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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-tilisha (infinitive kutilisha)

  1. Causative form of -tia

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -tilisha
Positive present -natilisha
Subjunctive -tilishe
Negative -tilishi
Imperative singular tilisha
Infinitives
Positive kutilisha
Negative kutotilisha
Imperatives
Singular tilisha
Plural tilisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutilisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -litilisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutilisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natilisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatilisha/natilisha tunatilisha
2nd person unatilisha mnatilisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatilisha wanatilisha
other classes positive subject concord + -natilisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tilishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sitilishi hatutilishi
2nd person hutilishi hamtilishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatilishi hawatilishi
other classes negative subject concord + -tilishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatilisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatilisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tilishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nitilishe tutilishe
2nd person utilishe mtilishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atilishe watilishe
other classes positive subject concord + -tilishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitilishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetilisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetilisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitilisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitilisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atilisha)
Singular Plural
1st person natilisha twatilisha
2nd person watilisha mwatilisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atilisha watilisha
m-mi(III/IV) watilisha yatilisha
ji-ma(V/VI) latilisha yatilisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatilisha vyatilisha
n(IX/X) yatilisha zatilisha
u(XI) watilisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatilisha
pa(XVI) patilisha
mu(XVIII) mwatilisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -metilisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatilisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatilisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitilisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotilisha
Consecutive katilisha / positive subject concord + -katilisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katilishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitilisha -tutilisha
2nd person -kutilisha -watilisha/-kutilisheni/-watilisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtilisha -watilisha
m-mi(III/IV) -utilisha -itilisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -litilisha -yatilisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitilisha -vitilisha
n(IX/X) -itilisha -zitilisha
u(XI) -utilisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutilisha
pa(XVI) -patilisha
mu(XVIII) -mutilisha
Reflexive -jitilisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tilisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tilishaye -tilishao
m-mi(III/IV) -tilishao -tilishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tilishalo -tilishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tilishacho -tilishavyo
n(IX/X) -tilishayo -tilishazo
u(XI) -tilishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tilishako
pa(XVI) -tilishapo
mu(XVIII) -tilishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tilisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetilisha -otilisha
m-mi(III/IV) -otilisha -yotilisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotilisha -yotilisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotilisha -vyotilisha
n(IX/X) -yotilisha -zotilisha
u(XI) -otilisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotilisha
pa(XVI) -potilisha
mu(XVIII) -motilisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.