fisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fisha (infinitive kufisha)

1. Causative form of -fa: to murder, kill

   Synonym: -ua

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fisha
Positive present -nafisha Subjunctive -fishe Negative -fishi Imperative singular fisha
Infinitives
Positive kufisha Negative kutofisha
Imperatives
Singular fisha Plural fisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lifisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kufisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninafisha/nafisha tunafisha 2nd person unafisha mnafisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafisha wanafisha other classes positive subject concord + -nafisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fishi) Singular Plural 1st person sifishi hatufishi 2nd person hufishi hamfishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafishi hawafishi other classes negative subject concord + -fishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tafisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fishe) Singular Plural 1st person nifishe tufishe 2nd person ufishe mfishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afishe wafishe other classes positive subject concord + -fishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afisha) Singular Plural 1st person nafisha twafisha 2nd person wafisha mwafisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afisha wafisha m-mi(III/IV) wafisha yafisha ji-ma(V/VI) lafisha yafisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafisha vyafisha n(IX/X) yafisha zafisha u(XI) wafisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafisha pa(XVI) pafisha mu(XVIII) mwafisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofisha Consecutive kafisha / positive subject concord + -kafisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifisha -tufisha 2nd person -kufisha -wafisha/-kufisheni/-wafisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfisha -wafisha m-mi(III/IV) -ufisha -ifisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lifisha -yafisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifisha -vifisha n(IX/X) -ifisha -zifisha u(XI) -ufisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufisha pa(XVI) -pafisha mu(XVIII) -mufisha Reflexive -jifisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fishaye -fishao m-mi(III/IV) -fishao -fishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fishalo -fishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fishacho -fishavyo n(IX/X) -fishayo -fishazo u(XI) -fishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fishako pa(XVI) -fishapo mu(XVIII) -fishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefisha -ofisha m-mi(III/IV) -ofisha -yofisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lofisha -yofisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofisha -vyofisha n(IX/X) -yofisha -zofisha u(XI) -ofisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofisha pa(XVI) -pofisha mu(XVIII) -mofisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Swazi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

-físha

1. short

Inflection

Adjective concord
	Modifier	Copulative
1st singular	lengimfisha	ngimfisha
2nd singular	lomfisha	umfisha
1st plural	lesibafisha	sibafisha
2nd plural	lenibafisha	nibafisha
Class 1	lomfisha	mfisha
Class 2	labafisha	bafisha
Class 3	lomfisha	mfisha
Class 4	lemifisha	mifisha
Class 5	lelifisha	lifisha
Class 6	lamafisha	mafisha
Class 7	lesifisha	sifisha
Class 8	letimfisha	timfisha
Class 9	lemfisha	imfisha
Class 10	letimfisha	timfisha
Class 11	lolufisha	lufisha
Class 14	lobufisha	bufisha
Class 15	lokufisha	kufisha
Class 17	lokufisha	kufisha

Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

-fisha^?

1. Synonym of -fuphi

Inflection

Adjective concord
	Modifier		Copulative
	positive	negative	positive	negative
1st singular	engimfisha	engingemfisha	ngimfisha	angimfisha
2nd singular	omfisha	ongemfisha	umfisha	awumfisha
1st plural	esibafisha	esingebafisha	sibafisha	asibafisha
2nd plural	enibafisha	eningebafisha	nibafisha	anibafisha
Class 1	omfisha	ongemfisha	mfisha	akamfisha
Class 2	abafisha	abangebafisha	bafisha	ababafisha
Class 3	omfisha	ongemfisha	mfisha	awumfisha
Class 4	emifisha	engemifisha	mifisha	ayimifisha
Class 5	elifisha	elingelifisha	lifisha	alilifisha
Class 6	amafisha	angemafisha	mafisha	awamafisha
Class 7	esifisha	esingesifisha	sifisha	asisifisha
Class 8	ezimfisha	ezingezimfisha	zimfisha	azizimfisha
Class 9	emfisha	engemfisha, engeyimfisha	imfisha, yimfisha	ayiyimfisha
Class 10	ezimfisha	ezingezimfisha	zimfisha	azizimfisha
Class 11	olufisha	olungelufisha	lufisha	alulufisha
Class 14	obufisha	obungebufisha	bufisha	abubufisha
Class 15	okufisha	okungekufisha	kufisha	akukufisha
Class 17	okufisha	okungekufisha	kufisha	akukufisha

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-fisha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fisha”