fundisha

fundisha

Swahili

Etymology

From -funda (“learn”) +‎ isha (“causative affix”).

Verb

-fundisha (infinitive kufundisha)

1. to teach

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fundisha
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kufundisha							kutofundisha
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					fundisha							fundisheni
Habitual					hufundisha
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 nilifundisha nalifundisha tulifundisha twalifundisha ulifundisha walifundisha mlifundisha mwalifundisha alifundisha walifundisha ulifundisha ilifundisha lilifundisha yalifundisha kilifundisha vilifundisha ilifundisha zilifundisha ulifundisha kulifundisha palifundisha mulifundisha Relative niliofundisha naliofundisha tuliofundisha twaliofundisha uliofundisha waliofundisha mliofundisha mwaliofundisha aliofundisha waliofundisha uliofundisha iliofundisha liliofundisha yaliofundisha kiliofundisha viliofundisha iliofundisha ziliofundisha uliofundisha kuliofundisha paliofundisha muliofundisha Negative sikufundisha hatukufundisha hukufundisha hamkufundisha hakufundisha hawakufundisha haukufundisha haikufundisha halikufundisha hayakufundisha hakikufundisha havikufundisha haikufundisha hazikufundisha haukufundisha hakukufundisha hapakufundisha hamukufundisha
Present Positive ninafundisha nafundisha tunafundisha unafundisha mnafundisha anafundisha wanafundisha unafundisha inafundisha linafundisha yanafundisha kinafundisha vinafundisha inafundisha zinafundisha unafundisha kunafundisha panafundisha munafundisha Relative ninaofundisha naofundisha tunaofundisha unaofundisha mnaofundisha anaofundisha wanaofundisha unaofundisha inaofundisha linaofundisha yanaofundisha kinaofundisha vinaofundisha inaofundisha zinaofundisha unaofundisha kunaofundisha panaofundisha munaofundisha Negative sifundishi hatufundishi hufundishi hamfundishi hafundishi hawafundishi haufundishi haifundishi halifundishi hayafundishi hakifundishi havifundishi haifundishi hazifundishi haufundishi hakufundishi hapafundishi hamufundishi
Future Positive nitafundisha tutafundisha utafundisha mtafundisha atafundisha watafundisha utafundisha itafundisha litafundisha yatafundisha kitafundisha vitafundisha itafundisha zitafundisha utafundisha kutafundisha patafundisha mutafundisha Relative nitakaofundisha tutakaofundisha utakaofundisha mtakaofundisha atakaofundisha watakaofundisha utakaofundisha itakaofundisha litakaofundisha yatakaofundisha kitakaofundisha vitakaofundisha itakaofundisha zitakaofundisha utakaofundisha kutakaofundisha patakaofundisha mutakaofundisha Negative sitafundisha hatutafundisha hutafundisha hamtafundisha hatafundisha hawatafundisha hautafundisha haitafundisha halitafundisha hayatafundisha hakitafundisha havitafundisha haitafundisha hazitafundisha hautafundisha hakutafundisha hapatafundisha hamutafundisha
Subjunctive Positive nifundishe tufundishe ufundishe mfundishe afundishe wafundishe ufundishe ifundishe lifundishe yafundishe kifundishe vifundishe ifundishe zifundishe ufundishe kufundishe pafundishe mufundishe Negative nisifundishe tusifundishe usifundishe msifundishe asifundishe wasifundishe usifundishe isifundishe lisifundishe yasifundishe kisifundishe visifundishe isifundishe zisifundishe usifundishe kusifundishe pasifundishe musifundishe
Present Conditional Positive ningefundisha tungefundisha ungefundisha mngefundisha angefundisha wangefundisha ungefundisha ingefundisha lingefundisha yangefundisha kingefundisha vingefundisha ingefundisha zingefundisha ungefundisha kungefundisha pangefundisha mungefundisha Negative nisingefundisha singefundisha tusingefundisha hatungefundisha usingefundisha hungefundisha msingefundisha hamngefundisha asingefundisha hangefundisha wasingefundisha hawangefundisha usingefundisha haungefundisha isingefundisha haingefundisha lisingefundisha halingefundisha yasingefundisha hayangefundisha kisingefundisha hakingefundisha visingefundisha havingefundisha isingefundisha haingefundisha zisingefundisha hazingefundisha usingefundisha haungefundisha kusingefundisha hakungefundisha pasingefundisha hapangefundisha musingefundisha hamungefundisha
