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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-shushika (infinitive kushushika)

  1. Stative form of -shusha: to be lowerable

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -shushika
Positive present -nashushika
Subjunctive -shushike
Negative -shushiki
Imperative singular shushika
Infinitives
Positive kushushika
Negative kutoshushika
Imperatives
Singular shushika
Plural shushikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushushika
Positive past positive subject concord + -lishushika
Negative past negative subject concord + -kushushika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashushika)
Singular Plural
1st person ninashushika/nashushika tunashushika
2nd person unashushika mnashushika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashushika wanashushika
other classes positive subject concord + -nashushika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shushiki)
Singular Plural
1st person sishushiki hatushushiki
2nd person hushushiki hamshushiki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashushiki hawashushiki
other classes negative subject concord + -shushiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashushika
Negative future negative subject concord + -tashushika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shushike)
Singular Plural
1st person nishushike tushushike
2nd person ushushike mshushike
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashushike washushike
other classes positive subject concord + -shushike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishushike
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshushika
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshushika
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishushika
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishushika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashushika)
Singular Plural
1st person nashushika twashushika
2nd person washushika mwashushika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashushika washushika
m-mi(III/IV) washushika yashushika
ji-ma(V/VI) lashushika yashushika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashushika vyashushika
n(IX/X) yashushika zashushika
u(XI) washushika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwashushika
pa(XVI) pashushika
mu(XVIII) mwashushika
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshushika
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshashushika
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashushika
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kishushika
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposhushika
Consecutive kashushika / positive subject concord + -kashushika
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashushike
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nishushika -tushushika
2nd person -kushushika -washushika/-kushushikeni/-washushikeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshushika -washushika
m-mi(III/IV) -ushushika -ishushika
ji-ma(V/VI) -lishushika -yashushika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishushika -vishushika
n(IX/X) -ishushika -zishushika
u(XI) -ushushika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kushushika
pa(XVI) -pashushika
mu(XVIII) -mushushika
Reflexive -jishushika
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shushika- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -shushikaye -shushikao
m-mi(III/IV) -shushikao -shushikayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -shushikalo -shushikayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shushikacho -shushikavyo
n(IX/X) -shushikayo -shushikazo
u(XI) -shushikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -shushikako
pa(XVI) -shushikapo
mu(XVIII) -shushikamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shushika)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeshushika -oshushika
m-mi(III/IV) -oshushika -yoshushika
ji-ma(V/VI) -loshushika -yoshushika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshushika -vyoshushika
n(IX/X) -yoshushika -zoshushika
u(XI) -oshushika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koshushika
pa(XVI) -poshushika
mu(XVIII) -moshushika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.