sanifisha

Swahili

Verb

-sanifisha (infinitive kusanifisha)

1. Causative form of -sanifu: to standardise

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sanifisha
Positive present -nasanifisha Subjunctive -sanifishe Negative -sanifishi Imperative singular sanifisha
Infinitives
Positive kusanifisha Negative kutosanifisha
Imperatives
Singular sanifisha Plural sanifisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual husanifisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lisanifisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kusanifisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasanifisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninasanifisha/nasanifisha tunasanifisha 2nd person unasanifisha mnasanifisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasanifisha wanasanifisha other classes positive subject concord + -nasanifisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sanifishi) Singular Plural 1st person sisanifishi hatusanifishi 2nd person husanifishi hamsanifishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasanifishi hawasanifishi other classes negative subject concord + -sanifishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasanifisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tasanifisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sanifishe) Singular Plural 1st person nisanifishe tusanifishe 2nd person usanifishe msanifishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asanifishe wasanifishe other classes positive subject concord + -sanifishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisanifishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesanifisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesanifisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisanifisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisanifisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asanifisha) Singular Plural 1st person nasanifisha twasanifisha 2nd person wasanifisha mwasanifisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asanifisha wasanifisha m-mi(III/IV) wasanifisha yasanifisha ji-ma(V/VI) lasanifisha yasanifisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasanifisha vyasanifisha n(IX/X) yasanifisha zasanifisha u(XI) wasanifisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasanifisha pa(XVI) pasanifisha mu(XVIII) mwasanifisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesanifisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasanifisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasanifisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisanifisha "If not" positive subject concord + -siposanifisha Consecutive kasanifisha / positive subject concord + -kasanifisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasanifishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisanifisha -tusanifisha 2nd person -kusanifisha -wasanifisha/-kusanifisheni/-wasanifisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msanifisha -wasanifisha m-mi(III/IV) -usanifisha -isanifisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lisanifisha -yasanifisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisanifisha -visanifisha n(IX/X) -isanifisha -zisanifisha u(XI) -usanifisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusanifisha pa(XVI) -pasanifisha mu(XVIII) -musanifisha Reflexive -jisanifisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sanifisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sanifishaye -sanifishao m-mi(III/IV) -sanifishao -sanifishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sanifishalo -sanifishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sanifishacho -sanifishavyo n(IX/X) -sanifishayo -sanifishazo u(XI) -sanifishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sanifishako pa(XVI) -sanifishapo mu(XVIII) -sanifishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sanifisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesanifisha -osanifisha m-mi(III/IV) -osanifisha -yosanifisha ji-ma(V/VI) -losanifisha -yosanifisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosanifisha -vyosanifisha n(IX/X) -yosanifisha -zosanifisha u(XI) -osanifisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosanifisha pa(XVI) -posanifisha mu(XVIII) -mosanifisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • usanifishaji