sababisha

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Swahili

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Etymology

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From sababu +‎ -isha.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-sababisha (infinitive kusababisha)

  1. Causative form of sababu: to cause

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -sababisha
Positive present -nasababisha
Subjunctive -sababishe
Negative -sababishi
Imperative singular sababisha
Infinitives
Positive kusababisha
Negative kutosababisha
Imperatives
Singular sababisha
Plural sababisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual husababisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisababisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusababisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasababisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasababisha/nasababisha tunasababisha
2nd person unasababisha mnasababisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasababisha wanasababisha
other classes positive subject concord + -nasababisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sababishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sisababishi hatusababishi
2nd person husababishi hamsababishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasababishi hawasababishi
other classes negative subject concord + -sababishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasababisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasababisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sababishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nisababishe tusababishe
2nd person usababishe msababishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asababishe wasababishe
other classes positive subject concord + -sababishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisababishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesababisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesababisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisababisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisababisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asababisha)
Singular Plural
1st person nasababisha twasababisha
2nd person wasababisha mwasababisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asababisha wasababisha
m-mi(III/IV) wasababisha yasababisha
ji-ma(V/VI) lasababisha yasababisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasababisha vyasababisha
n(IX/X) yasababisha zasababisha
u(XI) wasababisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasababisha
pa(XVI) pasababisha
mu(XVIII) mwasababisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesababisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasababisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasababisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisababisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposababisha
Consecutive kasababisha / positive subject concord + -kasababisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasababishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisababisha -tusababisha
2nd person -kusababisha -wasababisha/-kusababisheni/-wasababisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msababisha -wasababisha
m-mi(III/IV) -usababisha -isababisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisababisha -yasababisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisababisha -visababisha
n(IX/X) -isababisha -zisababisha
u(XI) -usababisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusababisha
pa(XVI) -pasababisha
mu(XVIII) -musababisha
Reflexive -jisababisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sababisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -sababishaye -sababishao
m-mi(III/IV) -sababishao -sababishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -sababishalo -sababishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sababishacho -sababishavyo
n(IX/X) -sababishayo -sababishazo
u(XI) -sababishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -sababishako
pa(XVI) -sababishapo
mu(XVIII) -sababishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sababisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesababisha -osababisha
m-mi(III/IV) -osababisha -yosababisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -losababisha -yosababisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosababisha -vyosababisha
n(IX/X) -yosababisha -zosababisha
u(XI) -osababisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosababisha
pa(XVI) -posababisha
mu(XVIII) -mosababisha
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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