banisha

Swahili

Verb

-banisha (infinitive kubanisha)

  1. Causative form of -bana

Conjugation

Conjugation of -banisha
Positive present -nabanisha
Subjunctive -banishe
Negative -banishi
Imperative singular banisha
Infinitives
Positive kubanisha
Negative kutobanisha
Imperatives
Singular banisha
Plural banisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubanisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -libanisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kubanisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabanisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninabanisha/nabanisha tunabanisha
2nd person unabanisha mnabanisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabanisha wanabanisha
other classes positive subject concord + -nabanisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -banishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sibanishi hatubanishi
2nd person hubanishi hambanishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) habanishi hawabanishi
other classes negative subject concord + -banishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabanisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tabanisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -banishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nibanishe tubanishe
2nd person ubanishe mbanishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abanishe wabanishe
other classes positive subject concord + -banishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibanishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebanisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebanisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibanisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibanisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abanisha)
Singular Plural
1st person nabanisha twabanisha
2nd person wabanisha mwabanisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abanisha wabanisha
m-mi(III/IV) wabanisha yabanisha
ji-ma(V/VI) labanisha yabanisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabanisha vyabanisha
n(IX/X) yabanisha zabanisha
u(XI) wabanisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwabanisha
pa(XVI) pabanisha
mu(XVIII) mwabanisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebanisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshabanisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabanisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kibanisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipobanisha
Consecutive kabanisha / positive subject concord + -kabanisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabanishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nibanisha -tubanisha
2nd person -kubanisha -wabanisha/-kubanisheni/-wabanisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbanisha -wabanisha
m-mi(III/IV) -ubanisha -ibanisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -libanisha -yabanisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibanisha -vibanisha
n(IX/X) -ibanisha -zibanisha
u(XI) -ubanisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kubanisha
pa(XVI) -pabanisha
mu(XVIII) -mubanisha
Reflexive -jibanisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -banisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -banishaye -banishao
m-mi(III/IV) -banishao -banishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -banishalo -banishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -banishacho -banishavyo
n(IX/X) -banishayo -banishazo
u(XI) -banishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -banishako
pa(XVI) -banishapo
mu(XVIII) -banishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -banisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yebanisha -obanisha
m-mi(III/IV) -obanisha -yobanisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lobanisha -yobanisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobanisha -vyobanisha
n(IX/X) -yobanisha -zobanisha
u(XI) -obanisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kobanisha
pa(XVI) -pobanisha
mu(XVIII) -mobanisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.