kasimu

See also: Kasimu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَسَّمَ (qassama).

Verb

-kasimu (infinitive kukasimu)

1. to divide

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kasimu
Positive present -nakasimu Subjunctive -kasimu Negative -kasimu Imperative singular kasimu
Infinitives
Positive kukasimu Negative kutokasimu
Imperatives
Singular kasimu Plural kasimuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukasimu Positive past positive subject concord + -likasimu Negative past negative subject concord + -kukasimu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakasimu) Singular Plural 1st person ninakasimu/nakasimu tunakasimu 2nd person unakasimu mnakasimu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakasimu wanakasimu other classes positive subject concord + -nakasimu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kasimu) Singular Plural 1st person sikasimu hatukasimu 2nd person hukasimu hamkasimu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakasimu hawakasimu other classes negative subject concord + -kasimu
Positive future positive subject concord + -takasimu Negative future negative subject concord + -takasimu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kasimu) Singular Plural 1st person nikasimu tukasimu 2nd person ukasimu mkasimu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akasimu wakasimu other classes positive subject concord + -kasimu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikasimu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekasimu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekasimu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikasimu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikasimu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akasimu) Singular Plural 1st person nakasimu twakasimu 2nd person wakasimu mwakasimu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akasimu wakasimu m-mi(III/IV) wakasimu yakasimu ji-ma(V/VI) lakasimu yakasimu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakasimu vyakasimu n(IX/X) yakasimu zakasimu u(XI) wakasimu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakasimu pa(XVI) pakasimu mu(XVIII) mwakasimu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekasimu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakasimu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakasimu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikasimu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokasimu Consecutive kakasimu / positive subject concord + -kakasimu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakasimu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikasimu -tukasimu 2nd person -kukasimu -wakasimu/-kukasimuni/-wakasimuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkasimu -wakasimu m-mi(III/IV) -ukasimu -ikasimu ji-ma(V/VI) -likasimu -yakasimu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikasimu -vikasimu n(IX/X) -ikasimu -zikasimu u(XI) -ukasimu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukasimu pa(XVI) -pakasimu mu(XVIII) -mukasimu Reflexive -jikasimu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kasimu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kasimuye -kasimuo m-mi(III/IV) -kasimuo -kasimuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -kasimulo -kasimuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kasimucho -kasimuvyo n(IX/X) -kasimuyo -kasimuzo u(XI) -kasimuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kasimuko pa(XVI) -kasimupo mu(XVIII) -kasimumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kasimu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekasimu -okasimu m-mi(III/IV) -okasimu -yokasimu ji-ma(V/VI) -lokasimu -yokasimu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokasimu -vyokasimu n(IX/X) -yokasimu -zokasimu u(XI) -okasimu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokasimu pa(XVI) -pokasimu mu(XVIII) -mokasimu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.