nufaisha

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Swahili

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Etymology

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From manufaa (benefit) +‎ -isha (causative affix).

Verb

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-nufaisha (infinitive kunufaisha)

  1. to cause to profit, to make someone benefit

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -nufaisha
Positive present -nanufaisha
Subjunctive -nufaishe
Negative -nufaishi
Imperative singular nufaisha
Infinitives
Positive kunufaisha
Negative kutonufaisha
Imperatives
Singular nufaisha
Plural nufaisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunufaisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -linufaisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kunufaisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanufaisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninanufaisha/nanufaisha tunanufaisha
2nd person unanufaisha mnanufaisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananufaisha wananufaisha
other classes positive subject concord + -nanufaisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nufaishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sinufaishi hatunufaishi
2nd person hunufaishi hamnufaishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanufaishi hawanufaishi
other classes negative subject concord + -nufaishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanufaisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tanufaisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nufaishe)
Singular Plural
1st person ninufaishe tunufaishe
2nd person unufaishe mnufaishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anufaishe wanufaishe
other classes positive subject concord + -nufaishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinufaishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenufaisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenufaisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinufaisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinufaisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anufaisha)
Singular Plural
1st person nanufaisha twanufaisha
2nd person wanufaisha mwanufaisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anufaisha wanufaisha
m-mi(III/IV) wanufaisha yanufaisha
ji-ma(V/VI) lanufaisha yanufaisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanufaisha vyanufaisha
n(IX/X) yanufaisha zanufaisha
u(XI) wanufaisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwanufaisha
pa(XVI) panufaisha
mu(XVIII) mwanufaisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -menufaisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshanufaisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -janufaisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kinufaisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -siponufaisha
Consecutive kanufaisha / positive subject concord + -kanufaisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanufaishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -ninufaisha -tunufaisha
2nd person -kunufaisha -wanufaisha/-kunufaisheni/-wanufaisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnufaisha -wanufaisha
m-mi(III/IV) -unufaisha -inufaisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -linufaisha -yanufaisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinufaisha -vinufaisha
n(IX/X) -inufaisha -zinufaisha
u(XI) -unufaisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kunufaisha
pa(XVI) -panufaisha
mu(XVIII) -munufaisha
Reflexive -jinufaisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nufaisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -nufaishaye -nufaishao
m-mi(III/IV) -nufaishao -nufaishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -nufaishalo -nufaishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nufaishacho -nufaishavyo
n(IX/X) -nufaishayo -nufaishazo
u(XI) -nufaishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -nufaishako
pa(XVI) -nufaishapo
mu(XVIII) -nufaishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nufaisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yenufaisha -onufaisha
m-mi(III/IV) -onufaisha -yonufaisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lonufaisha -yonufaisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonufaisha -vyonufaisha
n(IX/X) -yonufaisha -zonufaisha
u(XI) -onufaisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -konufaisha
pa(XVI) -ponufaisha
mu(XVIII) -monufaisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.