semesha

Swahili

Verb

-semesha (infinitive kusemesha)

1. Causative form of -sema

Conjugation

Conjugation of -semesha
Positive present -nasemesha Subjunctive -semeshe Negative -semeshi Imperative singular semesha
Infinitives
Positive kusemesha Negative kutosemesha
Imperatives
Singular semesha Plural semesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual husemesha Positive past positive subject concord + -lisemesha Negative past negative subject concord + -kusemesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasemesha) Singular Plural 1st person ninasemesha/nasemesha tunasemesha 2nd person unasemesha mnasemesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasemesha wanasemesha other classes positive subject concord + -nasemesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -semeshi) Singular Plural 1st person sisemeshi hatusemeshi 2nd person husemeshi hamsemeshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasemeshi hawasemeshi other classes negative subject concord + -semeshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasemesha Negative future negative subject concord + -tasemesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -semeshe) Singular Plural 1st person nisemeshe tusemeshe 2nd person usemeshe msemeshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asemeshe wasemeshe other classes positive subject concord + -semeshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisemeshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesemesha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesemesha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisemesha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisemesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asemesha) Singular Plural 1st person nasemesha twasemesha 2nd person wasemesha mwasemesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asemesha wasemesha m-mi(III/IV) wasemesha yasemesha ji-ma(V/VI) lasemesha yasemesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasemesha vyasemesha n(IX/X) yasemesha zasemesha u(XI) wasemesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasemesha pa(XVI) pasemesha mu(XVIII) mwasemesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesemesha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasemesha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasemesha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisemesha "If not" positive subject concord + -siposemesha Consecutive kasemesha / positive subject concord + -kasemesha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasemeshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisemesha -tusemesha 2nd person -kusemesha -wasemesha/-kusemesheni/-wasemesheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msemesha -wasemesha m-mi(III/IV) -usemesha -isemesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lisemesha -yasemesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisemesha -visemesha n(IX/X) -isemesha -zisemesha u(XI) -usemesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusemesha pa(XVI) -pasemesha mu(XVIII) -musemesha Reflexive -jisemesha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -semesha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -semeshaye -semeshao m-mi(III/IV) -semeshao -semeshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -semeshalo -semeshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -semeshacho -semeshavyo n(IX/X) -semeshayo -semeshazo u(XI) -semeshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -semeshako pa(XVI) -semeshapo mu(XVIII) -semeshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -semesha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesemesha -osemesha m-mi(III/IV) -osemesha -yosemesha ji-ma(V/VI) -losemesha -yosemesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosemesha -vyosemesha n(IX/X) -yosemesha -zosemesha u(XI) -osemesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosemesha pa(XVI) -posemesha mu(XVIII) -mosemesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.