valisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-valisha (infinitive kuvalisha)

1. Causative form of -vaa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -valisha
Positive present -navalisha Subjunctive -valishe Negative -valishi Imperative singular valisha
Infinitives
Positive kuvalisha Negative kutovalisha
Imperatives
Singular valisha Plural valisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huvalisha Positive past positive subject concord + -livalisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuvalisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -navalisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninavalisha/navalisha tunavalisha 2nd person unavalisha mnavalisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anavalisha wanavalisha other classes positive subject concord + -navalisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -valishi) Singular Plural 1st person sivalishi hatuvalishi 2nd person huvalishi hamvalishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) havalishi hawavalishi other classes negative subject concord + -valishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tavalisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tavalisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -valishe) Singular Plural 1st person nivalishe tuvalishe 2nd person uvalishe mvalishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avalishe wavalishe other classes positive subject concord + -valishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sivalishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngevalisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singevalisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalivalisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalivalisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avalisha) Singular Plural 1st person navalisha twavalisha 2nd person wavalisha mwavalisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avalisha wavalisha m-mi(III/IV) wavalisha yavalisha ji-ma(V/VI) lavalisha yavalisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chavalisha vyavalisha n(IX/X) yavalisha zavalisha u(XI) wavalisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwavalisha pa(XVI) pavalisha mu(XVIII) mwavalisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mevalisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshavalisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -javalisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kivalisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipovalisha Consecutive kavalisha / positive subject concord + -kavalisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kavalishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nivalisha -tuvalisha 2nd person -kuvalisha -wavalisha/-kuvalisheni/-wavalisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mvalisha -wavalisha m-mi(III/IV) -uvalisha -ivalisha ji-ma(V/VI) -livalisha -yavalisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kivalisha -vivalisha n(IX/X) -ivalisha -zivalisha u(XI) -uvalisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuvalisha pa(XVI) -pavalisha mu(XVIII) -muvalisha Reflexive -jivalisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -valisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -valishaye -valishao m-mi(III/IV) -valishao -valishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -valishalo -valishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -valishacho -valishavyo n(IX/X) -valishayo -valishazo u(XI) -valishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -valishako pa(XVI) -valishapo mu(XVIII) -valishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -valisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yevalisha -ovalisha m-mi(III/IV) -ovalisha -yovalisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lovalisha -yovalisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chovalisha -vyovalisha n(IX/X) -yovalisha -zovalisha u(XI) -ovalisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kovalisha pa(XVI) -povalisha mu(XVIII) -movalisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.