Swahili
Etymology
From -funda (“learn”) + isha (“causative affix”).
Verb
-fundisha (infinitive kufundisha)
- Causative form of -funda: to teach
Conjugation
Conjugation of -fundisha
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Positive present
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-nafundisha
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Subjunctive
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-fundishe
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Negative
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-fundishi
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Imperative singular
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fundisha
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hufundisha
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifundisha
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufundisha
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafundisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninafundisha/nafundisha
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tunafundisha
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2nd person
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unafundisha
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mnafundisha
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafundisha
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wanafundisha
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafundisha
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -fundishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sifundishi
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hatufundishi
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2nd person
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hufundishi
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hamfundishi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafundishi
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hawafundishi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -fundishi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafundisha
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafundisha
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fundishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nifundishe
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tufundishe
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2nd person
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ufundishe
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mfundishe
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afundishe
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wafundishe
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -fundishe
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifundishe
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefundisha
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefundisha
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifundisha
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifundisha
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefundisha
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafundisha
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafundisha
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifundisha
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofundisha
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Consecutive
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kafundisha / positive subject concord + -kafundisha
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafundishe
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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