Swahili edit

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

-ogopesha (infinitive kuogopesha)

  1. Causative form of -ogopa: to frighten
    Synonyms: -ogofya, -ogofisha

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of -ogopesha
Positive present -naogopesha
Subjunctive -ogopeshe
Negative -ogopeshi
Imperative singular ogopesha
Infinitives
Positive kuogopesha
Negative kutoogopesha
Imperatives
Singular ogopesha
Plural ogopesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huogopesha
Positive past positive subject concord + -liogopesha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuogopesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naogopesha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaogopesha/naogopesha tunaogopesha
2nd person unaogopesha mnaogopesha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaogopesha wanaogopesha
other classes positive subject concord + -naogopesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ogopeshi)
Singular Plural
1st person siogopeshi hatuogopeshi
2nd person huogopeshi hamwogopeshi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haogopeshi hawaogopeshi
other classes negative subject concord + -ogopeshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taogopesha
Negative future negative subject concord + -taogopesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ogopeshe)
Singular Plural
1st person niogopeshe tuogopeshe
2nd person uogopeshe mwogopeshe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aogopeshe waogopeshe
other classes positive subject concord + -ogopeshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siogopeshe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeogopesha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeogopesha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliogopesha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliogopesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aogopesha)
Singular Plural
1st person naogopesha twaogopesha
2nd person waogopesha mwaogopesha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aogopesha waogopesha
m-mi(III/IV) waogopesha yaogopesha
ji-ma(V/VI) laogopesha yaogopesha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaogopesha vyaogopesha
n(IX/X) yaogopesha zaogopesha
u(XI) waogopesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaogopesha
pa(XVI) paogopesha
mu(XVIII) mwaogopesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meogopesha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaogopesha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaogopesha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiogopesha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoogopesha
Consecutive kaogopesha / positive subject concord + -kaogopesha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaogopeshe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niogopesha -tuogopesha
2nd person -kuogopesha -waogopesha/-kuogopesheni/-waogopesheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwogopesha -waogopesha
m-mi(III/IV) -uogopesha -iogopesha
ji-ma(V/VI) -liogopesha -yaogopesha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiogopesha -viogopesha
n(IX/X) -iogopesha -ziogopesha
u(XI) -uogopesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuogopesha
pa(XVI) -paogopesha
mu(XVIII) -muogopesha
Reflexive -jiogopesha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ogopesha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ogopeshaye -ogopeshao
m-mi(III/IV) -ogopeshao -ogopeshayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ogopeshalo -ogopeshayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ogopeshacho -ogopeshavyo
n(IX/X) -ogopeshayo -ogopeshazo
u(XI) -ogopeshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ogopeshako
pa(XVI) -ogopeshapo
mu(XVIII) -ogopeshamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ogopesha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeogopesha -oogopesha
m-mi(III/IV) -oogopesha -yoogopesha
ji-ma(V/VI) -loogopesha -yoogopesha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choogopesha -vyoogopesha
n(IX/X) -yoogopesha -zoogopesha
u(XI) -oogopesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koogopesha
pa(XVI) -poogopesha
mu(XVIII) -moogopesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.