fisha

Swahili

Verb

-fisha (infinitive kufisha)

Causative form of -fa: murder, kill
Synonym: -ua

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fisha

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kufisha

kutofisha

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

fisha

fisheni

Habitual

hufisha

Complex finite forms

Polarity

Persons

Persons / Classes

Classes

1st

2nd

3rd / M-wa

M-mi

Ma

Ki-vi

N

U

Ku

Pa

Mu

Sg.

Pl.

Sg.

Pl.

Sg. / 1

Pl. / 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 / 14

15 / 17

16

18

Past
Positive	nilifisha nalifisha	tulifisha twalifisha	ulifisha walifisha	mlifisha mwalifisha	alifisha	walifisha	ulifisha	ilifisha	lilifisha	yalifisha	kilifisha	vilifisha	ilifisha	zilifisha	ulifisha	kulifisha	palifisha	mulifisha
Relative	niliofisha naliofisha	tuliofisha twaliofisha	uliofisha waliofisha	mliofisha mwaliofisha	aliofisha	waliofisha	uliofisha	iliofisha	liliofisha	yaliofisha	kiliofisha	viliofisha	iliofisha	ziliofisha	uliofisha	kuliofisha	paliofisha	muliofisha
Negative	sikufisha	hatukufisha	hukufisha	hamkufisha	hakufisha	hawakufisha	haukufisha	haikufisha	halikufisha	hayakufisha	hakikufisha	havikufisha	haikufisha	hazikufisha	haukufisha	hakukufisha	hapakufisha	hamukufisha

Present
Positive	ninafisha nafisha	tunafisha	unafisha	mnafisha	anafisha	wanafisha	unafisha	inafisha	linafisha	yanafisha	kinafisha	vinafisha	inafisha	zinafisha	unafisha	kunafisha	panafisha	munafisha
Relative	ninaofisha naofisha	tunaofisha	unaofisha	mnaofisha	anaofisha	wanaofisha	unaofisha	inaofisha	linaofisha	yanaofisha	kinaofisha	vinaofisha	inaofisha	zinaofisha	unaofisha	kunaofisha	panaofisha	munaofisha
Negative	sifishi	hatufishi	hufishi	hamfishi	hafishi	hawafishi	haufishi	haifishi	halifishi	hayafishi	hakifishi	havifishi	haifishi	hazifishi	haufishi	hakufishi	hapafishi	hamufishi

Future
Positive	nitafisha	tutafisha	utafisha	mtafisha	atafisha	watafisha	utafisha	itafisha	litafisha	yatafisha	kitafisha	vitafisha	itafisha	zitafisha	utafisha	kutafisha	patafisha	mutafisha
Relative	nitakaofisha	tutakaofisha	utakaofisha	mtakaofisha	atakaofisha	watakaofisha	utakaofisha	itakaofisha	litakaofisha	yatakaofisha	kitakaofisha	vitakaofisha	itakaofisha	zitakaofisha	utakaofisha	kutakaofisha	patakaofisha	mutakaofisha
Negative	sitafisha	hatutafisha	hutafisha	hamtafisha	hatafisha	hawatafisha	hautafisha	haitafisha	halitafisha	hayatafisha	hakitafisha	havitafisha	haitafisha	hazitafisha	hautafisha	hakutafisha	hapatafisha	hamutafisha

Subjunctive
Positive	nifishe	tufishe	ufishe	mfishe	afishe	wafishe	ufishe	ifishe	lifishe	yafishe	kifishe	vifishe	ifishe	zifishe	ufishe	kufishe	pafishe	mufishe
Negative	nisifishe	tusifishe	usifishe	msifishe	asifishe	wasifishe	usifishe	isifishe	lisifishe	yasifishe	kisifishe	visifishe	isifishe	zisifishe	usifishe	kusifishe	pasifishe	musifishe

Present Conditional
Positive	ningefisha	tungefisha	ungefisha	mngefisha	angefisha	wangefisha	ungefisha	ingefisha	lingefisha	yangefisha	kingefisha	vingefisha	ingefisha	zingefisha	ungefisha	kungefisha	pangefisha	mungefisha
Negative	nisingefisha singefisha	tusingefisha hatungefisha	usingefisha hungefisha	msingefisha hamngefisha	asingefisha hangefisha	wasingefisha hawangefisha	usingefisha haungefisha	isingefisha haingefisha	lisingefisha halingefisha	yasingefisha hayangefisha	kisingefisha hakingefisha	visingefisha havingefisha	isingefisha haingefisha	zisingefisha hazingefisha	usingefisha haungefisha	kusingefisha hakungefisha	pasingefisha hapangefisha	musingefisha hamungefisha

