kausha

Swahili

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Causative of kauka or same root as kauka”)

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kausha (infinitive kukausha)

1. (transitive) to dry, make something dry

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kausha
Positive present -nakausha Subjunctive -kaushe Negative -kaushi Imperative singular kausha
Infinitives
Positive kukausha Negative kutokausha
Imperatives
Singular kausha Plural kausheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukausha Positive past positive subject concord + -likausha Negative past negative subject concord + -kukausha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakausha) Singular Plural 1st person ninakausha/nakausha tunakausha 2nd person unakausha mnakausha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakausha wanakausha other classes positive subject concord + -nakausha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kaushi) Singular Plural 1st person sikaushi hatukaushi 2nd person hukaushi hamkaushi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakaushi hawakaushi other classes negative subject concord + -kaushi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takausha Negative future negative subject concord + -takausha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kaushe) Singular Plural 1st person nikaushe tukaushe 2nd person ukaushe mkaushe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akaushe wakaushe other classes positive subject concord + -kaushe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikaushe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekausha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekausha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikausha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikausha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akausha) Singular Plural 1st person nakausha twakausha 2nd person wakausha mwakausha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akausha wakausha m-mi(III/IV) wakausha yakausha ji-ma(V/VI) lakausha yakausha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakausha vyakausha n(IX/X) yakausha zakausha u(XI) wakausha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakausha pa(XVI) pakausha mu(XVIII) mwakausha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekausha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakausha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakausha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikausha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokausha Consecutive kakausha / positive subject concord + -kakausha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakaushe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikausha -tukausha 2nd person -kukausha -wakausha/-kukausheni/-wakausheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkausha -wakausha m-mi(III/IV) -ukausha -ikausha ji-ma(V/VI) -likausha -yakausha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikausha -vikausha n(IX/X) -ikausha -zikausha u(XI) -ukausha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukausha pa(XVI) -pakausha mu(XVIII) -mukausha Reflexive -jikausha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kausha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kaushaye -kaushao m-mi(III/IV) -kaushao -kaushayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kaushalo -kaushayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kaushacho -kaushavyo n(IX/X) -kaushayo -kaushazo u(XI) -kaushao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kaushako pa(XVI) -kaushapo mu(XVIII) -kaushamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kausha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekausha -okausha m-mi(III/IV) -okausha -yokausha ji-ma(V/VI) -lokausha -yokausha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokausha -vyokausha n(IX/X) -yokausha -zokausha u(XI) -okausha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokausha pa(XVI) -pokausha mu(XVIII) -mokausha
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: -kaushwa (“dried”)