pindisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pindisha (infinitive kupindisha)

1. Causative form of -pinda

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pindisha
Positive present -napindisha Subjunctive -pindishe Negative -pindishi Imperative singular pindisha
Infinitives
Positive kupindisha Negative kutopindisha
Imperatives
Singular pindisha Plural pindisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupindisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lipindisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kupindisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napindisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninapindisha/napindisha tunapindisha 2nd person unapindisha mnapindisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapindisha wanapindisha other classes positive subject concord + -napindisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pindishi) Singular Plural 1st person sipindishi hatupindishi 2nd person hupindishi hampindishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapindishi hawapindishi other classes negative subject concord + -pindishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapindisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tapindisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pindishe) Singular Plural 1st person nipindishe tupindishe 2nd person upindishe mpindishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apindishe wapindishe other classes positive subject concord + -pindishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipindishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepindisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepindisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipindisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipindisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apindisha) Singular Plural 1st person napindisha twapindisha 2nd person wapindisha mwapindisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apindisha wapindisha m-mi(III/IV) wapindisha yapindisha ji-ma(V/VI) lapindisha yapindisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapindisha vyapindisha n(IX/X) yapindisha zapindisha u(XI) wapindisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapindisha pa(XVI) papindisha mu(XVIII) mwapindisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepindisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapindisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japindisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipindisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopindisha Consecutive kapindisha / positive subject concord + -kapindisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapindishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipindisha -tupindisha 2nd person -kupindisha -wapindisha/-kupindisheni/-wapindisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpindisha -wapindisha m-mi(III/IV) -upindisha -ipindisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lipindisha -yapindisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipindisha -vipindisha n(IX/X) -ipindisha -zipindisha u(XI) -upindisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupindisha pa(XVI) -papindisha mu(XVIII) -mupindisha Reflexive -jipindisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pindisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pindishaye -pindishao m-mi(III/IV) -pindishao -pindishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pindishalo -pindishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pindishacho -pindishavyo n(IX/X) -pindishayo -pindishazo u(XI) -pindishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pindishako pa(XVI) -pindishapo mu(XVIII) -pindishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pindisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepindisha -opindisha m-mi(III/IV) -opindisha -yopindisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lopindisha -yopindisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopindisha -vyopindisha n(IX/X) -yopindisha -zopindisha u(XI) -opindisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopindisha pa(XVI) -popindisha mu(XVIII) -mopindisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.