jesha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-jesha (infinitive kujesha)

1. to revert

Conjugation

Conjugation of -jesha
Positive present -najesha Subjunctive -jeshe Negative -jeshi Imperative singular jesha
Infinitives
Positive kujesha Negative kutojesha
Imperatives
Singular jesha Plural jesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hujesha Positive past positive subject concord + -lijesha Negative past negative subject concord + -kujesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najesha) Singular Plural 1st person ninajesha/najesha tunajesha 2nd person unajesha mnajesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajesha wanajesha other classes positive subject concord + -najesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jeshi) Singular Plural 1st person sijeshi hatujeshi 2nd person hujeshi hamjeshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajeshi hawajeshi other classes negative subject concord + -jeshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajesha Negative future negative subject concord + -tajesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jeshe) Singular Plural 1st person nijeshe tujeshe 2nd person ujeshe mjeshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajeshe wajeshe other classes positive subject concord + -jeshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijeshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejesha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejesha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijesha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajesha) Singular Plural 1st person najesha twajesha 2nd person wajesha mwajesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajesha wajesha m-mi(III/IV) wajesha yajesha ji-ma(V/VI) lajesha yajesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajesha vyajesha n(IX/X) yajesha zajesha u(XI) wajesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwajesha pa(XVI) pajesha mu(XVIII) mwajesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejesha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshajesha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajesha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kijesha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipojesha Consecutive kajesha / positive subject concord + -kajesha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajeshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nijesha -tujesha 2nd person -kujesha -wajesha/-kujesheni/-wajesheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjesha -wajesha m-mi(III/IV) -ujesha -ijesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lijesha -yajesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijesha -vijesha n(IX/X) -ijesha -zijesha u(XI) -ujesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kujesha pa(XVI) -pajesha mu(XVIII) -mujesha Reflexive -jijesha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jesha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -jeshaye -jeshao m-mi(III/IV) -jeshao -jeshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -jeshalo -jeshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jeshacho -jeshavyo n(IX/X) -jeshayo -jeshazo u(XI) -jeshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -jeshako pa(XVI) -jeshapo mu(XVIII) -jeshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jesha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yejesha -ojesha m-mi(III/IV) -ojesha -yojesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lojesha -yojesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojesha -vyojesha n(IX/X) -yojesha -zojesha u(XI) -ojesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kojesha pa(XVI) -pojesha mu(XVIII) -mojesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.