Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-nyesha (infinitive kunyesha)

  1. Augmentative form of -nya: to rain hard, come down in torrents

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -nyesha
Positive present -nanyesha
Subjunctive -nyeshe
Negative -nyeshi
Imperative singular nyesha
Infinitives
Positive kunyesha
Negative kutonyesha
Imperatives
Singular nyesha
Plural nyesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunyesha
Positive past positive subject concord + -linyesha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kunyesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyesha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninanyesha/nanyesha tunanyesha
2nd person unanyesha mnanyesha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananyesha wananyesha
other classes positive subject concord + -nanyesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyeshi)
Singular Plural
1st person sinyeshi hatunyeshi
2nd person hunyeshi hamnyeshi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanyeshi hawanyeshi
other classes negative subject concord + -nyeshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanyesha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tanyesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyeshe)
Singular Plural
1st person ninyeshe tunyeshe
2nd person unyeshe mnyeshe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyeshe wanyeshe
other classes positive subject concord + -nyeshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinyeshe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenyesha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenyesha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinyesha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinyesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anyesha)
Singular Plural
1st person nanyesha twanyesha
2nd person wanyesha mwanyesha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyesha wanyesha
m-mi(III/IV) wanyesha yanyesha
ji-ma(V/VI) lanyesha yanyesha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanyesha vyanyesha
n(IX/X) yanyesha zanyesha
u(XI) wanyesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwanyesha
pa(XVI) panyesha
mu(XVIII) mwanyesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -menyesha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshanyesha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -janyesha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kinyesha
"If not" positive subject concord + -siponyesha
Consecutive kanyesha / positive subject concord + -kanyesha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanyeshe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -ninyesha -tunyesha
2nd person -kunyesha -wanyesha/-kunyesheni/-wanyesheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnyesha -wanyesha
m-mi(III/IV) -unyesha -inyesha
ji-ma(V/VI) -linyesha -yanyesha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinyesha -vinyesha
n(IX/X) -inyesha -zinyesha
u(XI) -unyesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kunyesha
pa(XVI) -panyesha
mu(XVIII) -munyesha
Reflexive -jinyesha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nyesha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -nyeshaye -nyeshao
m-mi(III/IV) -nyeshao -nyeshayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -nyeshalo -nyeshayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nyeshacho -nyeshavyo
n(IX/X) -nyeshayo -nyeshazo
u(XI) -nyeshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -nyeshako
pa(XVI) -nyeshapo
mu(XVIII) -nyeshamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nyesha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yenyesha -onyesha
m-mi(III/IV) -onyesha -yonyesha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lonyesha -yonyesha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonyesha -vyonyesha
n(IX/X) -yonyesha -zonyesha
u(XI) -onyesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -konyesha
pa(XVI) -ponyesha
mu(XVIII) -monyesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.