somesha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-somesha (infinitive kusomesha)

1. Causative form of -soma: to make (someone) read, teach how to read
2. to educate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -somesha
Positive present -nasomesha Subjunctive -someshe Negative -someshi Imperative singular somesha
Infinitives
Positive kusomesha Negative kutosomesha
Imperatives
Singular somesha Plural somesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual husomesha Positive past positive subject concord + -lisomesha Negative past negative subject concord + -kusomesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasomesha) Singular Plural 1st person ninasomesha/nasomesha tunasomesha 2nd person unasomesha mnasomesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasomesha wanasomesha other classes positive subject concord + -nasomesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -someshi) Singular Plural 1st person sisomeshi hatusomeshi 2nd person husomeshi hamsomeshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasomeshi hawasomeshi other classes negative subject concord + -someshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasomesha Negative future negative subject concord + -tasomesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -someshe) Singular Plural 1st person nisomeshe tusomeshe 2nd person usomeshe msomeshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asomeshe wasomeshe other classes positive subject concord + -someshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisomeshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesomesha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesomesha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisomesha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisomesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asomesha) Singular Plural 1st person nasomesha twasomesha 2nd person wasomesha mwasomesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asomesha wasomesha m-mi(III/IV) wasomesha yasomesha ji-ma(V/VI) lasomesha yasomesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasomesha vyasomesha n(IX/X) yasomesha zasomesha u(XI) wasomesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasomesha pa(XVI) pasomesha mu(XVIII) mwasomesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesomesha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasomesha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasomesha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisomesha "If not" positive subject concord + -siposomesha Consecutive kasomesha / positive subject concord + -kasomesha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasomeshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisomesha -tusomesha 2nd person -kusomesha -wasomesha/-kusomesheni/-wasomesheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msomesha -wasomesha m-mi(III/IV) -usomesha -isomesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lisomesha -yasomesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisomesha -visomesha n(IX/X) -isomesha -zisomesha u(XI) -usomesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusomesha pa(XVI) -pasomesha mu(XVIII) -musomesha Reflexive -jisomesha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -somesha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -someshaye -someshao m-mi(III/IV) -someshao -someshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -someshalo -someshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -someshacho -someshavyo n(IX/X) -someshayo -someshazo u(XI) -someshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -someshako pa(XVI) -someshapo mu(XVIII) -someshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -somesha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesomesha -osomesha m-mi(III/IV) -osomesha -yosomesha ji-ma(V/VI) -losomesha -yosomesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosomesha -vyosomesha n(IX/X) -yosomesha -zosomesha u(XI) -osomesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosomesha pa(XVI) -posomesha mu(XVIII) -mosomesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.