dhoofisha

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-dhoofisha (infinitive kudhoofisha)

  1. Causative form of -dhoofu: to weaken

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -dhoofisha
Positive present -nadhoofisha
Subjunctive -dhoofishe
Negative -dhoofishi
Imperative singular dhoofisha
Infinitives
Positive kudhoofisha
Negative kutodhoofisha
Imperatives
Singular dhoofisha
Plural dhoofisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudhoofisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -lidhoofisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kudhoofisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadhoofisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninadhoofisha/nadhoofisha tunadhoofisha
2nd person unadhoofisha mnadhoofisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadhoofisha wanadhoofisha
other classes positive subject concord + -nadhoofisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dhoofishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sidhoofishi hatudhoofishi
2nd person hudhoofishi hamdhoofishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadhoofishi hawadhoofishi
other classes negative subject concord + -dhoofishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadhoofisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tadhoofisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dhoofishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nidhoofishe tudhoofishe
2nd person udhoofishe mdhoofishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhoofishe wadhoofishe
other classes positive subject concord + -dhoofishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidhoofishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedhoofisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedhoofisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidhoofisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidhoofisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adhoofisha)
Singular Plural
1st person nadhoofisha twadhoofisha
2nd person wadhoofisha mwadhoofisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhoofisha wadhoofisha
m-mi(III/IV) wadhoofisha yadhoofisha
ji-ma(V/VI) ladhoofisha yadhoofisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadhoofisha vyadhoofisha
n(IX/X) yadhoofisha zadhoofisha
u(XI) wadhoofisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwadhoofisha
pa(XVI) padhoofisha
mu(XVIII) mwadhoofisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -medhoofisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshadhoofisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadhoofisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kidhoofisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipodhoofisha
Consecutive kadhoofisha / positive subject concord + -kadhoofisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadhoofishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nidhoofisha -tudhoofisha
2nd person -kudhoofisha -wadhoofisha/-kudhoofisheni/-wadhoofisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdhoofisha -wadhoofisha
m-mi(III/IV) -udhoofisha -idhoofisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lidhoofisha -yadhoofisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidhoofisha -vidhoofisha
n(IX/X) -idhoofisha -zidhoofisha
u(XI) -udhoofisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kudhoofisha
pa(XVI) -padhoofisha
mu(XVIII) -mudhoofisha
Reflexive -jidhoofisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dhoofisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -dhoofishaye -dhoofishao
m-mi(III/IV) -dhoofishao -dhoofishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -dhoofishalo -dhoofishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dhoofishacho -dhoofishavyo
n(IX/X) -dhoofishayo -dhoofishazo
u(XI) -dhoofishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -dhoofishako
pa(XVI) -dhoofishapo
mu(XVIII) -dhoofishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dhoofisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yedhoofisha -odhoofisha
m-mi(III/IV) -odhoofisha -yodhoofisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lodhoofisha -yodhoofisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodhoofisha -vyodhoofisha
n(IX/X) -yodhoofisha -zodhoofisha
u(XI) -odhoofisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kodhoofisha
pa(XVI) -podhoofisha
mu(XVIII) -modhoofisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.