wezesha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-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

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.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mwezeshaji (“facilitator”)
  • uwezeshaji