Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-ausha (infinitive kuausha)
- Causative form of -aua
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -ausha
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| Positive present
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-naausha
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| Subjunctive
|
-aushe
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| Negative
|
-aushi
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| Imperative singular
|
ausha
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuausha
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| Negative
|
kutoausha
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
ausha
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| Plural
|
ausheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huausha
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liausha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuausha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naausha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaausha/naausha
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tunaausha
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| 2nd person
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unaausha
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mnaausha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaausha
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wanaausha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naausha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -aushi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siaushi
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hatuaushi
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| 2nd person
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huaushi
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hamwaushi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
haaushi
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hawaaushi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -aushi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -taausha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taausha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -aushe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niaushe
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tuaushe
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| 2nd person
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uaushe
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mwaushe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aaushe
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waaushe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -aushe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siaushe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeausha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeausha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliausha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliausha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aausha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naausha
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twaausha
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| 2nd person
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waausha
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mwaausha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aausha
|
waausha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
waausha
|
yaausha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
laausha
|
yaausha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chaausha
|
vyaausha
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| n(IX/X)
|
yaausha
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zaausha
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| u(XI)
|
waausha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwaausha
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| pa(XVI)
|
paausha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaausha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meausha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaausha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaausha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiausha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoausha
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| Consecutive
|
kaausha / positive subject concord + -kaausha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kaaushe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-niausha
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-tuausha
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| 2nd person
|
-kuausha
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-waausha/-kuausheni/-waausheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mwausha
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-waausha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uausha
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-iausha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liausha
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-yaausha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiausha
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-viausha
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| n(IX/X)
|
-iausha
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-ziausha
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| u(XI)
|
-uausha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuausha
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| pa(XVI)
|
-paausha
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-muausha
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| Reflexive
|
-jiausha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ausha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-aushaye
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-aushao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-aushao
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-aushayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-aushalo
|
-aushayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-aushacho
|
-aushavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-aushayo
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-aushazo
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| u(XI)
|
-aushao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-aushako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-aushapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-aushamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ausha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeausha
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-oausha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oausha
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-yoausha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loausha
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-yoausha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choausha
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-vyoausha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoausha
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-zoausha
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| u(XI)
|
-oausha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koausha
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| pa(XVI)
|
-poausha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moausha
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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