linganisha

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-linganisha (infinitive kulinganisha)

  1. to compare (to assess the similarities or differences between two things)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -linganisha
Positive present -nalinganisha
Subjunctive -linganishe
Negative -linganishi
Imperative singular linganisha
Infinitives
Positive kulinganisha
Negative kutolinganisha
Imperatives
Singular linganisha
Plural linganisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulinganisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -lilinganisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kulinganisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalinganisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninalinganisha/nalinganisha tunalinganisha
2nd person unalinganisha mnalinganisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) analinganisha wanalinganisha
other classes positive subject concord + -nalinganisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -linganishi)
Singular Plural
1st person silinganishi hatulinganishi
2nd person hulinganishi hamlinganishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) halinganishi hawalinganishi
other classes negative subject concord + -linganishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -talinganisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -talinganisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -linganishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nilinganishe tulinganishe
2nd person ulinganishe mlinganishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alinganishe walinganishe
other classes positive subject concord + -linganishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silinganishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelinganisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelinganisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilinganisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilinganisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alinganisha)
Singular Plural
1st person nalinganisha twalinganisha
2nd person walinganisha mwalinganisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alinganisha walinganisha
m-mi(III/IV) walinganisha yalinganisha
ji-ma(V/VI) lalinganisha yalinganisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalinganisha vyalinganisha
n(IX/X) yalinganisha zalinganisha
u(XI) walinganisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwalinganisha
pa(XVI) palinganisha
mu(XVIII) mwalinganisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -melinganisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshalinganisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalinganisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kilinganisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipolinganisha
Consecutive kalinganisha / positive subject concord + -kalinganisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalinganishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nilinganisha -tulinganisha
2nd person -kulinganisha -walinganisha/-kulinganisheni/-walinganisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlinganisha -walinganisha
m-mi(III/IV) -ulinganisha -ilinganisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lilinganisha -yalinganisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilinganisha -vilinganisha
n(IX/X) -ilinganisha -zilinganisha
u(XI) -ulinganisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kulinganisha
pa(XVI) -palinganisha
mu(XVIII) -mulinganisha
Reflexive -jilinganisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -linganisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -linganishaye -linganishao
m-mi(III/IV) -linganishao -linganishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -linganishalo -linganishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -linganishacho -linganishavyo
n(IX/X) -linganishayo -linganishazo
u(XI) -linganishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -linganishako
pa(XVI) -linganishapo
mu(XVIII) -linganishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -linganisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yelinganisha -olinganisha
m-mi(III/IV) -olinganisha -yolinganisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lolinganisha -yolinganisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholinganisha -vyolinganisha
n(IX/X) -yolinganisha -zolinganisha
u(XI) -olinganisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kolinganisha
pa(XVI) -polinganisha
mu(XVIII) -molinganisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.