dhikisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-dhikisha (infinitive kudhikisha)

  1. Causative form of -dhiki

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dhikisha
Positive present -nadhikisha
Subjunctive -dhikishe
Negative -dhikishi
Imperative singular dhikisha
Infinitives
Positive kudhikisha
Negative kutodhikisha
Imperatives
Singular dhikisha
Plural dhikisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudhikisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -lidhikisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kudhikisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadhikisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninadhikisha/nadhikisha tunadhikisha
2nd person unadhikisha mnadhikisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadhikisha wanadhikisha
other classes positive subject concord + -nadhikisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dhikishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sidhikishi hatudhikishi
2nd person hudhikishi hamdhikishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadhikishi hawadhikishi
other classes negative subject concord + -dhikishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadhikisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tadhikisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dhikishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nidhikishe tudhikishe
2nd person udhikishe mdhikishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhikishe wadhikishe
other classes positive subject concord + -dhikishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidhikishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedhikisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedhikisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidhikisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidhikisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adhikisha)
Singular Plural
1st person nadhikisha twadhikisha
2nd person wadhikisha mwadhikisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhikisha wadhikisha
m-mi(III/IV) wadhikisha yadhikisha
ji-ma(V/VI) ladhikisha yadhikisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadhikisha vyadhikisha
n(IX/X) yadhikisha zadhikisha
u(XI) wadhikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwadhikisha
pa(XVI) padhikisha
mu(XVIII) mwadhikisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -medhikisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshadhikisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadhikisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kidhikisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipodhikisha
Consecutive kadhikisha / positive subject concord + -kadhikisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadhikishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nidhikisha -tudhikisha
2nd person -kudhikisha -wadhikisha/-kudhikisheni/-wadhikisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdhikisha -wadhikisha
m-mi(III/IV) -udhikisha -idhikisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lidhikisha -yadhikisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidhikisha -vidhikisha
n(IX/X) -idhikisha -zidhikisha
u(XI) -udhikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kudhikisha
pa(XVI) -padhikisha
mu(XVIII) -mudhikisha
Reflexive -jidhikisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dhikisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -dhikishaye -dhikishao
m-mi(III/IV) -dhikishao -dhikishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -dhikishalo -dhikishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dhikishacho -dhikishavyo
n(IX/X) -dhikishayo -dhikishazo
u(XI) -dhikishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -dhikishako
pa(XVI) -dhikishapo
mu(XVIII) -dhikishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dhikisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yedhikisha -odhikisha
m-mi(III/IV) -odhikisha -yodhikisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lodhikisha -yodhikisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodhikisha -vyodhikisha
n(IX/X) -yodhikisha -zodhikisha
u(XI) -odhikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kodhikisha
pa(XVI) -podhikisha
mu(XVIII) -modhikisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.