somesha

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-somesha (infinitive kusomesha)

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

Conjugation

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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.