chapisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chapisha (infinitive kuchapisha)

1. Causative form of -chapa: to publish

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chapisha
Positive present -nachapisha Subjunctive -chapishe Negative -chapishi Imperative singular chapisha
Infinitives
Positive kuchapisha Negative kutochapisha
Imperatives
Singular chapisha Plural chapisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchapisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lichapisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchapisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachapisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninachapisha/nachapisha tunachapisha 2nd person unachapisha mnachapisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachapisha wanachapisha other classes positive subject concord + -nachapisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chapishi) Singular Plural 1st person sichapishi hatuchapishi 2nd person huchapishi hamchapishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachapishi hawachapishi other classes negative subject concord + -chapishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachapisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tachapisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chapishe) Singular Plural 1st person nichapishe tuchapishe 2nd person uchapishe mchapishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achapishe wachapishe other classes positive subject concord + -chapishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichapishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechapisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechapisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichapisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichapisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achapisha) Singular Plural 1st person nachapisha twachapisha 2nd person wachapisha mwachapisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achapisha wachapisha m-mi(III/IV) wachapisha yachapisha ji-ma(V/VI) lachapisha yachapisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachapisha vyachapisha n(IX/X) yachapisha zachapisha u(XI) wachapisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachapisha pa(XVI) pachapisha mu(XVIII) mwachapisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechapisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachapisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachapisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichapisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochapisha Consecutive kachapisha / positive subject concord + -kachapisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachapishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichapisha -tuchapisha 2nd person -kuchapisha -wachapisha/-kuchapisheni/-wachapisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchapisha -wachapisha m-mi(III/IV) -uchapisha -ichapisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lichapisha -yachapisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichapisha -vichapisha n(IX/X) -ichapisha -zichapisha u(XI) -uchapisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchapisha pa(XVI) -pachapisha mu(XVIII) -muchapisha Reflexive -jichapisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chapisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chapishaye -chapishao m-mi(III/IV) -chapishao -chapishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chapishalo -chapishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chapishacho -chapishavyo n(IX/X) -chapishayo -chapishazo u(XI) -chapishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chapishako pa(XVI) -chapishapo mu(XVIII) -chapishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chapisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechapisha -ochapisha m-mi(III/IV) -ochapisha -yochapisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lochapisha -yochapisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochapisha -vyochapisha n(IX/X) -yochapisha -zochapisha u(XI) -ochapisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochapisha pa(XVI) -pochapisha mu(XVIII) -mochapisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -chapishwa

• Nominal derivations:
  • chapisho (“publication”)
  • mchapishaji (“publisher”)
  • uchapishaji (“publishing”)