tungisha

Swahili

Verb

-tungisha (infinitive kutungisha)

  1. Causative form of -tunga: to impregnate, fertilize

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tungisha
Positive present -natungisha
Subjunctive -tungishe
Negative -tungishi
Imperative singular tungisha
Infinitives
Positive kutungisha
Negative kutotungisha
Imperatives
Singular tungisha
Plural tungisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutungisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -litungisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutungisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natungisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatungisha/natungisha tunatungisha
2nd person unatungisha mnatungisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatungisha wanatungisha
other classes positive subject concord + -natungisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tungishi)
Singular Plural
1st person situngishi hatutungishi
2nd person hutungishi hamtungishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatungishi hawatungishi
other classes negative subject concord + -tungishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatungisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatungisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tungishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nitungishe tutungishe
2nd person utungishe mtungishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atungishe watungishe
other classes positive subject concord + -tungishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -situngishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetungisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetungisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitungisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitungisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atungisha)
Singular Plural
1st person natungisha twatungisha
2nd person watungisha mwatungisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atungisha watungisha
m-mi(III/IV) watungisha yatungisha
ji-ma(V/VI) latungisha yatungisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatungisha vyatungisha
n(IX/X) yatungisha zatungisha
u(XI) watungisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatungisha
pa(XVI) patungisha
mu(XVIII) mwatungisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -metungisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatungisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatungisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitungisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotungisha
Consecutive katungisha / positive subject concord + -katungisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katungishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitungisha -tutungisha
2nd person -kutungisha -watungisha/-kutungisheni/-watungisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtungisha -watungisha
m-mi(III/IV) -utungisha -itungisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -litungisha -yatungisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitungisha -vitungisha
n(IX/X) -itungisha -zitungisha
u(XI) -utungisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutungisha
pa(XVI) -patungisha
mu(XVIII) -mutungisha
Reflexive -jitungisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tungisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tungishaye -tungishao
m-mi(III/IV) -tungishao -tungishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tungishalo -tungishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tungishacho -tungishavyo
n(IX/X) -tungishayo -tungishazo
u(XI) -tungishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tungishako
pa(XVI) -tungishapo
mu(XVIII) -tungishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tungisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetungisha -otungisha
m-mi(III/IV) -otungisha -yotungisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotungisha -yotungisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotungisha -vyotungisha
n(IX/X) -yotungisha -zotungisha
u(XI) -otungisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotungisha
pa(XVI) -potungisha
mu(XVIII) -motungisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

  • Nominal derivations:
    • utungisho (fertilization, insemination)