hafifisha

Swahili

Etymology

From hafifu +‎ -isha (causative affix).

Verb

-hafifisha (infinitive kuhafifisha)

  1. (clarification of this definition is needed) to make insignificant
  2. (clarification of this definition is needed) to depreciate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hafifisha
Positive present -nahafifisha
Subjunctive -hafifishe
Negative -hafifishi
Imperative singular hafifisha
Infinitives
Positive kuhafifisha
Negative kutohafifisha
Imperatives
Singular hafifisha
Plural hafifisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhafifisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -lihafifisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhafifisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahafifisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninahafifisha/nahafifisha tunahafifisha
2nd person unahafifisha mnahafifisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahafifisha wanahafifisha
other classes positive subject concord + -nahafifisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hafifishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sihafifishi hatuhafifishi
2nd person huhafifishi hamhafifishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahafifishi hawahafifishi
other classes negative subject concord + -hafifishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahafifisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tahafifisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hafifishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nihafifishe tuhafifishe
2nd person uhafifishe mhafifishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahafifishe wahafifishe
other classes positive subject concord + -hafifishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihafifishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehafifisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehafifisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihafifisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihafifisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahafifisha)
Singular Plural
1st person nahafifisha twahafifisha
2nd person wahafifisha mwahafifisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahafifisha wahafifisha
m-mi(III/IV) wahafifisha yahafifisha
ji-ma(V/VI) lahafifisha yahafifisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahafifisha vyahafifisha
n(IX/X) yahafifisha zahafifisha
u(XI) wahafifisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwahafifisha
pa(XVI) pahafifisha
mu(XVIII) mwahafifisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehafifisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshahafifisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahafifisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kihafifisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipohafifisha
Consecutive kahafifisha / positive subject concord + -kahafifisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahafifishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nihafifisha -tuhafifisha
2nd person -kuhafifisha -wahafifisha/-kuhafifisheni/-wahafifisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhafifisha -wahafifisha
m-mi(III/IV) -uhafifisha -ihafifisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lihafifisha -yahafifisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihafifisha -vihafifisha
n(IX/X) -ihafifisha -zihafifisha
u(XI) -uhafifisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuhafifisha
pa(XVI) -pahafifisha
mu(XVIII) -muhafifisha
Reflexive -jihafifisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hafifisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -hafifishaye -hafifishao
m-mi(III/IV) -hafifishao -hafifishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -hafifishalo -hafifishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hafifishacho -hafifishavyo
n(IX/X) -hafifishayo -hafifishazo
u(XI) -hafifishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -hafifishako
pa(XVI) -hafifishapo
mu(XVIII) -hafifishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hafifisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yehafifisha -ohafifisha
m-mi(III/IV) -ohafifisha -yohafifisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lohafifisha -yohafifisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohafifisha -vyohafifisha
n(IX/X) -yohafifisha -zohafifisha
u(XI) -ohafifisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kohafifisha
pa(XVI) -pohafifisha
mu(XVIII) -mohafifisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.