hamasisha

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Swahili

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Etymology

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From hamasa +‎ -isha (causative affix).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-hamasisha (infinitive kuhamasisha)

  1. Causative form of hamasa: to motivate, to encourage
  2. to mobilize

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -hamasisha
Positive present -nahamasisha
Subjunctive -hamasishe
Negative -hamasishi
Imperative singular hamasisha
Infinitives
Positive kuhamasisha
Negative kutohamasisha
Imperatives
Singular hamasisha
Plural hamasisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhamasisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -lihamasisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhamasisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahamasisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninahamasisha/nahamasisha tunahamasisha
2nd person unahamasisha mnahamasisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahamasisha wanahamasisha
other classes positive subject concord + -nahamasisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hamasishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sihamasishi hatuhamasishi
2nd person huhamasishi hamhamasishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahamasishi hawahamasishi
other classes negative subject concord + -hamasishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahamasisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tahamasisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hamasishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nihamasishe tuhamasishe
2nd person uhamasishe mhamasishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahamasishe wahamasishe
other classes positive subject concord + -hamasishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihamasishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehamasisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehamasisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihamasisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihamasisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahamasisha)
Singular Plural
1st person nahamasisha twahamasisha
2nd person wahamasisha mwahamasisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahamasisha wahamasisha
m-mi(III/IV) wahamasisha yahamasisha
ji-ma(V/VI) lahamasisha yahamasisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahamasisha vyahamasisha
n(IX/X) yahamasisha zahamasisha
u(XI) wahamasisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwahamasisha
pa(XVI) pahamasisha
mu(XVIII) mwahamasisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehamasisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshahamasisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahamasisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kihamasisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipohamasisha
Consecutive kahamasisha / positive subject concord + -kahamasisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahamasishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nihamasisha -tuhamasisha
2nd person -kuhamasisha -wahamasisha/-kuhamasisheni/-wahamasisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhamasisha -wahamasisha
m-mi(III/IV) -uhamasisha -ihamasisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lihamasisha -yahamasisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihamasisha -vihamasisha
n(IX/X) -ihamasisha -zihamasisha
u(XI) -uhamasisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuhamasisha
pa(XVI) -pahamasisha
mu(XVIII) -muhamasisha
Reflexive -jihamasisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hamasisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -hamasishaye -hamasishao
m-mi(III/IV) -hamasishao -hamasishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -hamasishalo -hamasishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hamasishacho -hamasishavyo
n(IX/X) -hamasishayo -hamasishazo
u(XI) -hamasishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -hamasishako
pa(XVI) -hamasishapo
mu(XVIII) -hamasishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hamasisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yehamasisha -ohamasisha
m-mi(III/IV) -ohamasisha -yohamasisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lohamasisha -yohamasisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohamasisha -vyohamasisha
n(IX/X) -yohamasisha -zohamasisha
u(XI) -ohamasisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kohamasisha
pa(XVI) -pohamasisha
mu(XVIII) -mohamasisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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