Causative verbs in Luchazi

Causative verbs and conversational phrases in Luchazi

Causative verbs are words expressing causation or the action of causing something. Causative words may sometimes have a passive meaning or a reflective meaning or have an instrumental meaning. Here is a categorized list of common causative verbs in Luchazi and their meanings in English:

Causative verbs ending in 'isa'

1. Aluluisa = cause to change.
2. Nji ka aluluisa vumpahu vuavo ku pua ntsoni = I will change their glory to be shame.
3. Fukisa = cause to be rich.
4. Fumisa
5. Fuisa = cause to liken.
6. Futunuisa = cause to inflate or raise.
7. Hehuisa = cause to be lightweight.
8. Huisa = cause to ask.
9. Hulisa
10. Hungumuisa = cause to drift.
11. Himpuisa = cause to change or transform.
12. Imitisa = cause to be pregnant.
13. Ivisa = cause to be stolen.
14. U nji ivisa viuma viange = you will cause my things to be stolen.
15. Kaluuisa = cause to be difficult or stubborn.
16. Kanguisa = cause to heal.
17. Kanduisa = cause to ascend.
18. Kasumuisa = cause to be astonished.
19. Kulisa
20. Lahuisa = cause to go down.
21. Lemuuisa = cause to be heavy or burdened.
22. Lingisa = cause to do.
23. Lunguisa = cause to requite.
24. Minisa = cause to be swallow.
25. Ndundumuisa
26. Niangumuisa = cause to stir up.
27. Niekumuisa = cause to stoop or lay low.
28. Nuisa = cause to drink.
29. Omisa = cause to be dry.
30. Pekuisa = cause to fan.
31. Puputiyisa = cause to not to see or blind.
32. Sahuisa = cause to be disgraced.
33. Sevuisa = cause to err.
34. Sikumuisa = cause to descend.
35. Simpitikisa = cause to be filled with courage or strength of purpose; cause to be encouraged.
36. Singisa = cause to stir or curse.
37. Sulisa = make full.
38. Suluisa = cause to come down.
39. Sulumuisa = cause to come to an end.
40. Sumuisa = cause to be weaned.
41. Suntsuisa = cause to stumble.
42. Suvisa = cause to be forgotten.
43. Tsihisa = cause to be killed.
44. U nji tsihisa ku ndumba = you will cause me to be killed by the lion.
45. Tsisa = cause to be bereaved.
46. Nga nji na tsisa vana vange, nji na tsisa = if I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
47. Tungisa = cause to build.
48. Tungumuisa = cause to prompt.
49. Tuhuisa = cause to come out.
50. Teuisa = cause to be shaved.
51. Uisa = cause to fall.
52. Umisa = cause to dry up.
53. Vezikisa = cause to be blessed.
54. Viukisa = make good.
55. Vuisa = cause to hear or feel.
56. Vuluisa = cause to recall.
57. Vundunuisa
58. Zanguisa = cause to hurry up.
59. Zuzuisa cause terror.

Causative verbs ending in 'esa'

1. Fuetesa = cause to pay.
2. Hangesa = cause to be betrothed or espoused.
3. Holesa = cause (a wound, injury, or person) to become sound or healthy again; heal.
4. Holuesa = cause to be quiet.
5. Hombuesa = cause to faint.
6. Kambatekesa = cause to cure.
7. Ikeye ka hasa ku mi kambatekesa mbandu yenu = he won't be able to cure your wound.
8. Kamesa = make big.
9. Kaniamesa = make strong.
10. Kankamesa = cause to be stiff or rigid.
11. Kehesa = cause to decrease.
12. Kolesa = cause to be strong.
13. Komouesa = cause to be surprised.
14. Mesa = cause to stand.
15. Lambamesa = cause to be still.
16. Lambesa = cause to be smoothened.
17. Lanesa = multiply; cause to increase.
18. Lelesa = make holy or clean.
19. Lotesa = cause to dream.
20. Mbilangesa = cause to be thrown or removed.
21. Muesa = cause to look at or see.
22. Nehesa = cause to bring.
23. Nenehesa = cause to be great or large.
24. Nji ka nenehesa cikuma musongo uove na ku-imita cove = I will greatly multiply your pain and your conception.
25. Nokesa = cause to rain.
26. Nongesa = cause to cease to exist or destroy.
27. Ononuesa = cause to obey.
28. Pakesesa = cause to be abused.
29. Pangesesa = cause to work hard.
30. Pendesa cause to be drunk.
31. Polesa = cause to rot.
32. Sambesa = cause to leap or hop.
33. Sokesa = cause to grow.
34. Suanesa cause to inherit.
35. Suenesa cause to be moved.
36. Sungamesa = cause to be straight.
37. Sombuesa = cause to get married.
38. Sompesa = cause to judge.
39. Sonekesa = cause to write or register or mark.
40. Sondouesa = cause to prune.
41. Mpoko ya ku sondouesa = pruning shears or knife.
42. Suekesa = cause to be secret.
43. Takamesa = make or become stronger.
44. Talekesa = cause to face (position).
45. Tanganesa = cause to be confused.
46. Tantekeyesa = cause to know.
47. Temesa = cause to bud.
48. Tengesa = cause to turned.
49. Tovalesa = cause to be savoury or taste.
50. Tsimanesa = cause to be famous.
51. Tsitsivalesa = cause to be dim or dark.
52. Tumamesa = cause to sit or stay.
53. Vavalesa = cause to be in pain.
54. Vandesa = cause to conceal.
55. Vetesa = cause to beat or stroke.
56. Vombesa = cause to sink or drown.
57. Vuavesa = cause to be anointed.
58. Yandesa = cause to suffer.
59. Yoyesa = cause to live.
60. Zimbalesa = cause to be lost.
61. Zolesa = cause to laugh.

What does it mean when a verb is passive? In grammar, passive denotes a voice of verbs in which the subject undergoes the action of the verb (e.g. they were killed as opposed to the active form he killed them ). In conclusion, causative verbs are words that indicate that one thing causes another thing to perform an action.