Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-kausha (infinitive kukausha)
- (transitive) to dry, make something dry
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kausha
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| Positive present
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-nakausha
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| Subjunctive
|
-kaushe
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| Negative
|
-kaushi
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| Imperative singular
|
kausha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kausha
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| Plural
|
kausheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukausha
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -likausha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukausha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakausha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakausha/nakausha
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tunakausha
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| 2nd person
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unakausha
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mnakausha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakausha
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wanakausha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakausha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kaushi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikaushi
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hatukaushi
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| 2nd person
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hukaushi
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hamkaushi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakaushi
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hawakaushi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kaushi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -takausha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takausha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kaushe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikaushe
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tukaushe
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| 2nd person
|
ukaushe
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mkaushe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
akaushe
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wakaushe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kaushe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikaushe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekausha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekausha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikausha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikausha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akausha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakausha
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twakausha
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| 2nd person
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wakausha
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mwakausha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
akausha
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wakausha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakausha
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yakausha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakausha
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yakausha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chakausha
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vyakausha
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| n(IX/X)
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yakausha
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zakausha
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| u(XI)
|
wakausha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakausha
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| pa(XVI)
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pakausha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakausha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekausha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakausha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakausha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikausha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokausha
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| Consecutive
|
kakausha / positive subject concord + -kakausha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakaushe
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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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-nikausha
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-tukausha
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| 2nd person
|
-kukausha
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-wakausha/-kukausheni/-wakausheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkausha
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-wakausha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukausha
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-ikausha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likausha
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-yakausha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikausha
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-vikausha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikausha
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-zikausha
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| u(XI)
|
-ukausha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukausha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakausha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukausha
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| Reflexive
|
-jikausha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kausha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kaushaye
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-kaushao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kaushao
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-kaushayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kaushalo
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-kaushayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kaushacho
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-kaushavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-kaushayo
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-kaushazo
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| u(XI)
|
-kaushao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kaushako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-kaushapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-kaushamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kausha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekausha
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-okausha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okausha
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-yokausha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokausha
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-yokausha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokausha
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-vyokausha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokausha
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-zokausha
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| u(XI)
|
-okausha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokausha
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pokausha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokausha
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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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