Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-kemea (infinitive kukemea)

  1. to scold, to reprimand

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -kemea
Positive present -nakemea
Subjunctive -kemee
Negative -kemei
Imperative singular kemea
Infinitives
Positive kukemea
Negative kutokemea
Imperatives
Singular kemea
Plural kemeeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukemea
Positive past positive subject concord + -likemea
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukemea
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakemea)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakemea/nakemea tunakemea
2nd person unakemea mnakemea
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakemea wanakemea
other classes positive subject concord + -nakemea
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kemei)
Singular Plural
1st person sikemei hatukemei
2nd person hukemei hamkemei
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakemei hawakemei
other classes negative subject concord + -kemei
Positive future positive subject concord + -takemea
Negative future negative subject concord + -takemea
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kemee)
Singular Plural
1st person nikemee tukemee
2nd person ukemee mkemee
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akemee wakemee
other classes positive subject concord + -kemee
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikemee
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekemea
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekemea
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikemea
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikemea
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akemea)
Singular Plural
1st person nakemea twakemea
2nd person wakemea mwakemea
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akemea wakemea
m-mi(III/IV) wakemea yakemea
ji-ma(V/VI) lakemea yakemea
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakemea vyakemea
n(IX/X) yakemea zakemea
u(XI) wakemea see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakemea
pa(XVI) pakemea
mu(XVIII) mwakemea
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekemea
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakemea
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakemea
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikemea
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokemea
Consecutive kakemea / positive subject concord + -kakemea
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakemee
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikemea -tukemea
2nd person -kukemea -wakemea/-kukemeeni/-wakemeeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkemea -wakemea
m-mi(III/IV) -ukemea -ikemea
ji-ma(V/VI) -likemea -yakemea
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikemea -vikemea
n(IX/X) -ikemea -zikemea
u(XI) -ukemea see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukemea
pa(XVI) -pakemea
mu(XVIII) -mukemea
Reflexive -jikemea
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kemea- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -kemeaye -kemeao
m-mi(III/IV) -kemeao -kemeayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -kemealo -kemeayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kemeacho -kemeavyo
n(IX/X) -kemeayo -kemeazo
u(XI) -kemeao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kemeako
pa(XVI) -kemeapo
mu(XVIII) -kemeamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kemea)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekemea -okemea
m-mi(III/IV) -okemea -yokemea
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokemea -yokemea
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokemea -vyokemea
n(IX/X) -yokemea -zokemea
u(XI) -okemea see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokemea
pa(XVI) -pokemea
mu(XVIII) -mokemea
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.