washa

Swahili

Verb

-washa (infinitive kuwasha)

  1. Causative form of -waka: to set something on fire

Conjugation

Conjugation of -washa
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kuwasha kutowasha
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative washa washeni
Habitual huwasha
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 niliwasha
naliwasha		 tuliwasha
twaliwasha		 uliwasha
waliwasha		 mliwasha
mwaliwasha		 aliwasha waliwasha uliwasha iliwasha liliwasha yaliwasha kiliwasha viliwasha iliwasha ziliwasha uliwasha kuliwasha paliwasha muliwasha
Relative niliowasha
naliowasha		 tuliowasha
twaliowasha		 uliowasha
waliowasha		 mliowasha
mwaliowasha		 aliowasha waliowasha uliowasha iliowasha liliowasha yaliowasha kiliowasha viliowasha iliowasha ziliowasha uliowasha kuliowasha paliowasha muliowasha
Negative sikuwasha hatukuwasha hukuwasha hamkuwasha hakuwasha hawakuwasha haukuwasha haikuwasha halikuwasha hayakuwasha hakikuwasha havikuwasha haikuwasha hazikuwasha haukuwasha hakukuwasha hapakuwasha hamukuwasha
Present
Positive ninawasha
nawasha		 tunawasha unawasha mnawasha anawasha wanawasha unawasha inawasha linawasha yanawasha kinawasha vinawasha inawasha zinawasha unawasha kunawasha panawasha munawasha
Relative ninaowasha
naowasha		 tunaowasha unaowasha mnaowasha anaowasha wanaowasha unaowasha inaowasha linaowasha yanaowasha kinaowasha vinaowasha inaowasha zinaowasha unaowasha kunaowasha panaowasha munaowasha
Negative siwashi hatuwashi huwashi hamwashi hawashi hawawashi hauwashi haiwashi haliwashi hayawashi hakiwashi haviwashi haiwashi haziwashi hauwashi hakuwashi hapawashi hamuwashi
Future
Positive nitawasha tutawasha utawasha mtawasha atawasha watawasha utawasha itawasha litawasha yatawasha kitawasha vitawasha itawasha zitawasha utawasha kutawasha patawasha mutawasha
Relative nitakaowasha tutakaowasha utakaowasha mtakaowasha atakaowasha watakaowasha utakaowasha itakaowasha litakaowasha yatakaowasha kitakaowasha vitakaowasha itakaowasha zitakaowasha utakaowasha kutakaowasha patakaowasha mutakaowasha
Negative sitawasha hatutawasha hutawasha hamtawasha hatawasha hawatawasha hautawasha haitawasha halitawasha hayatawasha hakitawasha havitawasha haitawasha hazitawasha hautawasha hakutawasha hapatawasha hamutawasha
Subjunctive
Positive niwashe tuwashe uwashe mwashe awashe wawashe uwashe iwashe liwashe yawashe kiwashe viwashe iwashe ziwashe uwashe kuwashe pawashe muwashe
Negative nisiwashe tusiwashe usiwashe msiwashe asiwashe wasiwashe usiwashe isiwashe lisiwashe yasiwashe kisiwashe visiwashe isiwashe zisiwashe usiwashe kusiwashe pasiwashe musiwashe
Present Conditional
Positive ningewasha tungewasha ungewasha mngewasha angewasha wangewasha ungewasha ingewasha lingewasha yangewasha kingewasha vingewasha ingewasha zingewasha ungewasha kungewasha pangewasha mungewasha
Negative nisingewasha
singewasha		 tusingewasha
hatungewasha		 usingewasha
hungewasha		 msingewasha
hamngewasha		 asingewasha
hangewasha		 wasingewasha
hawangewasha		 usingewasha
haungewasha		 isingewasha
haingewasha		 lisingewasha
halingewasha		 yasingewasha
hayangewasha		 kisingewasha
hakingewasha		 visingewasha
havingewasha		 isingewasha
