vishia

Swahili

Verb

-vishia (infinitive kuvishia)

1. Applicative form of -visha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -vishia
Positive present -navishia Subjunctive -vishie Negative -vishii Imperative singular vishia
Infinitives
Positive kuvishia Negative kutovishia
Imperatives
Singular vishia Plural vishieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huvishia Positive past positive subject concord + -livishia Negative past negative subject concord + -kuvishia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -navishia) Singular Plural 1st person ninavishia/navishia tunavishia 2nd person unavishia mnavishia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anavishia wanavishia other classes positive subject concord + -navishia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -vishii) Singular Plural 1st person sivishii hatuvishii 2nd person huvishii hamvishii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) havishii hawavishii other classes negative subject concord + -vishii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tavishia Negative future negative subject concord + -tavishia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vishie) Singular Plural 1st person nivishie tuvishie 2nd person uvishie mvishie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avishie wavishie other classes positive subject concord + -vishie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sivishie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngevishia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singevishia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalivishia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalivishia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avishia) Singular Plural 1st person navishia twavishia 2nd person wavishia mwavishia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avishia wavishia m-mi(III/IV) wavishia yavishia ji-ma(V/VI) lavishia yavishia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chavishia vyavishia n(IX/X) yavishia zavishia u(XI) wavishia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwavishia pa(XVI) pavishia mu(XVIII) mwavishia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mevishia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshavishia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -javishia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kivishia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipovishia Consecutive kavishia / positive subject concord + -kavishia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kavishie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nivishia -tuvishia 2nd person -kuvishia -wavishia/-kuvishieni/-wavishieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mvishia -wavishia m-mi(III/IV) -uvishia -ivishia ji-ma(V/VI) -livishia -yavishia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kivishia -vivishia n(IX/X) -ivishia -zivishia u(XI) -uvishia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuvishia pa(XVI) -pavishia mu(XVIII) -muvishia Reflexive -jivishia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vishia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -vishiaye -vishiao m-mi(III/IV) -vishiao -vishiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -vishialo -vishiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -vishiacho -vishiavyo n(IX/X) -vishiayo -vishiazo u(XI) -vishiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -vishiako pa(XVI) -vishiapo mu(XVIII) -vishiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vishia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yevishia -ovishia m-mi(III/IV) -ovishia -yovishia ji-ma(V/VI) -lovishia -yovishia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chovishia -vyovishia n(IX/X) -yovishia -zovishia u(XI) -ovishia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kovishia pa(XVI) -povishia mu(XVIII) -movishia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.