egesha

Swahili

Etymology

A causative from the root of -egama (“lean”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-egesha (infinitive kuegesha)

1. to park (a vehicle like a car or bike), to land (a boat)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -egesha
Positive present -naegesha Subjunctive -egeshe Negative -egeshi Imperative singular egesha
Infinitives
Positive kuegesha Negative kutoegesha
Imperatives
Singular egesha Plural egesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huegesha Positive past positive subject concord + -liegesha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuegesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naegesha) Singular Plural 1st person ninaegesha/naegesha tunaegesha 2nd person unaegesha mnaegesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaegesha wanaegesha other classes positive subject concord + -naegesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -egeshi) Singular Plural 1st person siegeshi hatuegeshi 2nd person huegeshi hamwegeshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haegeshi hawaegeshi other classes negative subject concord + -egeshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taegesha Negative future negative subject concord + -taegesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -egeshe) Singular Plural 1st person niegeshe tuegeshe 2nd person uegeshe mwegeshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aegeshe waegeshe other classes positive subject concord + -egeshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siegeshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeegesha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeegesha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliegesha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliegesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aegesha) Singular Plural 1st person naegesha twaegesha 2nd person waegesha mwaegesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aegesha waegesha m-mi(III/IV) waegesha yaegesha ji-ma(V/VI) laegesha yaegesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaegesha vyaegesha n(IX/X) yaegesha zaegesha u(XI) waegesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaegesha pa(XVI) paegesha mu(XVIII) mwaegesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meegesha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaegesha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaegesha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiegesha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoegesha Consecutive kaegesha / positive subject concord + -kaegesha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaegeshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niegesha -tuegesha 2nd person -kuegesha -waegesha/-kuegesheni/-waegesheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwegesha -waegesha m-mi(III/IV) -uegesha -iegesha ji-ma(V/VI) -liegesha -yaegesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiegesha -viegesha n(IX/X) -iegesha -ziegesha u(XI) -uegesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuegesha pa(XVI) -paegesha mu(XVIII) -muegesha Reflexive -jiegesha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -egesha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -egeshaye -egeshao m-mi(III/IV) -egeshao -egeshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -egeshalo -egeshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -egeshacho -egeshavyo n(IX/X) -egeshayo -egeshazo u(XI) -egeshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -egeshako pa(XVI) -egeshapo mu(XVIII) -egeshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -egesha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeegesha -oegesha m-mi(III/IV) -oegesha -yoegesha ji-ma(V/VI) -loegesha -yoegesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choegesha -vyoegesha n(IX/X) -yoegesha -zoegesha u(XI) -oegesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koegesha pa(XVI) -poegesha mu(XVIII) -moegesha
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:
  • maegesho (“parking space”)