hamasisha

Swahili

Etymology

From hamasa +‎ -isha (causative affix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-hamasisha (infinitive kuhamasisha)

1. Causative form of hamasa: to motivate, to encourage
2. to mobilize

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hamasisha
Positive present -nahamasisha Subjunctive -hamasishe Negative -hamasishi Imperative singular hamasisha
Infinitives
Positive kuhamasisha Negative kutohamasisha
Imperatives
Singular hamasisha Plural hamasisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhamasisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lihamasisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhamasisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahamasisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninahamasisha/nahamasisha tunahamasisha 2nd person unahamasisha mnahamasisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahamasisha wanahamasisha other classes positive subject concord + -nahamasisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hamasishi) Singular Plural 1st person sihamasishi hatuhamasishi 2nd person huhamasishi hamhamasishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahamasishi hawahamasishi other classes negative subject concord + -hamasishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahamasisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tahamasisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hamasishe) Singular Plural 1st person nihamasishe tuhamasishe 2nd person uhamasishe mhamasishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahamasishe wahamasishe other classes positive subject concord + -hamasishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihamasishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehamasisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehamasisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihamasisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihamasisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahamasisha) Singular Plural 1st person nahamasisha twahamasisha 2nd person wahamasisha mwahamasisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahamasisha wahamasisha m-mi(III/IV) wahamasisha yahamasisha ji-ma(V/VI) lahamasisha yahamasisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahamasisha vyahamasisha n(IX/X) yahamasisha zahamasisha u(XI) wahamasisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahamasisha pa(XVI) pahamasisha mu(XVIII) mwahamasisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehamasisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahamasisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahamasisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihamasisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohamasisha Consecutive kahamasisha / positive subject concord + -kahamasisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahamasishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihamasisha -tuhamasisha 2nd person -kuhamasisha -wahamasisha/-kuhamasisheni/-wahamasisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhamasisha -wahamasisha m-mi(III/IV) -uhamasisha -ihamasisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lihamasisha -yahamasisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihamasisha -vihamasisha n(IX/X) -ihamasisha -zihamasisha u(XI) -uhamasisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhamasisha pa(XVI) -pahamasisha mu(XVIII) -muhamasisha Reflexive -jihamasisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hamasisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -hamasishaye -hamasishao m-mi(III/IV) -hamasishao -hamasishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -hamasishalo -hamasishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hamasishacho -hamasishavyo n(IX/X) -hamasishayo -hamasishazo u(XI) -hamasishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -hamasishako pa(XVI) -hamasishapo mu(XVIII) -hamasishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hamasisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehamasisha -ohamasisha m-mi(III/IV) -ohamasisha -yohamasisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lohamasisha -yohamasisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohamasisha -vyohamasisha n(IX/X) -yohamasisha -zohamasisha u(XI) -ohamasisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohamasisha pa(XVI) -pohamasisha mu(XVIII) -mohamasisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mhamasishaji (“motivator”)
  • uhamasishaji (“motivation”)