III/IV) -ohalalisha -yohalalisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lohalalisha -yohalalisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohalalisha -vyohalalisha n(IX/X) -yohalalisha -zohalalisha u(XI) -ohalalisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohalalisha pa(XVI) -pohalalisha mu(XVIII) -mohalalisha
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:
  • uhalalishaji (“legalization”)