keshea

Swahili

Verb

-keshea (infinitive kukeshea)

1. Applicative form of -kesha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -keshea
Positive present -nakeshea Subjunctive -keshee Negative -keshei Imperative singular keshea
Infinitives
Positive kukeshea Negative kutokeshea
Imperatives
Singular keshea Plural kesheeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukeshea Positive past positive subject concord + -likeshea Negative past negative subject concord + -kukeshea
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakeshea) Singular Plural 1st person ninakeshea/nakeshea tunakeshea 2nd person unakeshea mnakeshea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakeshea wanakeshea other classes positive subject concord + -nakeshea
Negative present (negative subject concord + -keshei) Singular Plural 1st person sikeshei hatukeshei 2nd person hukeshei hamkeshei 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakeshei hawakeshei other classes negative subject concord + -keshei
Positive future positive subject concord + -takeshea Negative future negative subject concord + -takeshea
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -keshee) Singular Plural 1st person nikeshee tukeshee 2nd person ukeshee mkeshee 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akeshee wakeshee other classes positive subject concord + -keshee
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikeshee Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekeshea Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekeshea Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikeshea Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikeshea
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akeshea) Singular Plural 1st person nakeshea twakeshea 2nd person wakeshea mwakeshea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akeshea wakeshea m-mi(III/IV) wakeshea yakeshea ji-ma(V/VI) lakeshea yakeshea ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakeshea vyakeshea n(IX/X) yakeshea zakeshea u(XI) wakeshea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakeshea pa(XVI) pakeshea mu(XVIII) mwakeshea
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekeshea "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakeshea "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakeshea "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikeshea "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokeshea Consecutive kakeshea / positive subject concord + -kakeshea Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakeshee
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikeshea -tukeshea 2nd person -kukeshea -wakeshea/-kukesheeni/-wakesheeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkeshea -wakeshea m-mi(III/IV) -ukeshea -ikeshea ji-ma(V/VI) -likeshea -yakeshea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikeshea -vikeshea n(IX/X) -ikeshea -zikeshea u(XI) -ukeshea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukeshea pa(XVI) -pakeshea mu(XVIII) -mukeshea Reflexive -jikeshea
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -keshea- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kesheaye -kesheao m-mi(III/IV) -kesheao -kesheayo ji-ma(V/VI) -keshealo -kesheayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kesheacho -kesheavyo n(IX/X) -kesheayo -kesheazo u(XI) -kesheao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kesheako pa(XVI) -kesheapo mu(XVIII) -kesheamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -keshea) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekeshea -okeshea m-mi(III/IV) -okeshea -yokeshea ji-ma(V/VI) -lokeshea -yokeshea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokeshea -vyokeshea n(IX/X) -yokeshea -zokeshea u(XI) -okeshea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokeshea pa(XVI) -pokeshea mu(XVIII) -mokeshea
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.