hakikisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-hakikisha (infinitive kuhakikisha)

1. Causative form of -hakiki: to verify, confirm, assure, ensure

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hakikisha
Positive present -nahakikisha Subjunctive -hakikishe Negative -hakikishi Imperative singular hakikisha
Infinitives
Positive kuhakikisha Negative kutohakikisha
Imperatives
Singular hakikisha Plural hakikisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhakikisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lihakikisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhakikisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahakikisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninahakikisha/nahakikisha tunahakikisha 2nd person unahakikisha mnahakikisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahakikisha wanahakikisha other classes positive subject concord + -nahakikisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hakikishi) Singular Plural 1st person sihakikishi hatuhakikishi 2nd person huhakikishi hamhakikishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahakikishi hawahakikishi other classes negative subject concord + -hakikishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahakikisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tahakikisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hakikishe) Singular Plural 1st person nihakikishe tuhakikishe 2nd person uhakikishe mhakikishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahakikishe wahakikishe other classes positive subject concord + -hakikishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihakikishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehakikisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehakikisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihakikisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihakikisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahakikisha) Singular Plural 1st person nahakikisha twahakikisha 2nd person wahakikisha mwahakikisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahakikisha wahakikisha m-mi(III/IV) wahakikisha yahakikisha ji-ma(V/VI) lahakikisha yahakikisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahakikisha vyahakikisha n(IX/X) yahakikisha zahakikisha u(XI) wahakikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahakikisha pa(XVI) pahakikisha mu(XVIII) mwahakikisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehakikisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahakikisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahakikisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihakikisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohakikisha Consecutive kahakikisha / positive subject concord + -kahakikisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahakikishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihakikisha -tuhakikisha 2nd person -kuhakikisha -wahakikisha/-kuhakikisheni/-wahakikisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhakikisha -wahakikisha m-mi(III/IV) -uhakikisha -ihakikisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lihakikisha -yahakikisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihakikisha -vihakikisha n(IX/X) -ihakikisha -zihakikisha u(XI) -uhakikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhakikisha pa(XVI) -pahakikisha mu(XVIII) -muhakikisha Reflexive -jihakikisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hakikisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -hakikishaye -hakikishao m-mi(III/IV) -hakikishao -hakikishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -hakikishalo -hakikishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hakikishacho -hakikishavyo n(IX/X) -hakikishayo -hakikishazo u(XI) -hakikishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -hakikishako pa(XVI) -hakikishapo mu(XVIII) -hakikishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hakikisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehakikisha -ohakikisha m-mi(III/IV) -ohakikisha -yohakikisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lohakikisha -yohakikisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohakikisha -vyohakikisha n(IX/X) -yohakikisha -zohakikisha u(XI) -ohakikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohakikisha pa(XVI) -pohakikisha mu(XVIII) -mohakikisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • hakikisho (“evidence, proof”)