arifisha

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-arifisha (infinitive kuarifisha)

  1. Causative form of -arifu

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -arifisha
Positive present -naarifisha
Subjunctive -arifishe
Negative -arifishi
Imperative singular arifisha
Infinitives
Positive kuarifisha
Negative kutoarifisha
Imperatives
Singular arifisha
Plural arifisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huarifisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -liarifisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuarifisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naarifisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaarifisha/naarifisha tunaarifisha
2nd person unaarifisha mnaarifisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaarifisha wanaarifisha
other classes positive subject concord + -naarifisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -arifishi)
Singular Plural
1st person siarifishi hatuarifishi
2nd person huarifishi hamwarifishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haarifishi hawaarifishi
other classes negative subject concord + -arifishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taarifisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -taarifisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -arifishe)
Singular Plural
1st person niarifishe tuarifishe
2nd person uarifishe mwarifishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aarifishe waarifishe
other classes positive subject concord + -arifishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siarifishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngearifisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singearifisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliarifisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliarifisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aarifisha)
Singular Plural
1st person naarifisha twaarifisha
2nd person waarifisha mwaarifisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aarifisha waarifisha
m-mi(III/IV) waarifisha yaarifisha
ji-ma(V/VI) laarifisha yaarifisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaarifisha vyaarifisha
n(IX/X) yaarifisha zaarifisha
u(XI) waarifisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaarifisha
pa(XVI) paarifisha
mu(XVIII) mwaarifisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mearifisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaarifisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaarifisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiarifisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoarifisha
Consecutive kaarifisha / positive subject concord + -kaarifisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaarifishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niarifisha -tuarifisha
2nd person -kuarifisha -waarifisha/-kuarifisheni/-waarifisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwarifisha -waarifisha
m-mi(III/IV) -uarifisha -iarifisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -liarifisha -yaarifisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiarifisha -viarifisha
n(IX/X) -iarifisha -ziarifisha
u(XI) -uarifisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuarifisha
pa(XVI) -paarifisha
mu(XVIII) -muarifisha
Reflexive -jiarifisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -arifisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -arifishaye -arifishao
m-mi(III/IV) -arifishao -arifishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -arifishalo -arifishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -arifishacho -arifishavyo
n(IX/X) -arifishayo -arifishazo
u(XI) -arifishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -arifishako
pa(XVI) -arifishapo
mu(XVIII) -arifishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -arifisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yearifisha -oarifisha
m-mi(III/IV) -oarifisha -yoarifisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -loarifisha -yoarifisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choarifisha -vyoarifisha
n(IX/X) -yoarifisha -zoarifisha
u(XI) -oarifisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koarifisha
pa(XVI) -poarifisha
mu(XVIII) -moarifisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.