takisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-takisha (infinitive kutakisha)

1. Causative form of -taka

Conjugation

Conjugation of -takisha
Positive present -natakisha Subjunctive -takishe Negative -takishi Imperative singular takisha
Infinitives
Positive kutakisha Negative kutotakisha
Imperatives
Singular takisha Plural takisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutakisha Positive past positive subject concord + -litakisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kutakisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natakisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninatakisha/natakisha tunatakisha 2nd person unatakisha mnatakisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatakisha wanatakisha other classes positive subject concord + -natakisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -takishi) Singular Plural 1st person sitakishi hatutakishi 2nd person hutakishi hamtakishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatakishi hawatakishi other classes negative subject concord + -takishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatakisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tatakisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -takishe) Singular Plural 1st person nitakishe tutakishe 2nd person utakishe mtakishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atakishe watakishe other classes positive subject concord + -takishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitakishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetakisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetakisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitakisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitakisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atakisha) Singular Plural 1st person natakisha twatakisha 2nd person watakisha mwatakisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atakisha watakisha m-mi(III/IV) watakisha yatakisha ji-ma(V/VI) latakisha yatakisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatakisha vyatakisha n(IX/X) yatakisha zatakisha u(XI) watakisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatakisha pa(XVI) patakisha mu(XVIII) mwatakisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -metakisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatakisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatakisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitakisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotakisha Consecutive katakisha / positive subject concord + -katakisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katakishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitakisha -tutakisha 2nd person -kutakisha -watakisha/-kutakisheni/-watakisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtakisha -watakisha m-mi(III/IV) -utakisha -itakisha ji-ma(V/VI) -litakisha -yatakisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitakisha -vitakisha n(IX/X) -itakisha -zitakisha u(XI) -utakisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutakisha pa(XVI) -patakisha mu(XVIII) -mutakisha Reflexive -jitakisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -takisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -takishaye -takishao m-mi(III/IV) -takishao -takishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -takishalo -takishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -takishacho -takishavyo n(IX/X) -takishayo -takishazo u(XI) -takishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -takishako pa(XVI) -takishapo mu(XVIII) -takishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -takisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetakisha -otakisha m-mi(III/IV) -otakisha -yotakisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lotakisha -yotakisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotakisha -vyotakisha n(IX/X) -yotakisha -zotakisha u(XI) -otakisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotakisha pa(XVI) -potakisha mu(XVIII) -motakisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.