-somesha (infinitive kusomesha)
- Causative form of -soma: to make (someone) read, teach how to read
- to educate
Conjugation of -somesha
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Positive present
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-nasomesha
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Subjunctive
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-someshe
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Negative
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-someshi
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Imperative singular
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somesha
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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husomesha
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisomesha
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusomesha
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasomesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninasomesha/nasomesha
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tunasomesha
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2nd person
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unasomesha
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mnasomesha
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasomesha
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wanasomesha
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasomesha
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -someshi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sisomeshi
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hatusomeshi
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2nd person
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husomeshi
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hamsomeshi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasomeshi
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hawasomeshi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -someshi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasomesha
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasomesha
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -someshe)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nisomeshe
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tusomeshe
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2nd person
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usomeshe
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msomeshe
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asomeshe
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wasomeshe
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -someshe
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisomeshe
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesomesha
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesomesha
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisomesha
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisomesha
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesomesha
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasomesha
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasomesha
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisomesha
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposomesha
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Consecutive
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kasomesha / positive subject concord + -kasomesha
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasomeshe
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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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