sawazisha

Swahili

Etymology

From sawa +‎ -isha (causative affix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sawazisha (infinitive kusawazisha)

1. Causative form of sawa: to make similar, even out; equalize
2. to liken, compare

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sawazisha
Positive present -nasawazisha Subjunctive -sawazishe Negative -sawazishi Imperative singular sawazisha
Infinitives
Positive kusawazisha Negative kutosawazisha
Imperatives
Singular sawazisha Plural sawazisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual husawazisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lisawazisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kusawazisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasawazisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninasawazisha/nasawazisha tunasawazisha 2nd person unasawazisha mnasawazisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasawazisha wanasawazisha other classes positive subject concord + -nasawazisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sawazishi) Singular Plural 1st person sisawazishi hatusawazishi 2nd person husawazishi hamsawazishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasawazishi hawasawazishi other classes negative subject concord + -sawazishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasawazisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tasawazisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sawazishe) Singular Plural 1st person nisawazishe tusawazishe 2nd person usawazishe msawazishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asawazishe wasawazishe other classes positive subject concord + -sawazishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisawazishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesawazisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesawazisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisawazisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisawazisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asawazisha) Singular Plural 1st person nasawazisha twasawazisha 2nd person wasawazisha mwasawazisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asawazisha wasawazisha m-mi(III/IV) wasawazisha yasawazisha ji-ma(V/VI) lasawazisha yasawazisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasawazisha vyasawazisha n(IX/X) yasawazisha zasawazisha u(XI) wasawazisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasawazisha pa(XVI) pasawazisha mu(XVIII) mwasawazisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesawazisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasawazisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasawazisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisawazisha "If not" positive subject concord + -siposawazisha Consecutive kasawazisha / positive subject concord + -kasawazisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasawazishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisawazisha -tusawazisha 2nd person -kusawazisha -wasawazisha/-kusawazisheni/-wasawazisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msawazisha -wasawazisha m-mi(III/IV) -usawazisha -isawazisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lisawazisha -yasawazisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisawazisha -visawazisha n(IX/X) -isawazisha -zisawazisha u(XI) -usawazisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusawazisha pa(XVI) -pasawazisha mu(XVIII) -musawazisha Reflexive -jisawazisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sawazisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sawazishaye -sawazishao m-mi(III/IV) -sawazishao -sawazishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sawazishalo -sawazishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sawazishacho -sawazishavyo n(IX/X) -sawazishayo -sawazishazo u(XI) -sawazishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sawazishako pa(XVI) -sawazishapo mu(XVIII) -sawazishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sawazisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesawazisha -osawazisha m-mi(III/IV) -osawazisha -yosawazisha ji-ma(V/VI) -losawazisha -yosawazisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosawazisha -vyosawazisha n(IX/X) -yosawazisha -zosawazisha u(XI) -osawazisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosawazisha pa(XVI) -posawazisha mu(XVIII) -mosawazisha
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: -sawazishwa
  • Stative: -sawazishika