fananisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fananisha (infinitive kufananisha)

1. Causative form of -fanana

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fananisha
Positive present -nafananisha Subjunctive -fananishe Negative -fananishi Imperative singular fananisha
Infinitives
Positive kufananisha Negative kutofananisha
Imperatives
Singular fananisha Plural fananisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufananisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lifananisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kufananisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafananisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninafananisha/nafananisha tunafananisha 2nd person unafananisha mnafananisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafananisha wanafananisha other classes positive subject concord + -nafananisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fananishi) Singular Plural 1st person sifananishi hatufananishi 2nd person hufananishi hamfananishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafananishi hawafananishi other classes negative subject concord + -fananishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafananisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tafananisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fananishe) Singular Plural 1st person nifananishe tufananishe 2nd person ufananishe mfananishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afananishe wafananishe other classes positive subject concord + -fananishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifananishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefananisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefananisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifananisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifananisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afananisha) Singular Plural 1st person nafananisha twafananisha 2nd person wafananisha mwafananisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afananisha wafananisha m-mi(III/IV) wafananisha yafananisha ji-ma(V/VI) lafananisha yafananisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafananisha vyafananisha n(IX/X) yafananisha zafananisha u(XI) wafananisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafananisha pa(XVI) pafananisha mu(XVIII) mwafananisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefananisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafananisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafananisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifananisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofananisha Consecutive kafananisha / positive subject concord + -kafananisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafananishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifananisha -tufananisha 2nd person -kufananisha -wafananisha/-kufananisheni/-wafananisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfananisha -wafananisha m-mi(III/IV) -ufananisha -ifananisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lifananisha -yafananisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifananisha -vifananisha n(IX/X) -ifananisha -zifananisha u(XI) -ufananisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufananisha pa(XVI) -pafananisha mu(XVIII) -mufananisha Reflexive -jifananisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fananisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fananishaye -fananishao m-mi(III/IV) -fananishao -fananishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fananishalo -fananishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fananishacho -fananishavyo n(IX/X) -fananishayo -fananishazo u(XI) -fananishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fananishako pa(XVI) -fananishapo mu(XVIII) -fananishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fananisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefananisha -ofananisha m-mi(III/IV) -ofananisha -yofananisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lofananisha -yofananisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofananisha -vyofananisha n(IX/X) -yofananisha -zofananisha u(XI) -ofananisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofananisha pa(XVI) -pofananisha mu(XVIII) -mofananisha
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: -fananishwa