vimbisha

Swahili

Verb

-vimbisha (infinitive kuvimbisha)

1. Causative form of -vimba

Conjugation

Conjugation of -vimbisha
Positive present -navimbisha Subjunctive -vimbishe Negative -vimbishi Imperative singular vimbisha
Infinitives
Positive kuvimbisha Negative kutovimbisha
Imperatives
Singular vimbisha Plural vimbisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huvimbisha Positive past positive subject concord + -livimbisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuvimbisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -navimbisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninavimbisha/navimbisha tunavimbisha 2nd person unavimbisha mnavimbisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anavimbisha wanavimbisha other classes positive subject concord + -navimbisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -vimbishi) Singular Plural 1st person sivimbishi hatuvimbishi 2nd person huvimbishi hamvimbishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) havimbishi hawavimbishi other classes negative subject concord + -vimbishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tavimbisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tavimbisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vimbishe) Singular Plural 1st person nivimbishe tuvimbishe 2nd person uvimbishe mvimbishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avimbishe wavimbishe other classes positive subject concord + -vimbishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sivimbishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngevimbisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singevimbisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalivimbisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalivimbisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avimbisha) Singular Plural 1st person navimbisha twavimbisha 2nd person wavimbisha mwavimbisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avimbisha wavimbisha m-mi(III/IV) wavimbisha yavimbisha ji-ma(V/VI) lavimbisha yavimbisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chavimbisha vyavimbisha n(IX/X) yavimbisha zavimbisha u(XI) wavimbisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwavimbisha pa(XVI) pavimbisha mu(XVIII) mwavimbisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mevimbisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshavimbisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -javimbisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kivimbisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipovimbisha Consecutive kavimbisha / positive subject concord + -kavimbisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kavimbishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nivimbisha -tuvimbisha 2nd person -kuvimbisha -wavimbisha/-kuvimbisheni/-wavimbisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mvimbisha -wavimbisha m-mi(III/IV) -uvimbisha -ivimbisha ji-ma(V/VI) -livimbisha -yavimbisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kivimbisha -vivimbisha n(IX/X) -ivimbisha -zivimbisha u(XI) -uvimbisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuvimbisha pa(XVI) -pavimbisha mu(XVIII) -muvimbisha Reflexive -jivimbisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vimbisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -vimbishaye -vimbishao m-mi(III/IV) -vimbishao -vimbishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -vimbishalo -vimbishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -vimbishacho -vimbishavyo n(IX/X) -vimbishayo -vimbishazo u(XI) -vimbishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -vimbishako pa(XVI) -vimbishapo mu(XVIII) -vimbishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vimbisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yevimbisha -ovimbisha m-mi(III/IV) -ovimbisha -yovimbisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lovimbisha -yovimbisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chovimbisha -vyovimbisha n(IX/X) -yovimbisha -zovimbisha u(XI) -ovimbisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kovimbisha pa(XVI) -povimbisha mu(XVIII) -movimbisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.