vumisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-vumisha (infinitive kuvumisha)

1. Causative form of -vuma

Conjugation

Conjugation of -vumisha
Positive present -navumisha Subjunctive -vumishe Negative -vumishi Imperative singular vumisha
Infinitives
Positive kuvumisha Negative kutovumisha
Imperatives
Singular vumisha Plural vumisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huvumisha Positive past positive subject concord + -livumisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuvumisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -navumisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninavumisha/navumisha tunavumisha 2nd person unavumisha mnavumisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anavumisha wanavumisha other classes positive subject concord + -navumisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -vumishi) Singular Plural 1st person sivumishi hatuvumishi 2nd person huvumishi hamvumishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) havumishi hawavumishi other classes negative subject concord + -vumishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tavumisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tavumisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vumishe) Singular Plural 1st person nivumishe tuvumishe 2nd person uvumishe mvumishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avumishe wavumishe other classes positive subject concord + -vumishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sivumishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngevumisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singevumisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalivumisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalivumisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avumisha) Singular Plural 1st person navumisha twavumisha 2nd person wavumisha mwavumisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avumisha wavumisha m-mi(III/IV) wavumisha yavumisha ji-ma(V/VI) lavumisha yavumisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chavumisha vyavumisha n(IX/X) yavumisha zavumisha u(XI) wavumisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwavumisha pa(XVI) pavumisha mu(XVIII) mwavumisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mevumisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshavumisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -javumisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kivumisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipovumisha Consecutive kavumisha / positive subject concord + -kavumisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kavumishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nivumisha -tuvumisha 2nd person -kuvumisha -wavumisha/-kuvumisheni/-wavumisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mvumisha -wavumisha m-mi(III/IV) -uvumisha -ivumisha ji-ma(V/VI) -livumisha -yavumisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kivumisha -vivumisha n(IX/X) -ivumisha -zivumisha u(XI) -uvumisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuvumisha pa(XVI) -pavumisha mu(XVIII) -muvumisha Reflexive -jivumisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vumisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -vumishaye -vumishao m-mi(III/IV) -vumishao -vumishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -vumishalo -vumishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -vumishacho -vumishavyo n(IX/X) -vumishayo -vumishazo u(XI) -vumishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -vumishako pa(XVI) -vumishapo mu(XVIII) -vumishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vumisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yevumisha -ovumisha m-mi(III/IV) -ovumisha -yovumisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lovumisha -yovumisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chovumisha -vyovumisha n(IX/X) -yovumisha -zovumisha u(XI) -ovumisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kovumisha pa(XVI) -povumisha mu(XVIII) -movumisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.