shawishi

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic شَوَّشَ (šawwaša).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-shawishi (infinitive kushawishi)

  1. to persuade, to coax, to tempt, to lure

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -shawishi
Positive present -nashawishi
Subjunctive -shawishi
Negative -shawishi
Imperative singular shawishi
Infinitives
Positive kushawishi
Negative kutoshawishi
Imperatives
Singular shawishi
Plural shawishini
Tensed forms
Habitual hushawishi
Positive past positive subject concord + -lishawishi
Negative past negative subject concord + -kushawishi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashawishi)
Singular Plural
1st person ninashawishi/nashawishi tunashawishi
2nd person unashawishi mnashawishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashawishi wanashawishi
other classes positive subject concord + -nashawishi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shawishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sishawishi hatushawishi
2nd person hushawishi hamshawishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashawishi hawashawishi
other classes negative subject concord + -shawishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashawishi
Negative future negative subject concord + -tashawishi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shawishi)
Singular Plural
1st person nishawishi tushawishi
2nd person ushawishi mshawishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashawishi washawishi
other classes positive subject concord + -shawishi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishawishi
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshawishi
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshawishi
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishawishi
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishawishi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashawishi)
Singular Plural
1st person nashawishi twashawishi
2nd person washawishi mwashawishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashawishi washawishi
m-mi(III/IV) washawishi yashawishi
ji-ma(V/VI) lashawishi yashawishi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashawishi vyashawishi
n(IX/X) yashawishi zashawishi
u(XI) washawishi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwashawishi
pa(XVI) pashawishi
mu(XVIII) mwashawishi
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshawishi
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshashawishi
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashawishi
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kishawishi
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposhawishi
Consecutive kashawishi / positive subject concord + -kashawishi
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashawishi
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nishawishi -tushawishi
2nd person -kushawishi -washawishi/-kushawishini/-washawishini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshawishi -washawishi
m-mi(III/IV) -ushawishi -ishawishi
ji-ma(V/VI) -lishawishi -yashawishi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishawishi -vishawishi
n(IX/X) -ishawishi -zishawishi
u(XI) -ushawishi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kushawishi
pa(XVI) -pashawishi
mu(XVIII) -mushawishi
Reflexive -jishawishi
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shawishi- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -shawishiye -shawishio
m-mi(III/IV) -shawishio -shawishiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -shawishilo -shawishiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shawishicho -shawishivyo
n(IX/X) -shawishiyo -shawishizo
u(XI) -shawishio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -shawishiko
pa(XVI) -shawishipo
mu(XVIII) -shawishimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shawishi)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeshawishi -oshawishi
m-mi(III/IV) -oshawishi -yoshawishi
ji-ma(V/VI) -loshawishi -yoshawishi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshawishi -vyoshawishi
n(IX/X) -yoshawishi -zoshawishi
u(XI) -oshawishi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koshawishi
pa(XVI) -poshawishi
mu(XVIII) -moshawishi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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