Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-harisha (infinitive kuharisha)

  1. Causative form of -hara

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -harisha
Positive present -naharisha
Subjunctive -harishe
Negative -harishi
Imperative singular harisha
Infinitives
Positive kuharisha
Negative kutoharisha
Imperatives
Singular harisha
Plural harisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huharisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -liharisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuharisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naharisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaharisha/naharisha tunaharisha
2nd person unaharisha mnaharisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaharisha wanaharisha
other classes positive subject concord + -naharisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -harishi)
Singular Plural
1st person siharishi hatuharishi
2nd person huharishi hamharishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haharishi hawaharishi
other classes negative subject concord + -harishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taharisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -taharisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -harishe)
Singular Plural
1st person niharishe tuharishe
2nd person uharishe mharishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aharishe waharishe
other classes positive subject concord + -harishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siharishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeharisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeharisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliharisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliharisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aharisha)
Singular Plural
1st person naharisha twaharisha
2nd person waharisha mwaharisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aharisha waharisha
m-mi(III/IV) waharisha yaharisha
ji-ma(V/VI) laharisha yaharisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaharisha vyaharisha
n(IX/X) yaharisha zaharisha
u(XI) waharisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaharisha
pa(XVI) paharisha
mu(XVIII) mwaharisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meharisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaharisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaharisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiharisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoharisha
Consecutive kaharisha / positive subject concord + -kaharisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaharishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niharisha -tuharisha
2nd person -kuharisha -waharisha/-kuharisheni/-waharisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mharisha -waharisha
m-mi(III/IV) -uharisha -iharisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -liharisha -yaharisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiharisha -viharisha
n(IX/X) -iharisha -ziharisha
u(XI) -uharisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuharisha
pa(XVI) -paharisha
mu(XVIII) -muharisha
Reflexive -jiharisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -harisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -harishaye -harishao
m-mi(III/IV) -harishao -harishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -harishalo -harishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -harishacho -harishavyo
n(IX/X) -harishayo -harishazo
u(XI) -harishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -harishako
pa(XVI) -harishapo
mu(XVIII) -harishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -harisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeharisha -oharisha
m-mi(III/IV) -oharisha -yoharisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -loharisha -yoharisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choharisha -vyoharisha
n(IX/X) -yoharisha -zoharisha
u(XI) -oharisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koharisha
pa(XVI) -poharisha
mu(XVIII) -moharisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.