sitishwa

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-sitishwa (infinitive kusitishwa)

  1. Passive form of -sitisha: to be caused to pause

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -sitishwa
Positive present -nasitishwa
Subjunctive -sitishwe
Negative -sitishwi
Imperative singular sitishwa
Infinitives
Positive kusitishwa
Negative kutositishwa
Imperatives
Singular sitishwa
Plural sitishweni
Tensed forms
Habitual husitishwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisitishwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusitishwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasitishwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasitishwa/nasitishwa tunasitishwa
2nd person unasitishwa mnasitishwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasitishwa wanasitishwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nasitishwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sitishwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sisitishwi hatusitishwi
2nd person husitishwi hamsitishwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasitishwi hawasitishwi
other classes negative subject concord + -sitishwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasitishwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasitishwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sitishwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nisitishwe tusitishwe
2nd person usitishwe msitishwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asitishwe wasitishwe
other classes positive subject concord + -sitishwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisitishwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesitishwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesitishwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisitishwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisitishwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asitishwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nasitishwa twasitishwa
2nd person wasitishwa mwasitishwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asitishwa wasitishwa
m-mi(III/IV) wasitishwa yasitishwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lasitishwa yasitishwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasitishwa vyasitishwa
n(IX/X) yasitishwa zasitishwa
u(XI) wasitishwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasitishwa
pa(XVI) pasitishwa
mu(XVIII) mwasitishwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesitishwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasitishwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasitishwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisitishwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipositishwa
Consecutive kasitishwa / positive subject concord + -kasitishwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasitishwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisitishwa -tusitishwa
2nd person -kusitishwa -wasitishwa/-kusitishweni/-wasitishweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msitishwa -wasitishwa
m-mi(III/IV) -usitishwa -isitishwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisitishwa -yasitishwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisitishwa -visitishwa
n(IX/X) -isitishwa -zisitishwa
u(XI) -usitishwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusitishwa
pa(XVI) -pasitishwa
mu(XVIII) -musitishwa
Reflexive -jisitishwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sitishwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -sitishwaye -sitishwao
m-mi(III/IV) -sitishwao -sitishwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -sitishwalo -sitishwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sitishwacho -sitishwavyo
n(IX/X) -sitishwayo -sitishwazo
u(XI) -sitishwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -sitishwako
pa(XVI) -sitishwapo
mu(XVIII) -sitishwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sitishwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesitishwa -ositishwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ositishwa -yositishwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lositishwa -yositishwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chositishwa -vyositishwa
n(IX/X) -yositishwa -zositishwa
u(XI) -ositishwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kositishwa
pa(XVI) -positishwa
mu(XVIII) -mositishwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.