kashifia

Swahili

Verb

-kashifia (infinitive kukashifia)

1. Applicative form of -kashifu

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kashifia
Positive present -nakashifia Subjunctive -kashifie Negative -kashifii Imperative singular kashifia
Infinitives
Positive kukashifia Negative kutokashifia
Imperatives
Singular kashifia Plural kashifieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukashifia Positive past positive subject concord + -likashifia Negative past negative subject concord + -kukashifia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakashifia) Singular Plural 1st person ninakashifia/nakashifia tunakashifia 2nd person unakashifia mnakashifia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakashifia wanakashifia other classes positive subject concord + -nakashifia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kashifii) Singular Plural 1st person sikashifii hatukashifii 2nd person hukashifii hamkashifii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakashifii hawakashifii other classes negative subject concord + -kashifii
Positive future positive subject concord + -takashifia Negative future negative subject concord + -takashifia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kashifie) Singular Plural 1st person nikashifie tukashifie 2nd person ukashifie mkashifie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akashifie wakashifie other classes positive subject concord + -kashifie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikashifie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekashifia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekashifia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikashifia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikashifia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akashifia) Singular Plural 1st person nakashifia twakashifia 2nd person wakashifia mwakashifia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akashifia wakashifia m-mi(III/IV) wakashifia yakashifia ji-ma(V/VI) lakashifia yakashifia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakashifia vyakashifia n(IX/X) yakashifia zakashifia u(XI) wakashifia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakashifia pa(XVI) pakashifia mu(XVIII) mwakashifia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekashifia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakashifia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakashifia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikashifia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokashifia Consecutive kakashifia / positive subject concord + -kakashifia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakashifie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikashifia -tukashifia 2nd person -kukashifia -wakashifia/-kukashifieni/-wakashifieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkashifia -wakashifia m-mi(III/IV) -ukashifia -ikashifia ji-ma(V/VI) -likashifia -yakashifia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikashifia -vikashifia n(IX/X) -ikashifia -zikashifia u(XI) -ukashifia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukashifia pa(XVI) -pakashifia mu(XVIII) -mukashifia Reflexive -jikashifia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kashifia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kashifiaye -kashifiao m-mi(III/IV) -kashifiao -kashifiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kashifialo -kashifiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kashifiacho -kashifiavyo n(IX/X) -kashifiayo -kashifiazo u(XI) -kashifiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kashifiako pa(XVI) -kashifiapo mu(XVIII) -kashifiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kashifia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekashifia -okashifia m-mi(III/IV) -okashifia -yokashifia ji-ma(V/VI) -lokashifia -yokashifia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokashifia -vyokashifia n(IX/X) -yokashifia -zokashifia u(XI) -okashifia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokashifia pa(XVI) -pokashifia mu(XVIII) -mokashifia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.