tishia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tishia (infinitive kutishia)

1. Applicative form of -tisha: to threaten (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tishia
Positive present -natishia Subjunctive -tishie Negative -tishii Imperative singular tishia
Infinitives
Positive kutishia Negative kutotishia
Imperatives
Singular tishia Plural tishieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutishia Positive past positive subject concord + -litishia Negative past negative subject concord + -kutishia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natishia) Singular Plural 1st person ninatishia/natishia tunatishia 2nd person unatishia mnatishia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatishia wanatishia other classes positive subject concord + -natishia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tishii) Singular Plural 1st person sitishii hatutishii 2nd person hutishii hamtishii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatishii hawatishii other classes negative subject concord + -tishii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatishia Negative future negative subject concord + -tatishia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tishie) Singular Plural 1st person nitishie tutishie 2nd person utishie mtishie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atishie watishie other classes positive subject concord + -tishie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitishie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetishia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetishia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitishia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitishia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atishia) Singular Plural 1st person natishia twatishia 2nd person watishia mwatishia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atishia watishia m-mi(III/IV) watishia yatishia ji-ma(V/VI) latishia yatishia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatishia vyatishia n(IX/X) yatishia zatishia u(XI) watishia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatishia pa(XVI) patishia mu(XVIII) mwatishia
Perfect positive subject concord + -metishia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatishia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatishia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitishia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotishia Consecutive katishia / positive subject concord + -katishia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katishie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitishia -tutishia 2nd person -kutishia -watishia/-kutishieni/-watishieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtishia -watishia m-mi(III/IV) -utishia -itishia ji-ma(V/VI) -litishia -yatishia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitishia -vitishia n(IX/X) -itishia -zitishia u(XI) -utishia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutishia pa(XVI) -patishia mu(XVIII) -mutishia Reflexive -jitishia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tishia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tishiaye -tishiao m-mi(III/IV) -tishiao -tishiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tishialo -tishiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tishiacho -tishiavyo n(IX/X) -tishiayo -tishiazo u(XI) -tishiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tishiako pa(XVI) -tishiapo mu(XVIII) -tishiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tishia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetishia -otishia m-mi(III/IV) -otishia -yotishia ji-ma(V/VI) -lotishia -yotishia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotishia -vyotishia n(IX/X) -yotishia -zotishia u(XI) -otishia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotishia pa(XVI) -potishia mu(XVIII) -motishia
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:
  • tishio (“threat”)