Past Conditional
Positive	ningalifisha	tungalifisha	ungalifisha	mngalifisha	angalifisha	wangalifisha	ungalifisha	ingalifisha	lingalifisha	yangalifisha	kingalifisha	vingalifisha	ingalifisha	zingalifisha	ungalifisha	kungalifisha	pangalifisha	mungalifisha
Negative	nisingalifisha singalifisha	tusingalifisha hatungalifisha	usingalifisha hungalifisha	msingalifisha hamngalifisha	asingalifisha hangalifisha	wasingalifisha hawangalifisha	usingalifisha haungalifisha	isingalifisha haingalifisha	lisingalifisha halingalifisha	yasingalifisha hayangalifisha	kisingalifisha hakingalifisha	visingalifisha havingalifisha	isingalifisha haingalifisha	zisingalifisha hazingalifisha	usingalifisha haungalifisha	kusingalifisha hakungalifisha	pasingalifisha hapangalifisha	musingalifisha hamungalifisha

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningelifisha	tungelifisha	ungelifisha	mngelifisha	angelifisha	wangelifisha	ungelifisha	ingelifisha	lingelifisha	yangelifisha	kingelifisha	vingelifisha	ingelifisha	zingelifisha	ungelifisha	kungelifisha	pangelifisha	mungelifisha

General Relative
Positive	nifishao	tufishao	ufishao	mfishao	afishao	wafishao	ufishao	ifishao	lifishao	yafishao	kifishao	vifishao	ifishao	zifishao	ufishao	kufishao	pafishao	mufishao
Negative	nisiofisha	tusiofisha	usiofisha	msiofisha	asiofisha	wasiofisha	usiofisha	isiofisha	lisiofisha	yasiofisha	kisiofisha	visiofisha	isiofisha	zisiofisha	usiofisha	kusiofisha	pasiofisha	musiofisha

Gnomic
Positive	nafisha	twafisha	wafisha	mwafisha	afisha	wafisha	wafisha	yafisha	lafisha	yafisha	chafisha	vyafisha	yafisha	zafisha	wafisha	kwafisha	pafisha	mwafisha

Perfect
Positive	nimefisha	tumefisha	umefisha	mmefisha	amefisha	wamefisha	umefisha	imefisha	limefisha	yamefisha	kimefisha	vimefisha	imefisha	zimefisha	umefisha	kumefisha	pamefisha	mumefisha

"Already"
Positive	nimeshafisha	tumeshafisha	umeshafisha	mmeshafisha	ameshafisha	wameshafisha	umeshafisha	imeshafisha	limeshafisha	yameshafisha	kimeshafisha	vimeshafisha	imeshafisha	zimeshafisha	umeshafisha	kumeshafisha	pameshafisha	mumeshafisha

"Not yet"
Negative	sijafisha	hatujafisha	hujafisha	hamjafisha	hajafisha	hawajafisha	haujafisha	haijafisha	halijafisha	hayajafisha	hakijafisha	havijafisha	haijafisha	hazijafisha	haujafisha	hakujafisha	hapajafisha	hamujafisha

"If/When"
Positive	nikifisha	tukifisha	ukifisha	mkifisha	akifisha	wakifisha	ukifisha	ikifisha	likifisha	yakifisha	kikifisha	vikifisha	ikifisha	zikifisha	ukifisha	kukifisha	pakifisha	mukifisha

"If not"
Negative	nisipofisha	tusipofisha	usipofisha	msipofisha	asipofisha	wasipofisha	usipofisha	isipofisha	lisipofisha	yasipofisha	kisipofisha	visipofisha	isipofisha	zisipofisha	usipofisha	kusipofisha	pasipofisha	musipofisha

Consecutive
Positive	nikafisha	tukafisha	ukafisha	mkafisha	akafisha	wakafisha	ukafisha	ikafisha	likafisha	yakafisha	kikafisha	vikafisha	ikafisha	zikafisha	ukafisha	kukafisha	pakafisha	mukafisha

Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Swazi

Adjective

-fisha^?

short

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Adjective

-fisha^?

Synonym of -fuphi

Inflection

Adjective concord
	Modifier	Copulative
1st singular	engimfisha	ngimfisha
2nd singular	omfisha	umfisha
1st plural	esibafisha	sibafisha
2nd plural	enibafisha	nibafisha
Class 1	omfisha	mfisha
Class 2	abafisha	bafisha
Class 3	omfisha	mfisha
Class 4	emifisha	mifisha
Class 5	elifisha	lifisha
Class 6	amafisha	mafisha
Class 7	esifisha	sifisha
Class 8	ezimfisha	zimfisha
Class 9	emfisha	imfisha
Class 10	ezimfisha	zimfisha
Class 11	olufisha	lufisha
Class 14	obufisha	bufisha
Class 15	okufisha	kufisha
Class 17	okufisha	kufisha

References

C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-fisha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fisha”

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