wakilisha

Swahili

Etymology

From wakili +‎ -isha (causative affix).

Pronunciation
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Verb

-wakilisha (infinitive kuwakilisha)

  1. to represent (to stand in the place of)

Conjugation
Conjugation of -wakilisha
Positive present -nawakilisha
Subjunctive -wakilishe
Negative -wakilishi
Imperative singular wakilisha
Infinitives
Positive kuwakilisha
Negative kutowakilisha
Imperatives
Singular wakilisha
Plural wakilisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huwakilisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -liwakilisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwakilisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawakilisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninawakilisha/nawakilisha tunawakilisha
2nd person unawakilisha mnawakilisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawakilisha wanawakilisha
other classes positive subject concord + -nawakilisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wakilishi)
Singular Plural
1st person siwakilishi hatuwakilishi
2nd person huwakilishi hamuwakilishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawakilishi hawawakilishi
other classes negative subject concord + -wakilishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawakilisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tawakilisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wakilishe)
Singular Plural
1st person niwakilishe tuwakilishe
2nd person uwakilishe muwakilishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) awakilishe wawakilishe
other classes positive subject concord + -wakilishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwakilishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewakilisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewakilisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwakilisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwakilisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awakilisha)
Singular Plural
1st person nawakilisha twawakilisha
2nd person wawakilisha mwawakilisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) awakilisha wawakilisha
m-mi(III/IV) wawakilisha yawakilisha
ji-ma(V/VI) lawakilisha yawakilisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawakilisha vyawakilisha
n(IX/X) yawakilisha zawakilisha
u(XI) wawakilisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwawakilisha
pa(XVI) pawakilisha
mu(XVIII) mwawakilisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewakilisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshawakilisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawakilisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwakilisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipowakilisha
Consecutive kawakilisha / positive subject concord + -kawakilisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawakilishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niwakilisha -tuwakilisha
2nd person -kuwakilisha -wawakilisha/-kuwakilisheni/-wawakilisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muwakilisha -wawakilisha
m-mi(III/IV) -uwakilisha -iwakilisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -liwakilisha -yawakilisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiwakilisha -viwakilisha
n(IX/X) -iwakilisha -ziwakilisha
u(XI) -uwakilisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuwakilisha
pa(XVI) -pawakilisha
mu(XVIII) -muwakilisha
Reflexive -jiwakilisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wakilisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -wakilishaye -wakilishao
m-mi(III/IV) -wakilishao -wakilishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -wakilishalo -wakilishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wakilishacho -wakilishavyo
n(IX/X) -wakilishayo -wakilishazo
u(XI) -wakilishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -wakilishako
pa(XVI) -wakilishapo
mu(XVIII) -wakilishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wakilisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yewakilisha -owakilisha
m-mi(III/IV) -owakilisha -yowakilisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lowakilisha -yowakilisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowakilisha -vyowakilisha
n(IX/X) -yowakilisha -zowakilisha
u(XI) -owakilisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kowakilisha
pa(XVI) -powakilisha
mu(XVIII) -mowakilisha
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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