Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-wekezesha (infinitive kuwekezesha)

  1. Causative form of -wekeza

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -wekezesha
Positive present -nawekezesha
Subjunctive -wekezeshe
Negative -wekezeshi
Imperative singular wekezesha
Infinitives
Positive kuwekezesha
Negative kutowekezesha
Imperatives
Singular wekezesha
Plural wekezesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huwekezesha
Positive past positive subject concord + -liwekezesha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwekezesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawekezesha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninawekezesha/nawekezesha tunawekezesha
2nd person unawekezesha mnawekezesha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawekezesha wanawekezesha
other classes positive subject concord + -nawekezesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wekezeshi)
Singular Plural
1st person siwekezeshi hatuwekezeshi
2nd person huwekezeshi hamuwekezeshi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawekezeshi hawawekezeshi
other classes negative subject concord + -wekezeshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawekezesha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tawekezesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wekezeshe)
Singular Plural
1st person niwekezeshe tuwekezeshe
2nd person uwekezeshe muwekezeshe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) awekezeshe wawekezeshe
other classes positive subject concord + -wekezeshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwekezeshe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewekezesha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewekezesha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwekezesha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwekezesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awekezesha)
Singular Plural
1st person nawekezesha twawekezesha
2nd person wawekezesha mwawekezesha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) awekezesha wawekezesha
m-mi(III/IV) wawekezesha yawekezesha
ji-ma(V/VI) lawekezesha yawekezesha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawekezesha vyawekezesha
n(IX/X) yawekezesha zawekezesha
u(XI) wawekezesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwawekezesha
pa(XVI) pawekezesha
mu(XVIII) mwawekezesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewekezesha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshawekezesha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawekezesha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwekezesha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipowekezesha
Consecutive kawekezesha / positive subject concord + -kawekezesha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawekezeshe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niwekezesha -tuwekezesha
2nd person -kuwekezesha -wawekezesha/-kuwekezesheni/-wawekezesheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muwekezesha -wawekezesha
m-mi(III/IV) -uwekezesha -iwekezesha
ji-ma(V/VI) -liwekezesha -yawekezesha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiwekezesha -viwekezesha
n(IX/X) -iwekezesha -ziwekezesha
u(XI) -uwekezesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuwekezesha
pa(XVI) -pawekezesha
mu(XVIII) -muwekezesha
Reflexive -jiwekezesha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wekezesha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -wekezeshaye -wekezeshao
m-mi(III/IV) -wekezeshao -wekezeshayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -wekezeshalo -wekezeshayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wekezeshacho -wekezeshavyo
n(IX/X) -wekezeshayo -wekezeshazo
u(XI) -wekezeshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -wekezeshako
pa(XVI) -wekezeshapo
mu(XVIII) -wekezeshamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wekezesha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yewekezesha -owekezesha
m-mi(III/IV) -owekezesha -yowekezesha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lowekezesha -yowekezesha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowekezesha -vyowekezesha
n(IX/X) -yowekezesha -zowekezesha
u(XI) -owekezesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kowekezesha
pa(XVI) -powekezesha
mu(XVIII) -mowekezesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.