katisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-katisha (infinitive kukatisha)

1. Causative form of -kata: to cancel

Conjugation

Conjugation of -katisha
Positive present -nakatisha Subjunctive -katishe Negative -katishi Imperative singular katisha
Infinitives
Positive kukatisha Negative kutokatisha
Imperatives
Singular katisha Plural katisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukatisha Positive past positive subject concord + -likatisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kukatisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakatisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninakatisha/nakatisha tunakatisha 2nd person unakatisha mnakatisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakatisha wanakatisha other classes positive subject concord + -nakatisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -katishi) Singular Plural 1st person sikatishi hatukatishi 2nd person hukatishi hamkatishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakatishi hawakatishi other classes negative subject concord + -katishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takatisha Negative future negative subject concord + -takatisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -katishe) Singular Plural 1st person nikatishe tukatishe 2nd person ukatishe mkatishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akatishe wakatishe other classes positive subject concord + -katishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikatishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekatisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekatisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikatisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikatisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akatisha) Singular Plural 1st person nakatisha twakatisha 2nd person wakatisha mwakatisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akatisha wakatisha m-mi(III/IV) wakatisha yakatisha ji-ma(V/VI) lakatisha yakatisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakatisha vyakatisha n(IX/X) yakatisha zakatisha u(XI) wakatisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakatisha pa(XVI) pakatisha mu(XVIII) mwakatisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekatisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakatisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakatisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikatisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokatisha Consecutive kakatisha / positive subject concord + -kakatisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakatishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikatisha -tukatisha 2nd person -kukatisha -wakatisha/-kukatisheni/-wakatisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkatisha -wakatisha m-mi(III/IV) -ukatisha -ikatisha ji-ma(V/VI) -likatisha -yakatisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikatisha -vikatisha n(IX/X) -ikatisha -zikatisha u(XI) -ukatisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukatisha pa(XVI) -pakatisha mu(XVIII) -mukatisha Reflexive -jikatisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -katisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -katishaye -katishao m-mi(III/IV) -katishao -katishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -katishalo -katishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -katishacho -katishavyo n(IX/X) -katishayo -katishazo u(XI) -katishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -katishako pa(XVI) -katishapo mu(XVIII) -katishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -katisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekatisha -okatisha m-mi(III/IV) -okatisha -yokatisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lokatisha -yokatisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokatisha -vyokatisha n(IX/X) -yokatisha -zokatisha u(XI) -okatisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokatisha pa(XVI) -pokatisha mu(XVIII) -mokatisha
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: -katishwa