imarisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-imarisha (infinitive kuimarisha)

1. Causative form of imara: to stabilize, to strengthen

Conjugation

Conjugation of -imarisha
Positive present -naimarisha Subjunctive -imarishe Negative -imarishi Imperative singular imarisha
Infinitives
Positive kuimarisha Negative kutoimarisha
Imperatives
Singular imarisha Plural imarisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huimarisha Positive past positive subject concord + -liimarisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuimarisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naimarisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninaimarisha/naimarisha tunaimarisha 2nd person unaimarisha mnaimarisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaimarisha wanaimarisha other classes positive subject concord + -naimarisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -imarishi) Singular Plural 1st person siimarishi hatuimarishi 2nd person huimarishi hamwimarishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haimarishi hawaimarishi other classes negative subject concord + -imarishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taimarisha Negative future negative subject concord + -taimarisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -imarishe) Singular Plural 1st person niimarishe tuimarishe 2nd person uimarishe mwimarishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aimarishe waimarishe other classes positive subject concord + -imarishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siimarishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeimarisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeimarisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliimarisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliimarisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aimarisha) Singular Plural 1st person naimarisha twaimarisha 2nd person waimarisha mwaimarisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aimarisha waimarisha m-mi(III/IV) waimarisha yaimarisha ji-ma(V/VI) laimarisha yaimarisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaimarisha vyaimarisha n(IX/X) yaimarisha zaimarisha u(XI) waimarisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaimarisha pa(XVI) paimarisha mu(XVIII) mwaimarisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meimarisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaimarisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaimarisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiimarisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoimarisha Consecutive kaimarisha / positive subject concord + -kaimarisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaimarishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niimarisha -tuimarisha 2nd person -kuimarisha -waimarisha/-kuimarisheni/-waimarisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwimarisha -waimarisha m-mi(III/IV) -uimarisha -iimarisha ji-ma(V/VI) -liimarisha -yaimarisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiimarisha -viimarisha n(IX/X) -iimarisha -ziimarisha u(XI) -uimarisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuimarisha pa(XVI) -paimarisha mu(XVIII) -muimarisha Reflexive -jiimarisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -imarisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -imarishaye -imarishao m-mi(III/IV) -imarishao -imarishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -imarishalo -imarishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -imarishacho -imarishavyo n(IX/X) -imarishayo -imarishazo u(XI) -imarishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -imarishako pa(XVI) -imarishapo mu(XVIII) -imarishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -imarisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeimarisha -oimarisha m-mi(III/IV) -oimarisha -yoimarisha ji-ma(V/VI) -loimarisha -yoimarisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choimarisha -vyoimarisha n(IX/X) -yoimarisha -zoimarisha u(XI) -oimarisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koimarisha pa(XVI) -poimarisha mu(XVIII) -moimarisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -imarishwa

• Nominal derivations:
  • uimarishaji (“strengthening”)