hamisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-hamisha (infinitive kuhamisha)

1. Causative form of -hama: to deport, to evacuate, be removed/moved from a place

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hamisha
Positive present -nahamisha Subjunctive -hamishe Negative -hamishi Imperative singular hamisha
Infinitives
Positive kuhamisha Negative kutohamisha
Imperatives
Singular hamisha Plural hamisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhamisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lihamisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhamisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahamisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninahamisha/nahamisha tunahamisha 2nd person unahamisha mnahamisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahamisha wanahamisha other classes positive subject concord + -nahamisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hamishi) Singular Plural 1st person sihamishi hatuhamishi 2nd person huhamishi hamhamishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahamishi hawahamishi other classes negative subject concord + -hamishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahamisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tahamisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hamishe) Singular Plural 1st person nihamishe tuhamishe 2nd person uhamishe mhamishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahamishe wahamishe other classes positive subject concord + -hamishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihamishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehamisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehamisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihamisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihamisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahamisha) Singular Plural 1st person nahamisha twahamisha 2nd person wahamisha mwahamisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahamisha wahamisha m-mi(III/IV) wahamisha yahamisha ji-ma(V/VI) lahamisha yahamisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahamisha vyahamisha n(IX/X) yahamisha zahamisha u(XI) wahamisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahamisha pa(XVI) pahamisha mu(XVIII) mwahamisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehamisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahamisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahamisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihamisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohamisha Consecutive kahamisha / positive subject concord + -kahamisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahamishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihamisha -tuhamisha 2nd person -kuhamisha -wahamisha/-kuhamisheni/-wahamisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhamisha -wahamisha m-mi(III/IV) -uhamisha -ihamisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lihamisha -yahamisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihamisha -vihamisha n(IX/X) -ihamisha -zihamisha u(XI) -uhamisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhamisha pa(XVI) -pahamisha mu(XVIII) -muhamisha Reflexive -jihamisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hamisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -hamishaye -hamishao m-mi(III/IV) -hamishao -hamishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -hamishalo -hamishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hamishacho -hamishavyo n(IX/X) -hamishayo -hamishazo u(XI) -hamishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -hamishako pa(XVI) -hamishapo mu(XVIII) -hamishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hamisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehamisha -ohamisha m-mi(III/IV) -ohamisha -yohamisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lohamisha -yohamisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohamisha -vyohamisha n(IX/X) -yohamisha -zohamisha u(XI) -ohamisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohamisha pa(XVI) -pohamisha mu(XVIII) -mohamisha
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:
  • Applicative: -hamishia
  • Passive: -hamishwa
  • Stative: -hamishika

• Nominal derivations:
  • uhamishaji
  • uhamisho (“transfer”)