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Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

-onyesha (infinitive kuonyesha)

  1. Causative form of -ona: to show

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of -onyesha
Positive present -naonyesha
Subjunctive -onyeshe
Negative -onyeshi
Imperative singular onyesha
Infinitives
Positive kuonyesha
Negative kutoonyesha
Imperatives
Singular onyesha
Plural onyesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huonyesha
Positive past positive subject concord + -lionyesha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuonyesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naonyesha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaonyesha/naonyesha tunaonyesha
2nd person unaonyesha mnaonyesha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaonyesha wanaonyesha
other classes positive subject concord + -naonyesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -onyeshi)
Singular Plural
1st person sionyeshi hatuonyeshi
2nd person huonyeshi hamwonyeshi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haonyeshi hawaonyeshi
other classes negative subject concord + -onyeshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taonyesha
Negative future negative subject concord + -taonyesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -onyeshe)
Singular Plural
1st person nionyeshe tuonyeshe
2nd person uonyeshe mwonyeshe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aonyeshe waonyeshe
other classes positive subject concord + -onyeshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sionyeshe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeonyesha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeonyesha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalionyesha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalionyesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aonyesha)
Singular Plural
1st person naonyesha twaonyesha
2nd person waonyesha mwaonyesha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aonyesha waonyesha
m-mi(III/IV) waonyesha yaonyesha
ji-ma(V/VI) laonyesha yaonyesha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaonyesha vyaonyesha
n(IX/X) yaonyesha zaonyesha
u(XI) waonyesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaonyesha
pa(XVI) paonyesha
mu(XVIII) mwaonyesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meonyesha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaonyesha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaonyesha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kionyesha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoonyesha
Consecutive kaonyesha / positive subject concord + -kaonyesha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaonyeshe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nionyesha -tuonyesha
2nd person -kuonyesha -waonyesha/-kuonyesheni/-waonyesheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwonyesha -waonyesha
m-mi(III/IV) -uonyesha -ionyesha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lionyesha -yaonyesha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kionyesha -vionyesha
n(IX/X) -ionyesha -zionyesha
u(XI) -uonyesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuonyesha
pa(XVI) -paonyesha
mu(XVIII) -muonyesha
Reflexive -jionyesha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -onyesha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -onyeshaye -onyeshao
m-mi(III/IV) -onyeshao -onyeshayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -onyeshalo -onyeshayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -onyeshacho -onyeshavyo
n(IX/X) -onyeshayo -onyeshazo
u(XI) -onyeshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -onyeshako
pa(XVI) -onyeshapo
mu(XVIII) -onyeshamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -onyesha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeonyesha -oonyesha
m-mi(III/IV) -oonyesha -yoonyesha
ji-ma(V/VI) -loonyesha -yoonyesha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choonyesha -vyoonyesha
n(IX/X) -yoonyesha -zoonyesha
u(XI) -oonyesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koonyesha
pa(XVI) -poonyesha
mu(XVIII) -moonyesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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