haingewasha		 zisingewasha
hazingewasha		 usingewasha
haungewasha		 kusingewasha
hakungewasha		 pasingewasha
hapangewasha		 musingewasha
hamungewasha
Past Conditional
Positive ningaliwasha tungaliwasha ungaliwasha mngaliwasha angaliwasha wangaliwasha ungaliwasha ingaliwasha lingaliwasha yangaliwasha kingaliwasha vingaliwasha ingaliwasha zingaliwasha ungaliwasha kungaliwasha pangaliwasha mungaliwasha
Negative nisingaliwasha
singaliwasha		 tusingaliwasha
hatungaliwasha		 usingaliwasha
hungaliwasha		 msingaliwasha
hamngaliwasha		 asingaliwasha
hangaliwasha		 wasingaliwasha
hawangaliwasha		 usingaliwasha
haungaliwasha		 isingaliwasha
haingaliwasha		 lisingaliwasha
halingaliwasha		 yasingaliwasha
hayangaliwasha		 kisingaliwasha
hakingaliwasha		 visingaliwasha
havingaliwasha		 isingaliwasha
haingaliwasha		 zisingaliwasha
hazingaliwasha		 usingaliwasha
haungaliwasha		 kusingaliwasha
hakungaliwasha		 pasingaliwasha
hapangaliwasha		 musingaliwasha
hamungaliwasha
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningeliwasha tungeliwasha ungeliwasha mngeliwasha angeliwasha wangeliwasha ungeliwasha ingeliwasha lingeliwasha yangeliwasha kingeliwasha vingeliwasha ingeliwasha zingeliwasha ungeliwasha kungeliwasha pangeliwasha mungeliwasha
General Relative
Positive niwashao tuwashao uwashao mwashao awashao wawashao uwashao iwashao liwashao yawashao kiwashao viwashao iwashao ziwashao uwashao kuwashao pawashao muwashao
Negative nisiowasha tusiowasha usiowasha msiowasha asiowasha wasiowasha usiowasha isiowasha lisiowasha yasiowasha kisiowasha visiowasha isiowasha zisiowasha usiowasha kusiowasha pasiowasha musiowasha
Gnomic
Positive nawasha twawasha wawasha mwawasha awasha wawasha wawasha yawasha lawasha yawasha chawasha vyawasha yawasha zawasha wawasha kwawasha pawasha mwawasha
Perfect
Positive nimewasha tumewasha umewasha mmewasha amewasha wamewasha umewasha imewasha limewasha yamewasha kimewasha vimewasha imewasha zimewasha umewasha kumewasha pamewasha mumewasha
"Already"
Positive nimeshawasha tumeshawasha umeshawasha mmeshawasha ameshawasha wameshawasha umeshawasha imeshawasha limeshawasha yameshawasha kimeshawasha vimeshawasha imeshawasha zimeshawasha umeshawasha kumeshawasha pameshawasha mumeshawasha
"Not yet"
Negative sijawasha hatujawasha hujawasha hamjawasha hajawasha hawajawasha haujawasha haijawasha halijawasha hayajawasha hakijawasha havijawasha haijawasha hazijawasha haujawasha hakujawasha hapajawasha hamujawasha
"If/When"
Positive nikiwasha tukiwasha ukiwasha mkiwasha akiwasha wakiwasha ukiwasha ikiwasha likiwasha yakiwasha kikiwasha vikiwasha ikiwasha zikiwasha ukiwasha kukiwasha pakiwasha mukiwasha
"If not"
Negative nisipowasha tusipowasha usipowasha msipowasha asipowasha wasipowasha usipowasha isipowasha lisipowasha yasipowasha kisipowasha visipowasha isipowasha zisipowasha usipowasha kusipowasha pasipowasha musipowasha
Consecutive
Positive nikawasha tukawasha ukawasha mkawasha akawasha wakawasha ukawasha ikawasha likawasha yakawasha kikawasha vikawasha ikawasha zikawasha ukawasha kukawasha pakawasha mukawasha
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.
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