kalisha

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Swahili

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

[edit]

-kalisha (infinitive kukalisha)

  1. Applicative form of -kaa: to seat

Conjugation

[edit]
Conjugation of -kalisha
Positive present -nakalisha
Subjunctive -kalishe
Negative -kalishi
Imperative singular kalisha
Infinitives
Positive kukalisha
Negative kutokalisha
Imperatives
Singular kalisha
Plural kalisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukalisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -likalisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukalisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakalisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakalisha/nakalisha tunakalisha
2nd person unakalisha mnakalisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakalisha wanakalisha
other classes positive subject concord + -nakalisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kalishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sikalishi hatukalishi
2nd person hukalishi hamkalishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakalishi hawakalishi
other classes negative subject concord + -kalishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takalisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -takalisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kalishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nikalishe tukalishe
2nd person ukalishe mkalishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akalishe wakalishe
other classes positive subject concord + -kalishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikalishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekalisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekalisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikalisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikalisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akalisha)
Singular Plural
1st person nakalisha twakalisha
2nd person wakalisha mwakalisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akalisha wakalisha
m-mi(III/IV) wakalisha yakalisha
ji-ma(V/VI) lakalisha yakalisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakalisha vyakalisha
n(IX/X) yakalisha zakalisha
u(XI) wakalisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakalisha
pa(XVI) pakalisha
mu(XVIII) mwakalisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekalisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakalisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakalisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikalisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokalisha
Consecutive kakalisha / positive subject concord + -kakalisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakalishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikalisha -tukalisha
2nd person -kukalisha -wakalisha/-kukalisheni/-wakalisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkalisha -wakalisha
m-mi(III/IV) -ukalisha -ikalisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -likalisha -yakalisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikalisha -vikalisha
n(IX/X) -ikalisha -zikalisha
u(XI) -ukalisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukalisha
pa(XVI) -pakalisha
mu(XVIII) -mukalisha
Reflexive -jikalisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kalisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -kalishaye -kalishao
m-mi(III/IV) -kalishao -kalishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -kalishalo -kalishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kalishacho -kalishavyo
n(IX/X) -kalishayo -kalishazo
u(XI) -kalishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kalishako
pa(XVI) -kalishapo
mu(XVIII) -kalishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kalisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekalisha -okalisha
m-mi(III/IV) -okalisha -yokalisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokalisha -yokalisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokalisha -vyokalisha
n(IX/X) -yokalisha -zokalisha
u(XI) -okalisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokalisha
pa(XVI) -pokalisha
mu(XVIII) -mokalisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.