Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-wezesha (infinitive kuwezesha)

  1. Causative form of -weza: to cause to be able to, to enable, to empower
  2. (in negative forms) to make unwell or ill
  3. (in reflexive forms) to cause to look after or take care of oneself

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -wezesha
Positive present -nawezesha
Subjunctive -wezeshe
Negative -wezeshi
Imperative singular wezesha
Infinitives
Positive kuwezesha
Negative kutowezesha
Imperatives
Singular wezesha
Plural wezesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huwezesha
Positive past positive subject concord + -liwezesha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwezesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawezesha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninawezesha/nawezesha tunawezesha
2nd person unawezesha mnawezesha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawezesha wanawezesha
other classes positive subject concord + -nawezesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wezeshi)
Singular Plural
1st person siwezeshi hatuwezeshi
2nd person huwezeshi hamuwezeshi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawezeshi hawawezeshi
other classes negative subject concord + -wezeshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawezesha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tawezesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wezeshe)
Singular Plural
1st person niwezeshe tuwezeshe
2nd person uwezeshe muwezeshe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) awezeshe wawezeshe
other classes positive subject concord + -wezeshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwezeshe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewezesha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewezesha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwezesha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwezesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awezesha)
Singular Plural
1st person nawezesha twawezesha
2nd person wawezesha mwawezesha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) awezesha wawezesha
m-mi(III/IV) wawezesha yawezesha
ji-ma(V/VI) lawezesha yawezesha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawezesha vyawezesha
n(IX/X) yawezesha zawezesha
u(XI) wawezesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwawezesha
pa(XVI) pawezesha
mu(XVIII) mwawezesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewezesha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshawezesha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawezesha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwezesha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipowezesha
Consecutive kawezesha / positive subject concord + -kawezesha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawezeshe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niwezesha -tuwezesha
2nd person -kuwezesha -wawezesha/-kuwezesheni/-wawezesheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muwezesha -wawezesha
m-mi(III/IV) -uwezesha -iwezesha
ji-ma(V/VI) -liwezesha -yawezesha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiwezesha -viwezesha
n(IX/X) -iwezesha -ziwezesha
u(XI) -uwezesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuwezesha
pa(XVI) -pawezesha
mu(XVIII) -muwezesha
Reflexive -jiwezesha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wezesha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -wezeshaye -wezeshao
m-mi(III/IV) -wezeshao -wezeshayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -wezeshalo -wezeshayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wezeshacho -wezeshavyo
n(IX/X) -wezeshayo -wezeshazo
u(XI) -wezeshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -wezeshako
pa(XVI) -wezeshapo
mu(XVIII) -wezeshamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wezesha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yewezesha -owezesha
m-mi(III/IV) -owezesha -yowezesha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lowezesha -yowezesha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowezesha -vyowezesha
n(IX/X) -yowezesha -zowezesha
u(XI) -owezesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kowezesha
pa(XVI) -powezesha
mu(XVIII) -mowezesha
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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