Past Conditional Positive ningalifundisha tungalifundisha ungalifundisha mngalifundisha angalifundisha wangalifundisha ungalifundisha ingalifundisha lingalifundisha yangalifundisha kingalifundisha vingalifundisha ingalifundisha zingalifundisha ungalifundisha kungalifundisha pangalifundisha mungalifundisha Negative nisingalifundisha singalifundisha tusingalifundisha hatungalifundisha usingalifundisha hungalifundisha msingalifundisha hamngalifundisha asingalifundisha hangalifundisha wasingalifundisha hawangalifundisha usingalifundisha haungalifundisha isingalifundisha haingalifundisha lisingalifundisha halingalifundisha yasingalifundisha hayangalifundisha kisingalifundisha hakingalifundisha visingalifundisha havingalifundisha isingalifundisha haingalifundisha zisingalifundisha hazingalifundisha usingalifundisha haungalifundisha kusingalifundisha hakungalifundisha pasingalifundisha hapangalifundisha musingalifundisha hamungalifundisha
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningelifundisha tungelifundisha ungelifundisha mngelifundisha angelifundisha wangelifundisha ungelifundisha ingelifundisha lingelifundisha yangelifundisha kingelifundisha vingelifundisha ingelifundisha zingelifundisha ungelifundisha kungelifundisha pangelifundisha mungelifundisha
General Relative Positive nifundishao tufundishao ufundishao mfundishao afundishao wafundishao ufundishao ifundishao lifundishao yafundishao kifundishao vifundishao ifundishao zifundishao ufundishao kufundishao pafundishao mufundishao Negative nisiofundisha tusiofundisha usiofundisha msiofundisha asiofundisha wasiofundisha usiofundisha isiofundisha lisiofundisha yasiofundisha kisiofundisha visiofundisha isiofundisha zisiofundisha usiofundisha kusiofundisha pasiofundisha musiofundisha
Gnomic Positive nafundisha twafundisha wafundisha mwafundisha afundisha wafundisha wafundisha yafundisha lafundisha yafundisha chafundisha vyafundisha yafundisha zafundisha wafundisha kwafundisha pafundisha mwafundisha
Perfect Positive nimefundisha tumefundisha umefundisha mmefundisha amefundisha wamefundisha umefundisha imefundisha limefundisha yamefundisha kimefundisha vimefundisha imefundisha zimefundisha umefundisha kumefundisha pamefundisha mumefundisha
"Already" Positive nimeshafundisha tumeshafundisha umeshafundisha mmeshafundisha ameshafundisha wameshafundisha umeshafundisha imeshafundisha limeshafundisha yameshafundisha kimeshafundisha vimeshafundisha imeshafundisha zimeshafundisha umeshafundisha kumeshafundisha pameshafundisha mumeshafundisha
"Not yet" Negative sijafundisha hatujafundisha hujafundisha hamjafundisha hajafundisha hawajafundisha haujafundisha haijafundisha halijafundisha hayajafundisha hakijafundisha havijafundisha haijafundisha hazijafundisha haujafundisha hakujafundisha hapajafundisha hamujafundisha
"If/When" Positive nikifundisha tukifundisha ukifundisha mkifundisha akifundisha wakifundisha ukifundisha ikifundisha likifundisha yakifundisha kikifundisha vikifundisha ikifundisha zikifundisha ukifundisha kukifundisha pakifundisha mukifundisha
"If not" Negative nisipofundisha tusipofundisha usipofundisha msipofundisha asipofundisha wasipofundisha usipofundisha isipofundisha lisipofundisha yasipofundisha kisipofundisha visipofundisha isipofundisha zisipofundisha usipofundisha kusipofundisha pasipofundisha musipofundisha
Consecutive Positive nikafundisha tukafundisha ukafundisha mkafundisha akafundisha wakafundisha ukafundisha ikafundisha likafundisha yakafundisha kikafundisha vikafundisha ikafundisha zikafundisha ukafundisha kukafundisha pakafundisha mukafundisha
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.