asilisha

Swahili

Etymology

From asili (“origin”) +‎ -isha (causative affix).

Verb

-asilisha (infinitive kuasilisha)

  1. to adopt (of a child)
    Synonym: -panga

Conjugation
Conjugation of -asilisha
Positive present -naasilisha
Subjunctive -asilishe
Negative -asilishi
Imperative singular asilisha
Infinitives
Positive kuasilisha
Negative kutoasilisha
Imperatives
Singular asilisha
Plural asilisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huasilisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -liasilisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuasilisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naasilisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaasilisha/naasilisha tunaasilisha
2nd person unaasilisha mnaasilisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaasilisha wanaasilisha
other classes positive subject concord + -naasilisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -asilishi)
Singular Plural
1st person siasilishi hatuasilishi
2nd person huasilishi hamwasilishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haasilishi hawaasilishi
other classes negative subject concord + -asilishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taasilisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -taasilisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -asilishe)
Singular Plural
1st person niasilishe tuasilishe
2nd person uasilishe mwasilishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aasilishe waasilishe
other classes positive subject concord + -asilishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siasilishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeasilisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeasilisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliasilisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliasilisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aasilisha)
Singular Plural
1st person naasilisha twaasilisha
2nd person waasilisha mwaasilisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aasilisha waasilisha
m-mi(III/IV) waasilisha yaasilisha
ji-ma(V/VI) laasilisha yaasilisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaasilisha vyaasilisha
n(IX/X) yaasilisha zaasilisha
u(XI) waasilisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaasilisha
pa(XVI) paasilisha
mu(XVIII) mwaasilisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -measilisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaasilisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaasilisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiasilisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoasilisha
Consecutive kaasilisha / positive subject concord + -kaasilisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaasilishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niasilisha -tuasilisha
2nd person -kuasilisha -waasilisha/-kuasilisheni/-waasilisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwasilisha -waasilisha
m-mi(III/IV) -uasilisha -iasilisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -liasilisha -yaasilisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiasilisha -viasilisha
n(IX/X) -iasilisha -ziasilisha
u(XI) -uasilisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuasilisha
pa(XVI) -paasilisha
mu(XVIII) -muasilisha
Reflexive -jiasilisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -asilisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -asilishaye -asilishao
m-mi(III/IV) -asilishao -asilishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -asilishalo -asilishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -asilishacho -asilishavyo
n(IX/X) -asilishayo -asilishazo
u(XI) -asilishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -asilishako
pa(XVI) -asilishapo
mu(XVIII) -asilishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -asilisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeasilisha -oasilisha
m-mi(III/IV) -oasilisha -yoasilisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -loasilisha -yoasilisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choasilisha -vyoasilisha
n(IX/X) -yoasilisha -zoasilisha
u(XI) -oasilisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koasilisha
pa(XVI) -poasilisha
mu(XVIII) -moasilisha
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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