sitisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sitisha (infinitive kusitisha)

  1. Causative form of -sita: to cause to pause

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sitisha
Positive present -nasitisha
Subjunctive -sitishe
Negative -sitishi
Imperative singular sitisha
Infinitives
Positive kusitisha
Negative kutositisha
Imperatives
Singular sitisha
Plural sitisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual husitisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisitisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusitisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasitisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasitisha/nasitisha tunasitisha
2nd person unasitisha mnasitisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasitisha wanasitisha
other classes positive subject concord + -nasitisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sitishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sisitishi hatusitishi
2nd person husitishi hamsitishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasitishi hawasitishi
other classes negative subject concord + -sitishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasitisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasitisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sitishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nisitishe tusitishe
2nd person usitishe msitishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asitishe wasitishe
other classes positive subject concord + -sitishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisitishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesitisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesitisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisitisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisitisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asitisha)
Singular Plural
1st person nasitisha twasitisha
2nd person wasitisha mwasitisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asitisha wasitisha
m-mi(III/IV) wasitisha yasitisha
ji-ma(V/VI) lasitisha yasitisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasitisha vyasitisha
n(IX/X) yasitisha zasitisha
u(XI) wasitisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasitisha
pa(XVI) pasitisha
mu(XVIII) mwasitisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesitisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasitisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasitisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisitisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipositisha
Consecutive kasitisha / positive subject concord + -kasitisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasitishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisitisha -tusitisha
2nd person -kusitisha -wasitisha/-kusitisheni/-wasitisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msitisha -wasitisha
m-mi(III/IV) -usitisha -isitisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisitisha -yasitisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisitisha -visitisha
n(IX/X) -isitisha -zisitisha
u(XI) -usitisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusitisha
pa(XVI) -pasitisha
mu(XVIII) -musitisha
Reflexive -jisitisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sitisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -sitishaye -sitishao
m-mi(III/IV) -sitishao -sitishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -sitishalo -sitishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sitishacho -sitishavyo
n(IX/X) -sitishayo -sitishazo
u(XI) -sitishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -sitishako
pa(XVI) -sitishapo
mu(XVIII) -sitishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sitisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesitisha -ositisha
m-mi(III/IV) -ositisha -yositisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lositisha -yositisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chositisha -vyositisha
n(IX/X) -yositisha -zositisha
u(XI) -ositisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kositisha
pa(XVI) -positisha
mu(XVIII) -mositisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

  • Nominal derivations:
    • usitishaji
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